Most of my soap containers are plastic, No rust problems. Although I do have several shaving soaps that are in glass containers. (they cane in glass containers)
Stainless steel is still an iron based alloy, having a minimum 10.5% chromium content, with other metals added, such nickel, molybdenum, titanium, copper, plus some non-metallic additives in varying quantities, designed to enhance properties such as workability, strength and cryogenic toughness, etc. Despite the "stainless" tag it's more appropriate to refer to such metals as "corrosion resistant". At this price range such containers are likely to have a higher iron content (and dare I say be of far Eastern origin?). Shame, I'd been considering buying some myself but I've started down the resealable palstic containers route, having found some at a local hardware shop which fit a hydrated MWF without splitting. Regards, Chris
Interesting information Chris. Thanks. I know some bikers who would be all kinds of angry if their stainless bolts and other parts started rusting.
BigCabDaddy, The material for engineering purposes, such as nuts & bolts, would/should be of higher grade (and cost), due to its composition and higher spec - think of surgical grade stainless steel for instruments. Even then, it will still tend to show rust spots eventually over time if left exposed to atmosphere without care & cleaning. I'm afraid the materials for cosmetic purposes, such as these canisters, would be sourced down to a price, rather than up to a spec. Regards, Chris
The corrosion resistance is based on the content of molybdenum. There are also different grades of stainless. There are different grades of stainless, which impacts the ability to resist corrosion. Pharma manufacturing uses 316 primarily, which ain't cheap.
Succinctly put and the very point I was (poorly) trying to make but basically "stainless" steel doesn't mean rust free. Especially so in the case of 3 cans for £5 (Ikea item price in the UK). This thread's taken an interesting turn but essentially we're saying non-ferrous - glass, plastic, ceramic, aluminium (aluminum for our US friends), wood, etc - for rust free soap storage. Regards, Chris
Yup...the only metal containers I have that have shown no signs of rust are Le Pere Lucien and Pre de Provence...solid metal containers and no signs of rust. For me when I buy a new puck its going to be Pyrex containers from this point forward.
While I like the Mason, Ball and Pyrex bowls very much. Being frugal all my soap storage containers are the small Ziploc containers. They are easy to find, seal well, stack well, fit all the soap pucks I've tried, won't rust or break if dropped and are dirt cheap!
I go to thrift stores consignment shops antique shops and I look for ceramic or wood bowls I store my soaps in those. much more classic I feel
Some ingenious storage ideas and an inspired notion for the brushes. Like the look of the wooden bowls too. Regards, Chris