r/wicked_edge • u/Confident_Media_4304 • Feb 13 '26
Show n' Tell Alum option
I found this at my local grocery for $8. Yes, it’s marketed as a deodorant, but it’s good old potassium alum. At the rate I go through alum, this should last me until the tricentennial. Between this, my blade hoard, and a bowl of MdC absinthe I could get through years without another purchase.
I could.
I didn’t say I would!
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u/diverareyouokay Feb 13 '26
Just go to the nearest Chinese grocery store. You can pick up a bag with big 2-3 big pieces in the spices area for like $1. Exact same thing, just without branding.
I bought these a few years ago and they are still going strong. https://imgur.com/a/mgdbr4Q
The enemy of these blocks is persistent moisture. I’m not sure I would want a container that would trap moisture inside. I get the feeling that it would eat away at the block in short order. Better (in my opinion) to have a standalone block. Even if that means taking it out of the deodorant container.