Do You Smell What I Smell?

Genuine has blogged in the past about how his household goes through toilet paper by the case... or so it seems. Well, around here, I have a bad habit of not being able to toss products that still have a little bit of usable product left in them. I usually end up pouring like products together, so as to cut down on the clutter.
The reason I am writing this blog entry today is to share with you how I "recycle" those almost-empty sticks of deodorant. I have found it to be a tremendously helpful little project. I normally use Mennen/Speed Stick or Old Spice brand stick deodorant. Over time I have about 2 or 3 of these taking up space in the cabinet, but there is so little deodorant left in them that they're no longer practical. Here's what I do with them:

Take one of the nearly-empty deodorant containers and roll the deodorant down as low as it will go. Now collect those 2-3 nearly-empty deodorant containers and place them in your microwave (I set mine on a paper towel, in case there's leakage, once they get heated) for 10-15 SECONDS (microwave ovens will vary, so experiment with yours first). Take them out and pour them, one at a time, into the deodorant container that you previously rolled down. When the container is as full as you's like, place the lid back on it and place it in the freezer for a few minutes. Remove and voila, you've got a new stick of deodorant! Neat, huh? I do this all the time and it's saved me a trip to the grocery store, and it really works!

*The only stick-style deodorants that aren't compatible with this project is the white deodorants like Arm & Hammer and/or those gel deodorants. You know, that kind that when you roll it up, it comes out through the little holes like Playdoh. Stick with the blue, green, brown deodorants. The colors. Also, be sure you don't put the Mennen/Speed Stick with the metallic-looking wrapper in the microwave. I learned that last night. It was only in there 1/2 a second before I heard the snap crackle pop. I opted to heat the Old Spice containers instead and use the Mennen/Speed Stick container as my receptacle.