Balm and wax
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What these two are
Beard balm and mustache wax: wax, butter and oil melted together, poured warm, and set in the container they are sold in. The difference between them is the ratio, and the ratio is what sets the hold.
Poured in place
Because the product sets in the container, the container is part of the process rather than packaging applied afterwards. It has to tolerate the pour temperature and it has to let the product cool evenly.
Wide mouth, and no closure that dispenses
Nothing comes out of a balm except on a finger or a thumbnail. The archetype calls for a wide mouth and a plain lid, which is why this is the one product family here with no dropper, pump or sprayer in the answer.
The shelf behind them
86 containers between 7 and about 59 mL: 56 glass and 30 polypropylene. 36 Boston rounds, 11 PP single wall jars, 9 double wall straight base jars, 9 glass straight sided jars and 9 double wall round base jars.
Nine of them are tins
The archetype says "tin or small jar" and the shelf answers both halves: two tins at 0.25 oz, two at 1 oz and five at 2 oz, one of those in gold. The 2 oz is the container a beard balm is actually sold in.
A double wall jar is the alternative
Double wall jars appear 18 times across the two base shapes. They give the thick rim and the shallow bowl a balm wants and they seal on a thread, which a slip lid tin does not. Heavier, and they do not travel in a pocket.
Mustache wax is the smaller, firmer one
Higher wax, less butter, and a container at the bottom of the window rather than the middle. The 7 to 30 mL end of the shelf is where it lives, and the same lid problem applies at a smaller diameter.