I've only ever used the tallow Tabac. I've never tried the new (vegetable based) Tabac.Can “Tabac” still qualify as a TALLOW based soap?
Think I’ve read on other threads that the formula has been changed to VEGAN based.
RICHEST tallow based soap?
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Bartigan and Stark Campione and Nil (unscented) are two tallow based soaps that I’ve enjoyed lately.
I agree that "richest" is a hard trait to quantify, but I would include Mystic Waters in my list of what fits that description. It's considered notoriously finicky and probably takes longer to lather than @RayClem would like (friendly banter, saw your earlier post on lather time 
), but really provides a great rich lather and post-shave feel.
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“Mystic Waters?”I agree that "richest" is a hard trait to quantify, but I would include Mystic Waters in my list of what fits that description. It's considered notoriously finicky and probably takes longer to lather than @RayClem would like (friendly banter, saw your earlier post on lather time
That’s a NEW one to me.
Care to elaborate?
Vegan PAA CK-6 produces an amazing lather, so does Canada Soap.
Have you tried the stick? It is very economical for the quality. I only wish they made a hard puck of the same formula...
Realized that I made a slight typo, it’s Mystic Water (singular).“Mystic Waters?”
That’s a NEW one to me.
Care to elaborate?
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I have PAA’s “CaD,” in the “CK-6” base, and found it… meh.
Not yet, but I might buy one.
I've found Heritage Hill to give a nice rich lather.
My vote goes to DR Harris. Beautiful thick lather. They got some nice scents and wooden bowls too. What's not to like?
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The PRICE.
I guess you're right.I have a puck of DR Harris tallow soap in my collection. If purchased it with the wooden bowl; that makes it one of the most expensive soaps in my collection. However, with respect to performance, it is in the bottom 10% of my collection. Thus, the price to performance ratio is abysmal.
Most of my best performing soaps are vegan, the quality I look for in a good soap or cream is the slickness, residual slickness, protection, post shave feel and ease of lathering, although I also have some great performing tallow soaps..
My favorites just happen to be mostly in the vegan side, ie. ABC, Panna Crema Nuavia, I Coloniali Mango (discontinued and the slickest I have tried), Saponificio Varesino , MdC, PAA CK-6..
Tallow: Czech & Speak, Valobra, B&M, Tabac, Stirling, RR MF..
I also use shaving creams that has excellent slickness ie. SMN, AdP, XPEC( discontinued) Baume.Be, Alvarez Gomez,
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My favorites just happen to be mostly in the vegan side, ie. ABC, Panna Crema Nuavia, I Coloniali Mango (discontinued and the slickest I have tried), Saponificio Varesino , MdC, PAA CK-6..
Tallow: Czech & Speak, Valobra, B&M, Tabac, Stirling, RR MF..
I also use shaving creams that has excellent slickness ie. SMN, AdP, XPEC( discontinued) Baume.Be, Alvarez Gomez,
Tabula Raza
The performance of Moon Soaps is excellent and their scents are very good also. I have several of their soaps and one of my favorites is Havana. However, I would place the Stirling Mutton Tallow base soaps performance above Moon. Only the Mutton Tallow base. Stirling's beef tallow has always left something to be desired for me.
I've recently found that adding a glob of Cremo to any soap kicks the performance up nicely...especially the Stirling beef tallow soaps.
Better than most of the soaps listed in the vote selection, PAA CK and CK-6 soaps, non-tallow soaps, perform better than most tallow-base soaps.
I've recently found that adding a glob of Cremo to any soap kicks the performance up nicely...especially the Stirling beef tallow soaps.
Better than most of the soaps listed in the vote selection, PAA CK and CK-6 soaps, non-tallow soaps, perform better than most tallow-base soaps.
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Martin de Candre and Saponificio Verasino are my two best soaps. I have no problem with tallow, but I don't specifically look for it as an ingredient. I like the soaps that give me the best shave and excellent post shave feel.
Dr. Jon's is a vegan soap that competes with any tallow soap I have ever tried.
