Hi all. I know that this topic has been covered previously, and I have read previous threads, but thought I would ask again.
I often travel to Mining Camps in Australia. The water quality varies tremendously, from sweet as sugar (if water softening and a Reverse Osmosis water treatment plant is in place), to hard as a cat's head (if groundwater is used with minimal or no softening).
At one camp with extremely hard water, I have tried a number of travel soaps, with generally terrible results, despite trying various lathering techniques. The soaps that did not work for me are Valobra stick, Cella, Haslinger Tallow, La Toja stick, Lea stick, and Speick stick. I have also tried Musgo Real shaving cream, again with poor lather. The only soap that gave me a half-decent lather is Wholly Kaw.
As many of the soaps that did not lather well are recommended soaps from previous threads, I thought I'd ask for further thoughts and recommendations.
I often travel to Mining Camps in Australia. The water quality varies tremendously, from sweet as sugar (if water softening and a Reverse Osmosis water treatment plant is in place), to hard as a cat's head (if groundwater is used with minimal or no softening).
At one camp with extremely hard water, I have tried a number of travel soaps, with generally terrible results, despite trying various lathering techniques. The soaps that did not work for me are Valobra stick, Cella, Haslinger Tallow, La Toja stick, Lea stick, and Speick stick. I have also tried Musgo Real shaving cream, again with poor lather. The only soap that gave me a half-decent lather is Wholly Kaw.
As many of the soaps that did not lather well are recommended soaps from previous threads, I thought I'd ask for further thoughts and recommendations.