I've been gone while....so, is Cella a remaining tallow holdout??

[Kramerica]

SO....I fell off the DE wagon the past few years, and delved into canned Clubman shave cream and carts. Time was of the essence in my life, but needless to say my shaving experiences became "meh".

Now, I'm back. But I find Tabac is now veggie (I have a hoard of the tallow stuff, so I'm not worried) and many other soaps are headed that way. Reading threads, I am confused with Cella. Did it go veggie? Only the 'green' version? re 1K bricks still out there in the tallow formula??

Great to be back. Sorry if this is a re-hash, I tried the search feature, and as usual on B&B, it is the only part of the site I find wanting.

Thaks in advance!!

 

[Messygoon]

Welcome back!

Cella red remains tallow - thank goodness IMO. I love it. Cella green is non-tallow, but gets rave reviews on B&B.

 

[NorthernSoul]

You are safe with Cella Red for now. The Cella Bio* (green) is really pretty good, though. It doesn't have the almond scent some people are sensitive to.

*Formally "Extra Extra Bio" (wanted to note that before @Marco corrects me for using the wrong name).

 

[Kramerica]

Good to see @Marco is still here, as the Noble Defender of all Things Cella!!

 

[DavidN88]

Cella Red bowl has tallow on it?

 

[Marco]

Good to see @Marco is still here, as the Noble Defender of all Things Cella!!

Yes Sir, but I've taken the tallow-free route and the sole OUTSTANDING Cella I use now is the Extra Extra Bio.

 

[Jens]

I can recommend the Cella BRICK (" Extra, Extra Purissima", 1 kg pack), has tallow in it too. Awesome soap, awesome deal if you like to go nuts and use LOTS of product ....

 

[luv2shave]

I can recommend the Cella BRICK (" Extra, Extra Purissima", 1 kg pack), has tallow in it too. Awesome soap, awesome deal if you like to go nuts and use LOTS of product ....

This !

I cut and used small chunk of it for the month of March. With a boar brush it made amazing lather. If not for Cella I wouldn't have got 35 shaves off a Feather razor in a Timeless Titanium Slim 0.5 SB razor. Too good a soap to pass up. If

Next I have the bio green on the way to try out too, as it comes with heavy recommendations by @Marco !

 

[Markdad2]

Yes Sir, but I've taken the tallow-free route and the sole OUTSTANDING Cella I use now is the Extra Extra Bio.

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@Marco, Is there a reason you no longer use the Cella Extra extra purissima? Thanks in advance!!!

 

[Marco]

@Marco, Is there a reason you no longer use the Cella Extra extra purissima? Thanks in advance!!!

I'm no longer using tallow soaps, Sir.

 

[Markdad2]

I'm no longer using tallow soaps, Sir.

Thank you Marco! I appreciate your time and response. Good day, or evening to you in Italy.

 

[Marco]

Thank you Marco! I appreciate your time and response. Good day, or evening to you in Italy.

Sir, I always respond to any question. It's a pleasure for me.

 

[Bladeforum]

I like almond and cella definitely punches above it's weight.

 

[garyg]

I like Cella & its P160 scent (few know what that was I bet) .. but never use it up before it turns color (since it is cheap I buy more).. is that a side effect of tallow?

 

[DEgeezer]

I have both Cella red and green, and I keep the red in the fridge to keep it from turning.
IMO the green, which doesn't contain tallow preforms as well as the red, and is just as slick. So future Cella purchases will be green.

 

[garyg]

Thanks - does the Green have that same almond/cherry scent?

 

[DEgeezer]

Thanks - does the Green have that same almond/cherry scent?

Sadly I can't help you with that because my sense of smell has pretty much gone south. I draw a blank when it comes to subtle scents.

 

[snowman]

Thanks - does the Green have that same almond/cherry scent?

It does not.

I'm not great at describing scents, but to my untrained nose Cella Bio has a citrus forward cologne scent in the vein of Creed Aventus. I wouldnt call it an attempt at cloning Aventus, but to me its in that ballpark. I've only tried a sample of Cella Bio so take my opinion for what its worth....2 cents. I would add that I thought the scent strength was milder than Cella Red.

I prefer the scent of Cella Green and may pick up the A/S splash some day. As far as performance goes, Cella Bio was outstanding in every category. Glide, protection, ease of lathering, all top tier for me. I'm about to start my 5th month in a row 3017ing a jar of MdC Agrumes and I didn't find Cella Bio to take a backseat to MdC in any performance category. If they ever make a 1kg brick of Bio I'll be in trouble.

 

[garyg]

Ok, my own sense of smell was compromised either by the decades of being a Marlboro man or the chemo that followed - but some scents are pleasant still, including that Cella Red one ..

 

[stoof2010]

When is the tallow green brick coming? Lol