So there have been a few threads floating around asking about favorite croaps or what is a croap?
I am curious as to what you consider a croap, and how you define croap.
I think we can all agree that soaps like Tabac and MWF are clearly NOT croaps.
Also Cella is croap.
But beyond that what makes a croap? I have seen people call ARKO, Soap Commander (I don't see how this can be classified as a croap), and Stirling ( I consider this a croap) all croaps.
So as always this is YMMV but I feel that there should be some clear distinctions.
My definition of Croap is a soap that can be molded easily and has consistency thicker than cream, therefore the three that come to mind that meet this definition are Cella, Stirling, and Proraso(in tub)
The outlier is Arko because this stick can clearly be pressed into containers, but I think this is clearly just a Shave stick. So I have three distinctions. Soap, Stick, Croap.
Soap: Hard not moldable, can sometime be melt and pour. ex. Tabac, Soap Commander, Williams, Col. Conk, Van Der Hagen, etc
Stick: Comes in stick form to be used to build lather on face. Some sticks can be softer some harder, but these are all sticks. ex. Arko, La Toja, Palmolive, etc
Croap: A soap that can be molded easily, and has consistency thicker than a cream, but still classified as a soap due to ingredients used to create product. ex. Cella, Stirling, Proraso, etc
Cream: An item that comes in a tube or tub, but has the consistency similar to lotion or a balm. ex. Proraso (tube), Godrej, KMF, TOBS, etc.
Let me know what you think and how you define.
Add: Food for thought:
ICE = soap
Snow = croap
Water = Cream
I am curious as to what you consider a croap, and how you define croap.
I think we can all agree that soaps like Tabac and MWF are clearly NOT croaps.
Also Cella is croap.
But beyond that what makes a croap? I have seen people call ARKO, Soap Commander (I don't see how this can be classified as a croap), and Stirling ( I consider this a croap) all croaps.
So as always this is YMMV but I feel that there should be some clear distinctions.
My definition of Croap is a soap that can be molded easily and has consistency thicker than cream, therefore the three that come to mind that meet this definition are Cella, Stirling, and Proraso(in tub)
The outlier is Arko because this stick can clearly be pressed into containers, but I think this is clearly just a Shave stick. So I have three distinctions. Soap, Stick, Croap.
Soap: Hard not moldable, can sometime be melt and pour. ex. Tabac, Soap Commander, Williams, Col. Conk, Van Der Hagen, etc
Stick: Comes in stick form to be used to build lather on face. Some sticks can be softer some harder, but these are all sticks. ex. Arko, La Toja, Palmolive, etc
Croap: A soap that can be molded easily, and has consistency thicker than a cream, but still classified as a soap due to ingredients used to create product. ex. Cella, Stirling, Proraso, etc
Cream: An item that comes in a tube or tub, but has the consistency similar to lotion or a balm. ex. Proraso (tube), Godrej, KMF, TOBS, etc.
Let me know what you think and how you define.
Add: Food for thought:
ICE = soap
Snow = croap
Water = Cream
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