La Toja?

[Benzadmiral]

Employed the La Toja again this morning on a 36-hour beard. No shower, but I did the hot face towel routine with a little La Toja as a pre-shave under it. Then I face-lathered the soap -- my ApShaveCo synthetic brush, as BudgetShaverGuy suggested, made for a much thicker lather -- and applied the Fatip OC Slant. Two passes on cheeks and lower lip, three on the throat; close, comfortable, no nicks or irritation.

The "cereal" scent is there again, but I wonder if it might be due to the Stirling Sharp Dressed Man aftershave combined with my no-name lotion and Clubman powder. Next time I use La Toja, I'll try my Clubman Special Reserve after the shave and see what I think.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Used La Toja again this a.m. on a 48-hour beard. It lathered up quite well, but for some reason my Merkur Progress seemed to drag on my face. Not the blade, but the head of the razor: It did not glide the way it has with Tabac, the other soap I've used with this razor. My first couple uses of La Toja did not exhibit this with the Fatip and the Red Tip last week. Puzzling. Still a good shave, but not as smooth as I'm used to.

Oh, and the cereal scent does not seem to be there this a.m. -- I used Clubman Special Reserve aftershave instead of Stirling Sharp Dressed Man. Maybe that made the difference.

 

[EspressoAndAftershave]

My opinion is that La Toja is a terrific high-end soap, not just "great value for the money". For me it's top quality, regardless of price point.

Based on this praise, I have ordered a stick.

 

[Marco]

Based on this praise, I have ordered a stick.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Used the La Toja stick this a.m. with my Merkur Progress to slice away a 24-hour beard. No fuss, no trouble, good lather and slickness.

 

[Peterv1]

Can't go wrong with la toja, good performance and cheap probably the best shave stick around

 

[Scaramouche]

Generally not partial to creams, and not at all to sticks (strictly scuttle), but this is an exceptional soap in fragrance and performance. A tube of their cream has always been in my rotation for years. The only improvement would be if they made it in a puck!

 

[Rocklock]

La Toja was a stick that I really wanted to like. If not for the mild skin irritation that it caused I would have liked it. I found it odd since I don't have sensitive skin.

 

[EspressoAndAftershave]

La Toja was a stick that I really wanted to like. If not for the mild skin irritation that it caused I would have liked it. I found it odd since I don't have sensitive skin.

I'm waiting on mine to arrive, and this ^^^^ is what I'm worried about. No idea how the salts will react with my skin.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I'm waiting on mine to arrive, and this ^^^^ is what I'm worried about. No idea how the salts will react with my skin.

Do a patch test before you shave with it?

 

[EspressoAndAftershave]

Do a patch test before you shave with it?

Do you think the vikings did a patch test? I drive fast, eat real cheese, and shave with a straight razor.

 

[Scaramouche]

Do you think the vikings did a patch test? I drive fast, eat real cheese, and shave with a straight razor.

But they did use underarm deodorant!

 

[EspressoAndAftershave]

But they did use underarm deodorant!

I will continue in their honor!

 

[Hachet]

I am thinking about purchasing some La Toja shave stick, like a pack of 3.
What’s it like? Is it a good product?
All responses much appreciated!!

Awful soap. Won't lather. Has no smell. Send me everything you've bought and I'll rid you of the cursed scourge.

 

[Hachet]

Man. I'm bouts ta turn a stick into a puck and get down on some La Toja for the month of September. I can smell it in my mind *retarded backwards eyeroll and drool*

 

[EspressoAndAftershave]

Happy to report a successful first shave with La Toja.

 

[Hachet]

Happy to report a successful first shave with La Toja.

Hard not to I for one, am glad you like it.

 

[BigJ]

Happy to report a successful first shave with La Toja.

Congratulations!! For me, every La Toja shave is excellent!!

 

[FaceScraper]

Generally not partial to creams, and not at all to sticks (strictly scuttle), but this is an exceptional soap in fragrance and performance. A tube of their cream has always been in my rotation for years. The only improvement would be if they made it in a puck!

I grated 2 la toja sticks into a tub and now it’s a puck soap ! [emoji3]


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[EspressoAndAftershave]

I grated 2 la toja sticks into a tub and now it’s a puck soap ! [emoji3]


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I cut a slice off of mine. It fits perfectly into the indentation in the bottom of my shave bowl. I'm on shave 3, and still going strong.