Item Description
Review: Cyril Salter Solid shaving soap (new TALLOW formula)
1. Product name: Cyril Salter’s Solid shaving soap (Tallow)
2. Country of origin: England
3. Size: available in 70g and 100g pucks
4. Price: 70g – $4.27; 100g - $5.26
5. Cost per ounce: 70g - $1.74; 100g – $1.50
6. Fragrance: Does it have a scent? Yes, a pleasant and spicy barbershop scent
7. Texture: Hard soap
8. Protective: Does it protect against razor burn and chafing? Yes
9. Lubrication: Is it slippery? Did it help the razor slide smoothly? Yes, slick
10. Efficiency: Does it do what was expected to help me shave? Yes
11. Endurance: Does it require reapplication during or between passes? Not necessarily, but the lather doesn’t dissipate in case the user wishes to reapply. I apply once only and splash water on my face for touchup.
12. Washable: Does it wash off face & razor easily afterward? Yes
13. Moisturizing: Does it add/restore moisture? Yes
14. Time elapsed: How long did it take to shave, from prep to cleanup? About 20 minutes because I like the lathering process. Quick to lather
15. Brush lather: Will a brush make it lather in a bowl? Yes, tight and abundant lather
16. Brush cleanup: Does it easily rinse out of a brush? Yes
17. Enjoyment: Did I enjoy the shave? Yes, thoroughly
18. Remarks: With my synthetic brush, the Salter’s Solid soap is as good as it gets. Cheap and good! This one is good enough to be my one and only.
1. Product name: Cyril Salter’s Solid shaving soap (Tallow)
2. Country of origin: England
3. Size: available in 70g and 100g pucks
4. Price: 70g – $4.27; 100g - $5.26
5. Cost per ounce: 70g - $1.74; 100g – $1.50
6. Fragrance: Does it have a scent? Yes, a pleasant and spicy barbershop scent
7. Texture: Hard soap
8. Protective: Does it protect against razor burn and chafing? Yes
9. Lubrication: Is it slippery? Did it help the razor slide smoothly? Yes, slick
10. Efficiency: Does it do what was expected to help me shave? Yes
11. Endurance: Does it require reapplication during or between passes? Not necessarily, but the lather doesn’t dissipate in case the user wishes to reapply. I apply once only and splash water on my face for touchup.
12. Washable: Does it wash off face & razor easily afterward? Yes
13. Moisturizing: Does it add/restore moisture? Yes
14. Time elapsed: How long did it take to shave, from prep to cleanup? About 20 minutes because I like the lathering process. Quick to lather
15. Brush lather: Will a brush make it lather in a bowl? Yes, tight and abundant lather
16. Brush cleanup: Does it easily rinse out of a brush? Yes
17. Enjoyment: Did I enjoy the shave? Yes, thoroughly
18. Remarks: With my synthetic brush, the Salter’s Solid soap is as good as it gets. Cheap and good! This one is good enough to be my one and only.
