I was very fortunate to track a stick down from a friend in Spain for free
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I've never used a La Toja stick, just never intrigued me. After finding out about the stick with tallow there was no way I was turning tallow anything away.
Quality: Great tube that it comes in and nicely wrapped halfway in foil(?). The tube is great and better than any stick I've come across. The tallow version is a yellow color that is much different than the new formulation which is bright white.
Scent: It pretty much matches Valobra in scent which means it doesn't have much outside of a soapy scent which I like but doesn't do much for the senses.
Lather: Amazing lather, mounds of it and lathers the same if not slightly better than Valobra stick.
Efficacy: exceeds desired results. Brush has enough lather to last my 3 passes with no issues. Great comfort during the shave with a good protection and slickness.
Moisturizing: It doesn't carry the goodies of shea or lanolin but it is magnificent in this category. The only reason there's no 10 score is because a tallow/lanolin combo is the epitome of moisturizing.
If you can find the soap, snag it quick because I'll be nabbing sticks as I run across them
. Now having both La Toja sticks with and without tallow I can give a fair comparison with both, tallow is far superior in it's own way but it is superior.
.I've never used a La Toja stick, just never intrigued me. After finding out about the stick with tallow there was no way I was turning tallow anything away.
Quality: Great tube that it comes in and nicely wrapped halfway in foil(?). The tube is great and better than any stick I've come across. The tallow version is a yellow color that is much different than the new formulation which is bright white.
Scent: It pretty much matches Valobra in scent which means it doesn't have much outside of a soapy scent which I like but doesn't do much for the senses.
Lather: Amazing lather, mounds of it and lathers the same if not slightly better than Valobra stick.
Efficacy: exceeds desired results. Brush has enough lather to last my 3 passes with no issues. Great comfort during the shave with a good protection and slickness.
Moisturizing: It doesn't carry the goodies of shea or lanolin but it is magnificent in this category. The only reason there's no 10 score is because a tallow/lanolin combo is the epitome of moisturizing.
If you can find the soap, snag it quick because I'll be nabbing sticks as I run across them
. Now having both La Toja sticks with and without tallow I can give a fair comparison with both, tallow is far superior in it's own way but it is superior.