Palmolive soap stick

I have been wet shaving for a while now, and although I love to buy and try new soaps, this remains my "desert island" soap. I consistently get great lather from this soap, and I actually like the scent. Smells somewhat refreshing, not "brutish" in any way. I recommend everyone at least have one stick of this in their rotation.

For me, it's not the most moisturizing product, but otherwise, it's fantastic. Really easy to lather, and it's got a very good scent. Oddly, to me, it's a bit like Cella. Everyone should try the Palmolive stick at least once.

stick size:
1 inch in diameter
2.75 inches long

This is a premium cream/soap. I won't be without a stick of this from now on.

This seems to have actually gone down in price over the years. I can hardly believe it's only 50p (in supermarkets at least) and stock up whenever I go back to England. As others have said, it's a great size for travel and I managed to save a plastic pill container with snap-on lid that's the perfect travel holder. One tip is not to strip off all the foil in one go, because I find that the plastic base easily comes off and so you end up holding the stick itself. The scent is a subjective thing, but I find it clean, fresh and not too strong. When my shave bowl is empty, I intend to grate/chop a couple of sticks into that.

Poor scent - smells cheap but doesn't linger. Quite hard to get the hang of it but I found that with all shave sticks. Price fantastic!!

I have been using shaving sticks a lot lately. It is a time-saver if you are in a hurry, yet want to make your own lather. This product is affordable, lathers very well, smells good, and is easy to store ( due to its small size) The nice thing about the sticks is they can easily fit in your medicine cabinet over the sink. I can't really say if its my overall favorite though, as it shares a rotation with Arko,Speick, and La Toja ...which also perform very well

I bought the Palmolive Soap Stick as my first foray into shaving soaps. Needed something that was affordable just in case I swung and missed. Very good value in my opinion.

Price: $4.99 (enough said)

Quality: Produces a very slick lather and seems to have great moisturizing properties.

Scent: Seems vaguely familiar. I would describe it as clean/fresh.

Lather: Could be my newbie technique or my brush, but I can't seem to get the frothy wad you see from others on this board.

Efficacy: Very slick lather, producing a very close shave.

Moisturizing: Works extraordinarily well.

In my opinion a fantastic value in shaving soap. Inexpensive, performs very well. Scent is neutral soapy. I use this soap in my travel kit.

I received three of these stick from a generous B&B member is Bahrain.

Retail cost is about USD 2.50 to USD 3 for a 50g stick. I expect that one 50g stick will last me about 100 three-pass SR shaves.


Ingredients in order of % by volume:

Potassium stearate
Sodium stearate
Potassium tallowate
Potassium cocoate
Aqua
Sodium tallowate
Sodium cocate
Glycerine
Parfum
Olea European oil
Elaeis guineensis oil
Potassium hydroxide
BHT
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium etidronate
Sodium hydroxide
Butylphenyl methylpropional
Citronellol
Eugenol
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde
Lemonene
Linalcol
CI 11680
CI 74260
CI 12490
CI 77891

I face lather and found this stick to be not as "creamy" as ARKO or tallow Tabac. I found this of benefit to me in my SR shaving. There is also a tad less slickness than what I have experienced with most of my other SR shaving soaps. For some unknown reason, I found that I actually preferred this slightly less slickness.

The only downside for me was the wrapping of the stick. I would have preferred it if there was an additional wrap of water-resistant paper on the outside.

This is a fantastic soap for the price. I grate mine into a bowl rather than use the stick as is. From my experience it is on par with Arko and, unlike Arko, the scent is very pleasant. You can call me crazy but I would say it is nearly (but not quite) on par with Tabac. It lathers well and provides good cushion. Palmolive leaves my face feeling moisturized afterwards as well. Great soap for a great price.

I've used the Palmolive stick a few times and I must admit that I like it. I wasn't a shave stick user until I tried this one. The scent is nice and clean although it doesn't really smell like anything in particular except soap. It lathers easily and is sufficiently slick and cushiony. The handle on the bottom is sturdy and useful so I give it a 10 for quality. I got the stick as a sweetener on a trade, so I put the price at 10 considering the overseas price is ridiculously low.

very cheap shaving stick jus let it sit in a bowl of water bout 2 inchs deep for 30secs then start loading your brush and your rewarded with a good slick lather finish fluffing up in a bowl and your good to go will always be in my rotation

A friend brought a stick of Palmolive back from a trip he took to Ireland, so I didn't pay anything for it. The scent is green and soapy, off-putting for some, but I like it. I don't care for the shave stick format, so I grated the stick into a mug. I used a boar brush to bowl lather. This soap did not disappoint! I'd rate the quality of the lather among the best I've used -- creamy and slick -- it has given me some of the best shaves I've had so far in over a year of DE shaving! It's my go-to, workhorse soap because I can make a great lather with it every time. Skincare is average, as it does not seem to have any particularly moisturizing effect. Overall, this soap is one of the best deals out there, and every wet shaver owes it to himself to try Palmolive.

There's good reason for the enduring popularity of the Palmolive Classic shaving stick. It is a fantastic value in the UK where it can routinely be found for well under £1. In the USA where it can be ordered online for roughly $3.50, the Palmolive stick still provides a respectable value for the 60+ shaves you can easily get out of a single stick.

I bring this stick along when I stay at parents' house during the summer where they have extremely hard Michigan well water (compared to my normal city water, which is very soft). I have no issues getting a great face lather even using my cheap, no-name travel boar brush. The lather is perfectly slick to shave with a DE and I get nice irritation-free shaves with this soap.

The scent of this shaving stick is similar to the green Palmolive bar soaps you can find as a 3-pack for $1 in dollar stores across the USA. You're not going to find a luxury fragrance here, but the Palmolive stick has a fairly unique, slightly vegetal "soapy" scent with a hint of spiciness to the aroma. Some fragrance ingredients tend to irritate my skin and I don't have that issue at all with Palmolive.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend that every wet shaver try the Palmolive Classic shaving stick at least once. You really can't go wrong for the price. You might just find a new favorite that costs just pennies per shave!

I didn't purchase this soap, it was given to me as a gift. But the price for one stick in UK, is probably a little over $1 in the States (excluding vat, etc..). Even though the soap is inexpensive, it has a plastic holder in the end to add a value. I thought that was a nice touch for an inexpensive soap. It lathers easily and provides adequate lubricant. The scent isn't remarkable but reminds of scent from school or health club shower room. It's clean and familiar.

As an inexpensive soap goes, I like Palmolive better than Arko. I believe Palmolive provides a little better lather quality and je ne sais quoi. But in the end, everything is subjective and depends on individual's perception and judgment.

Great product! Soak tip in hot water for twenty minutes (err on the longer side rather than shorter, remember to just soak the tip -- probably the top eighth of an inch or so), wipe on stubble, lather up with damp brush -- very simple to use. Usually produces enough lather for two passes with this method. Lather is very effective and of high quality. Convenient to travel with -- no mug and puck to carry in your carry-on (it will fit in a pill bottle if you insist on a carrying case). Note that the price listed includes shipping to the US.

Good value for the money, especially when considering its moisturizing ingredients.

Good lather. Provides good slickness for razor.

Scent is pleasant and not medicinal.

My only quibble is that it's nearly impossible to hold when wet. Grating into a bowl would be a better solution.

Having just started DE shaving and with little experience of soaps, this little stick is readily available in the Uk and only 50p from the local supermarket making it an essential purchase.

I'd never used a soap stick before, nor had a face lathered so a little bit of a learning curve but using a cheap Wilkinson Sword brush this lathered up so easily and created a wonderfully smooth cushion for my EJ DE86 with an Astra SS blade in it.

The 3 pass shave was excellent and the smoothest and closest I've yet had since starting. A second shave the following day with a Lord Super Chrome blade resulted in another excellent shave just to confirm the quality to me.

I did find that it dried my face a little bit compared to the Palmolive cream but nothing a little balm didn't sort out.

I also don't mind the scent but Palmolive was the household bath soap for the family when I was a little 'un so I enjoyed the nostalgia of it all.

An absolute steal and there's no excuse not to have this on the shelf with the more expensive products. Highly recommended

What a great product. I'd heartily recommend it to anyone, whether they be on a tight budget or not. I think it's the only shave stick I''ve seen sold in chain stores here in the UK (although I could be mistaken) and having used it a lot I can see why it's still being stocked despite most high-street retailers concentrating on canned good. It's currently on sale at Wilko (previously known as Wilkinsons). Get yourself down there.

Not a great stick, I had a lot more success with Tabac and Wilkinson sticks. It's pretty decent lathering, but definitely a bit thinner than the aforementioned products. I do like the scent and it's pretty cheap (although I got mine in a PIF). I would recommend it as a good traveling soap or a thick beard soap.