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I have been working with new soaps for the past month. I started with Tabac soap, working on my lathering technique. I then moved to Mama Bear shaving soap (Sapmoss), and Bigelow Cream in the green tube. For the past two weeks, I have been using nothing but Pre de Provence soap for my shaves. I found Tabac to dry out my skin, but Pre de Provence leaves my skin feeling moisturized. It is easy to create a thick meringue-like creamy lather from the soap using my Savile Row 2824. I have tried both face lathering and bowl lathering using Pre de Provence with Astra blades and my Edwin Jagger DE89L, and have had great shaves either way. This soap has given me the best shaves yet.
Price: More than Mama Bear soaps, but Phil at Bullgoose shaving supplies has it for around $14.00. For a soap over 5 ounces, it is well worth the price and a great value.
Quality: The shea butter really helps my skin, and I have had nothing but great shaves since I started using it. It lathers easier than Tabac, and is very slick.
Scent: Mild, with hints of sage and rosemary. This scent doesn't last long, but will not interfere with a cologne or EdT.
Lather: The soap is practically a solid cream. After a minute of loading my brush, I created a thick lather that was very protective. Great value here.
Efficacy: As I have stated a few times (and it really does bear repeating), the lather is protective, thick, and does not bother or irritate my sensitive skin. I do not know if I will go back to Tabac after working with this soap.
Moisturizing: My skin still needs an aftershave after a 3 pass shave, however it is close. I could probably do without the aftershave and be OK. Far more moisturizing than any other soap that I have tried. It has to be the shea butter.
To conclude: This is a great soap that is a wonderful value. It will last for a while, and creates a lather that is a joy to shave with. Do yourself a favor and at least try Pre de Provence soap. I think that you will be happy that you did, but YMMV.
Price: More than Mama Bear soaps, but Phil at Bullgoose shaving supplies has it for around $14.00. For a soap over 5 ounces, it is well worth the price and a great value.
Quality: The shea butter really helps my skin, and I have had nothing but great shaves since I started using it. It lathers easier than Tabac, and is very slick.
Scent: Mild, with hints of sage and rosemary. This scent doesn't last long, but will not interfere with a cologne or EdT.
Lather: The soap is practically a solid cream. After a minute of loading my brush, I created a thick lather that was very protective. Great value here.
Efficacy: As I have stated a few times (and it really does bear repeating), the lather is protective, thick, and does not bother or irritate my sensitive skin. I do not know if I will go back to Tabac after working with this soap.
Moisturizing: My skin still needs an aftershave after a 3 pass shave, however it is close. I could probably do without the aftershave and be OK. Far more moisturizing than any other soap that I have tried. It has to be the shea butter.
To conclude: This is a great soap that is a wonderful value. It will last for a while, and creates a lather that is a joy to shave with. Do yourself a favor and at least try Pre de Provence soap. I think that you will be happy that you did, but YMMV.