Almost unknown Austrian Lather Bomb HASLINGER Honey

[informer]

I use this soap for several years but now I want to describe it and my first impressions too. I guess it´s almost unknown in the US.
Poor looking package, was a little bit disappointed, but after unwrapping it...BOOM ! Intense Honey fragrance at its best. The puck is hard, don´t even think about trying Badger Silvertip to lather it.
I use synthetic Fibre brushes and I get the most creamy rich lather I ever got from a soap. The blade glides, the thick lather protects and moistures the skin.
The most agressive safety razor IMO - Dr. Dittmar nr. 666 can´t cut my skin altought it´s trying really hard to do it.
The price is almost ridiculous, about 5 $.

 

[5savages]

I use this soap for several years but now I want to describe it and my first impressions too. I guess it´s almost unknown in the US.
Poor looking package, was a little bit disappointed, but after unwrapping it...BOOM ! Intense Honey fragrance at its best. The puck is hard, don´t even think about trying Badger Silvertip to lather it.
I use synthetic Fibre brushes and I get the most creamy rich lather I ever got from a soap. The blade glides, the thick lather protects and moistures the skin.
The most agressive safety razor IMO - Dr. Dittmar nr. 666 can´t cut my skin altought it´s trying really hard to do it.
The price is almost ridiculous, about 5 $.

I've got a puck of that here but have not used it yet. I sure do love the scent. I will be trying it soon, though, as my current mission is to try every one of the soaps and creams that I have at least 3 times (I had 24 that I had not used, now down to 15).

I think if it were $5 in the US, it would be a lot more popular. I paid $10 for my puck at RoyalShave.com

 

[Agravic]

I love my Haslinger soaps - they are a hidden gem and totally underrated! They produce a ridiculously rich lather with minimal effort.

 

[Mandina]

I only have the Haslinger marigold, but it is truly an excellent soap--terrific lather, easy to use. +1 on Haslinger as a hidden gem.

 

[VerbaVolant]

...The price is almost ridiculous, about 5 $....

If you don't include the weight, value is unknown. Is it $5 for 150gr puck or $5 for 40gr puck?

Thanks for the review. I always wanted to try them but remember vaguely the cost was a bit too high. I will definitely include one when on sale next time.

Edited to add info: price here is $9 for 60gr puck. That is the reason I have not tried it yet since it comes to $18 for 120gr.
This is not the first good review of this soap I read so it must be a hidden gem indeed.

 

[informer]

If you don't include the weight, value is unknown. Is it $5 for 150gr puck or $5 for 40gr puck?

Thanks for the review. I always wanted to try them but remember vaguely the cost was a bit too high. I will definitely include one when on sale next time.

Edited to add info: price here is $9 for 60gr puck. That is the reason I have not tried it yet since it comes to $18 for 120gr.
This is not the first good review of this soap I read so it must be a hidden gem indeed.

You are right, no weight - unknown value. All Haslinger pucks are 60 gr. The puck is very hard and you get so much lather with such a small load on the brush. My last one reached for more than an year by daily shaving.

 

[informer]

I think if it were $5 in the US, it would be a lot more popular. I paid $10 for my puck at RoyalShave.com

I guess the shipping Austria - USA raises the price from 5 to 10 $. Too bad, the soap is just amazing, especially for winter with its warm honey fragrance.

 

[VerbaVolant]

You are right, no weight - unknown value. All Haslinger pucks are 60 gr. The puck is very hard and you get so much lather with such a small load on the brush. My last one reached for more than an year by daily shaving.

That's what I was talking about. Great value indeed and even at six months it would still make it as a bargain.
Thanks again for your review.

 

[john parker]

How do you folks compare the Haslinger soaps to others in terms of shave and face-feel? Klars? MdC? Mikes? D.R. Harris? Others?

 

[informer]

I love my Haslinger soaps - they are a hidden gem and totally underrated! They produce a ridiculously rich lather with minimal effort.

So true! Everywhere I read such bombastic reviews about generic soaps with bombastic names (best example Crabtree & Evelyn´s Nomad or Sienna) and nothing about
Haslinger "Cinderella" Honey.

 

[informer]

How do you folks compare the Haslinger soaps to others in terms of shave and face-feel? Klars? MdC? Mikes? D.R. Harris? Others?

Well John, this is the 65.000$ question. IMHO the feeling is almost unique because Haslinger lather is very sticky/elastic. Washing it down from your face it´s a nice piece of work.
It just sticks. It´s hard to describe, you got to try it.

 

[informer]

That's what I was talking about. Great value indeed and even at six months it would still make it as a bargain.
Thanks again for your review.

My pleasure to write the review. I´m glad to share my experince with you guys.
I´ve tried from Haslinger also Coconut, Sandalwood, Seagrass. They are not bad at all, but Honey beats them.

 

[djh]

Haslinger are certainly great soaps. They may be somewhat "under the radar" in the USA, but they rock anyway. Might just fire up a puck when I finish my Knize.

 

[Agravic]

Funny coincidence : my SOTD today :View attachment 283146

 

[tfinch]

Funny coincidence, I just tried the aloe scent today. It's a very good soap, as others have said one of the richest lathers ever.

 

[informer]

Haslinger are certainly great soaps. They may be somewhat "under the radar" in the USA, but they rock anyway. Might just fire up a puck when I finish my Knize.

Finish your Knize? Tell me please how do you manage it. I´ve got one 2 years ago and seems endless to me.

 

[djh]

Finish your Knize? Tell me please how do you manage it. I´ve got one 2 years ago and seems endless to me.

Simply load it like you hate it.

 

[Rattray]

I used the Hasslinger "Schafsmilch" (Sheep Milk) today, it contains lanolin. Great shave, lathers very easily. Smells very different from MWF. I received the Honey as a gift from my last Shavemac order, but haven't used it yet.

Hasslinger has quite a following on the German forums, solid performance, nice scents and good shaves. It doesn't get as much love (or shall I say hype?) as other bigger names out there.

 

[oscar11]

I have the Seaweed, Sandalwood and Honey. Very good soaps, IMO.

 

[Agravic]

I used the Hasslinger "Schafsmilch" (Sheep Milk) today, it contains lanolin. Great shave, lathers very easily. Smells very different from MWF. I received the Honey as a gift from my last Shavemac order, but haven't used it yet.

Hasslinger has quite a following on the German forums, solid performance, nice scents and good shaves. It doesn't get as much love (or shall I say hype?) as other bigger names out there.

The lack of hype is in part, I believe, related to relatively less availability here in the US. Only a select few vendors carry Haslinger as opposed to the plentiful amounts of other brands.
We were lamenting recently on another thread about the difficulties in obtaining Schafsmilch here!