And the winner of my quest for King of Tallow is...

[Zepher]

So over the past year I gathered quite a collection of hard soaps and I have finally found an easy winner for "King of Tallow".

I've acquired over the past year the following Soaps: D.R. Harris Arlington, Tabac, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Art of Shaving Lavender, Penhaligon's BB, Arko, Speick, T & H Luxury Shave Soap, and GFT Coconut.

And the clear cut winner of King of Tallow is...TABAC , a super slick cushiony comfortable lather, easy to manufacture and never ending, truly magnificent, but the only problem is it makes me sneeze like crazy!, plus it give me a headache for hours after I use it. Thus I find myself gravitating toward Penhalligon's BB (new formula), truly a godsend and very easy to work with, very comfortable shave and very moisturizing.

If asked to rate them it would be:

Tabac
Penhalligon's BB
Art of Shaving Lavender
D.R. Harris Arlington
T & H Luxury Shave Soap
GFT Coconut
Arko
Speick
MWF

Please Woolies... be easy on me.

 

[cymric]

MWF can be very picky about the brush it's used with. I found it impossible to get a good lather with my soft silvertip brush, and had to resort to a cheap boar brush I specifically bought for the occasion to put a sizeable dent into this headstrong product. I think I've cracked it, but the proof is of course in the shave, which will happen tomorrow.

Still, Tabac is a nice winner ;-). (And rightfully so, of course.)

 

[BroJohn]

Palmolive.

What about Palmolive?

. . .And Valobra?

. . .and. . .



-- John Gehman

 

[strat1117]

What? No Williams?

 

[Corey]

MWF can be very picky about the brush it's used with. I found it impossible to get a good lather with my soft silvertip brush, and had to resort to a cheap boar brush I specifically bought for the occasion to put a sizeable dent into this headstrong product. I think I've cracked it, but the proof is of course in the shave, which will happen tomorrow.

Still, Tabac is a nice winner ;-). (And rightfully so, of course.)

It's picky about water too. If you've got hard water, forget it. You might as well use cheap bar soap. When I visit my father, I leave the MWF at home. He's got hard water running through his house. I could beat that puck to death and never get anything more than miserable soap scum build up. At home though, it lathers like a champ and is one of my favorite shave soaps to use.

 

[Zepher]

Looks like I have some buying to do...Palmolive and Valobra, though I read that Valobra is essentially Art of Shaving or vice-versa.

Yes, I forgot about Williams. I bought a puck of Williams from Walmart ages ago. I tried it twice - couldn't get a good lather and I couldn't stand the smell - smelt something more like a sleepy-time tea, or the perfume a blue haired grandma at the bingo hall would wear

 

[SavantStrike]

Looks like I have some buying to do...Palmolive and Valobra, though I read that Valobra is essentially Art of Shaving or vice-versa.

Yes, I forgot about Williams. I bought a puck of Williams from Walmart ages ago. I tried it twice - couldn't get a good lather and I couldn't stand the smell - smelt something more like a sleepy-time tea, or the perfume a blue haired grandma at the bingo hall would wear

Sleepytime tea and grandma's are two different scents...

 

[Davis211]

You are right about the brush, but a Plisson 14 HMW whips up a great lather with MWF.

 

[OldSaw]

What? No Williams?

We can only be thankful for that.

 

[OldSaw]

Looks like I have some buying to do...Palmolive and Valobra, though I read that Valobra is essentially Art of Shaving or vice-versa.

Yes, I forgot about Williams. I bought a puck of Williams from Walmart ages ago. I tried it twice - couldn't get a good lather and I couldn't stand the smell - smelt something more like a sleepy-time tea, or the perfume a blue haired grandma at the bingo hall would wear

At least we can trust your judgment.

 

[VR6ofpain]

Tabac is the best.

 

[ctakim]

You overlooked a soap that would rank near or at the top. Vintage old Old Spice!. This lathers like there is no tomorrow!

 

[OldSaw]

You overlooked a soap that would rank near or at the top. Vintage old Old Spice!. This lathers like there is no tomorrow!

That was my first shave soap back in the mid 1980's.

 

[SRock]

That was my first shave soap back in the mid 1980's.

I was in elementary school...

 

[mdunn]

I was in elementary school...

and I was still a twinkle in my fathers eye

 

[BEAR DEN]

MWF last! And no Williams!

 

[Chimensch]

Tabac is great ... but La Toja Shave Stick is better.

 

[Zepher]

Obviously I still have lots to try.

But after using Tabac again this morning it's going to be hard to motivate me to even try anything else.

 

[cymric]

In the unlikely event that reformulation strikes, you'd best have a good backup.

 

[Wishoot]

You overlooked a soap that would rank near or at the top. Vintage old Old Spice!. This lathers like there is no tomorrow!

Absolutely!

I used my Old Spice this morning and I loved it. I wish it was still in production.