Balea Sensitive Shaving Cream Review

[ivan_101]

I have tried the Balea cream. I know it is supposed to be a very basic product, but I think they could do a little bit better. The unpleasant smell is the least concern. It is lacking in cushion and in slickness. Not recommended.
The Balea aftershave is decent though.

 

[Demolition]

Shoppers Drug Mart (Canada) used to import the full line of Balea products from Germany. The regular prices were very low and the sale prices were practically give-aways. On one of those sales, I picked up a can of the shave gel for $1.99. (This was before I discovered B&B. I figured one soap was as good as another back then.)

However, I only got to try it once before Shoppers sent an e-mail saying that the canned shave gels were recalled due to "excessive pressure" and that they should be returned to the store. They knew that I had bought it because I opted for e-mail receipts. The recall notice is still up at: Shoppers Drug Mart Withdraws Specific Lot Codes of Balea Shave Gels

When I brought it to the cashier, she called a guy from the back who placed the can in a big lidded trash cart. I must have had a puzzled expression on my face because the guy looked at me and said "It could have blown up in your face."

Okay.

As for the shave gel itself, I don't remember much about it other than it left my skin feeling dry. The scent was slightly medicine-y, but not objectionable. I guess the only good thing about it was that it was super-cheap.

 

[FL shaver]

Wow! Crisis averted!

 

[FL shaver]

I needed a fast shave today and I reached for Balea for a brushless shave. After applying the cream, I grabbed a brush. It’d only take a couple more seconds to face lather. Unfortunately, I think it performs better than Estoril from Portugal, which I have been using daily.

 

[Acmemfg]

Bought this a while back in Berlin. Won’t buy it again, but didn’t toss it away either.

 

[Z-2]

One of my favorites, cheap and great cream for daily shaving. Love the scent too (along with matched aftershave balm)

 

[SrPaco]

Today I have shaved with Balea cream, for the fourth or fifth time.

I bought it in a DM store in Vienna, DM is from Germany and has stores in several countries.

A correct cream, without more. A good shave and a correct closeness and sensation on the skin after shaving.

But it has 2 flaws that I don't like:

1 - I need an amount like 3x or 4x compared to other creams.

2 - It seems that it causes me to lose several hairs of the brush. My brush is an Omega bristle brush that is only 3 months old and it seems that shaving with Balea makes it lose bristles.

 

[Lather and Razors]

Sounds like it’s unsuitable for a boar bristles, use synthetic brush instead.

 

[Dobric]

Balea is very good, I have tried shower gel and shampoo, boar and synthetic brushes, Q10 face cream, and face wash, as far as I have noticed it's quite similar to Nivea, only difference is the price that is 3 times less

 

[SrPaco]

Sounds like it’s unsuitable for a boar bristles, use synthetic brush instead.

Years ago it also happened to me with Monsavon that made me lose a lot of hair on a badger brush and on another just like the one now.

Currently I only have this Omega boar

 

[lancre]

I'm currently using a tube of this with a brush for my shower shaves.

Comparing it to Nivea, Palmolive, or Proraso creams, I find:

1. It's a little less slick but not bad.
2. I need to use a bit more of it for the same amount of lather, but not a huge amount.
3. It's very lightly scented.
4. The post-shave feel is good, probably due to the aloe and glycerine.

At its current price, about 1 Euro, it's a winner. I'd probably be willing to pay the slight increase in cost for Nivea or Palmolive, but if I ran out while traveling and a DM was right next door to my hotel, I wouldn't bother to look any further. I'd buy it without hesitation.

 

[rhtoras]

if i remember correctly balea smells synthetic greenery plant
nice scent
mediocre cream but not one i would say it is unusable