Y’all win. Bough a tub and am going to use it this a.m.!
Newbie thought. Put 14g in a bowl, let it sit in the open air for 2-5 weeks and try again. Mine burned like crazy when I first got it. I switched to a milder blade and milder razor (Viking Blade Chieftain Jr.) though the best result is with the Rapira. Probably took me 2-3 months before I could use it without burning, my face just was not used to the tallow. Exfoliate the night before and instead of soaps just try a wash cloth-no soap. Also, to reduce irritation I did most of the loading and lather building straight in the bowl. Two-and-fro motions, back and forth motions like painting. No swirl and no scratches from circular motions.Unfortunately I couldn't get through the first pass and had to wash it off my face. I liked the marzipan scent just fine. It burned bad though. I have never tried another Almond soap.
Guilty as charged.Have not used my first tub yet, but I love walking by and opening it up and smelling it. It has a nice pleasing delicious scent. smells like almond and cherries.
I bought a tub and liked it initially but there was an ingredient in it that caused it to turn rancid in about a year. That's never happened with other soaps or creams I've purchased. Cella is off my radar now and not recommended.another thing, I read by some that cella sometimes goes bad or rancid. will this be a problem for the regular 5.2 oz tubs? I usually keep my unused soaps in a cabinet. have any of you had problems with your cella going rancid or bad? this may just be a problem for the brick sized cella they sell I think.
Hope that solves the problem.I really like the performance of Cella red, so I keep the tub in the fridge just to keep it from possibly going bad.
I used cella a few days ago. Did not get a real good lather. It dried out on me. I don't know if it's because I didn't load enough or add enough water. the container is very small and it's sometimes hard to fit a brush in there to pick up lather.I also used a ton of stirling frost drops with the cella and I am wondering if that is responsible for the dry lather I got from cella. Menthol is from what I hear to be somewhat of a lather killer.
I actually just used cella again today and got a much better lather. I loaded more and did not add any stirling frost drops to the soap.Instead of using the tub, I would suggest that you dip out a Dollop with your finger and work up your lather in a bowl. Then try using more water. Cella is capable of making some great lather.