Greetings. This is my first post here.
I purchased a tub of the Cremo Lathering Sandalwood Cream recently from Target and was less-than-impressed with how the lather turned out. As some others have noted, it goes on rather thin and can break down quickly. Anyway, I sent a message to Cremo about this, and they responded that this product has been reformulated, and they'll be sending me a free tub of the newer version. I don't know if the reformulated version has hit the stores yet or not, and I'll look to post an update when I get the new version in the mail.
This morning I gave the original version of their lathering cream another try, but without a brush or attempt to build up a lather. Just rubbed it into my washed, wet face with my fingers and shaved with my Merkur 38HD with an Astra platinum blade. The shave was good. Slickness was nice and never felt like I was needing more cushioning. Worth noting: I'm a newbie to DE shaving and my only other frame of reference to non-aerosol shaving cream or soap is with Proraso Refreshing soap in a bowl.
I'm pasting the message I received from Cremo below as a reference. It also includes their suggestion about the best cream-to-water ratio for the current product. Hope this info helps. Happy shaving!
Dear Michael,
Thank you for your email and inquiry.
We have in fact reformulated our Lathering Cremo to be more lathering and to enhance the Sandalwood scent. Why don't you send us your mailing address, and we'll send you a replacement tub of our new Lathering Shave Cream. We promise satisfaction and we mean it.
And, before you chuck the earlier tub of Lathering Cremo, please know that lather or not, it's the lubrication from coconut-oil that delivers the performance Cremo is known and celebrated for. For those days when you may not have time to perform your full, brush & bowl shaving routine, this first generation Lathering will be a great alternative for your shave.
I should also mention that one of our customers, conducted a series of tests to determine the right combination of water and Lathering shave cream to product maximum lather. He sent us pictures that showed an impressive results, informing us that 1.5 tablespoons water to 1 tbsp cream was the right mixture.
All our best,
Fred Greene / Director of Customer Care
Cremo Company, LLC
Laguna Beach, California
I purchased a tub of the Cremo Lathering Sandalwood Cream recently from Target and was less-than-impressed with how the lather turned out. As some others have noted, it goes on rather thin and can break down quickly. Anyway, I sent a message to Cremo about this, and they responded that this product has been reformulated, and they'll be sending me a free tub of the newer version. I don't know if the reformulated version has hit the stores yet or not, and I'll look to post an update when I get the new version in the mail.
This morning I gave the original version of their lathering cream another try, but without a brush or attempt to build up a lather. Just rubbed it into my washed, wet face with my fingers and shaved with my Merkur 38HD with an Astra platinum blade. The shave was good. Slickness was nice and never felt like I was needing more cushioning. Worth noting: I'm a newbie to DE shaving and my only other frame of reference to non-aerosol shaving cream or soap is with Proraso Refreshing soap in a bowl.
I'm pasting the message I received from Cremo below as a reference. It also includes their suggestion about the best cream-to-water ratio for the current product. Hope this info helps. Happy shaving!
Dear Michael,
Thank you for your email and inquiry.
We have in fact reformulated our Lathering Cremo to be more lathering and to enhance the Sandalwood scent. Why don't you send us your mailing address, and we'll send you a replacement tub of our new Lathering Shave Cream. We promise satisfaction and we mean it.
And, before you chuck the earlier tub of Lathering Cremo, please know that lather or not, it's the lubrication from coconut-oil that delivers the performance Cremo is known and celebrated for. For those days when you may not have time to perform your full, brush & bowl shaving routine, this first generation Lathering will be a great alternative for your shave.
I should also mention that one of our customers, conducted a series of tests to determine the right combination of water and Lathering shave cream to product maximum lather. He sent us pictures that showed an impressive results, informing us that 1.5 tablespoons water to 1 tbsp cream was the right mixture.
All our best,
Fred Greene / Director of Customer Care
Cremo Company, LLC
Laguna Beach, California