Cult of Palmolive

[Greg1911]

I only have 100 Palmolive sticks. Do I qualify for the cult?

I love the stuff. I am a Speick fan, too, and have pondered milling the two together: pine fougere from Palmolive and lavender chypre from Speick; slightly medicinal and wonderfully earthy rich...should be great! Either way, the lather will be incredible.

Regardless, I hope to use Palmolive often until the day I die...and preferably thereafter.

And I thought I was nuts with 14

getting dangerously low on both. must get more asap.

See, you need to learn from Tboner & myself - don't take chances! Besides, they may reformulate it into total crap and you need a good stash just in case.

 

[flametop]

my face burns like hell after using the palmo stick. i will throw it away...

 

[mjclark]

I'm very new to shaving with brush and soap, and picked up one of these Palmolive "gut" sticks in Superdrug for 75p not knowing whether it was a good choice or not.
I was very pleased to see this thread and realise that it was​ a fine choice and then even more pleased to get a lovely shave from it later...

 

[demaro]

I have four on order , I am hoping they will be in tomorrow and in time for tomorrow's shave.. I am really looking forward to experiencing the legendary Palmolive stick !!

 

[kiwimike]

Euro Palmolive is a magic soap.
Loads and lathers quickly and easily and provides a slick protective lather.
Not sure how to describe the scent but to me it smells like a good shave.

 

[Eeyore]

my face burns like hell after using the palmo stick. i will throw it away...

Really? I have used it for a few days now, and it is much more neutral than my regular soap (De Vergulde Hand). Besides, it is ridiculously inexpensive at EUR 1,20 per tube.

 

[rum]

I'm very new to shaving with brush and soap, and picked up one of these Palmolive "gut" sticks in Superdrug for 75p not knowing whether it was a good choice or not.
I was very pleased to see this thread and realise that it was​ a fine choice and then even more pleased to get a lovely shave from it later...

At 75p you've been ripped-off. 50p at Tesco and 49p at Asda

 

[TBoner]

Used it this morning. Damn. That lather is good.

Do I wish it were not artificially dyed? Yes. Do I wish it smelled like lavender EO? Yes.

Have I ever come across a soap that met those two criteria but lathered like Palmolive? No.*

*Caveat: I can't use anything with shea or lanolin, or I might answer this question differently, given what I read about some of the artisan products.

 

[TBoner]

And I thought I was nuts with 14



See, you need to learn from Tboner & myself - don't take chances! Besides, they may reformulate it into total crap and you need a good stash just in case.

You are nuts - keeping only 14 on hand? If reformulation occurs, I could use a stick a month and be good to go for almost a decade! Doesn't sound so crazy now, does it?

 

[DavidB]

You are nuts - keeping only 14 on hand? If reformulation occurs, I could use a stick a month and be good to go for almost a decade! Doesn't sound so crazy now, does it?

I was wondering how long a Palmolive stick lasts. Is a month typical? I don't use any product long enough exclusively to get a sense.

Dave

 

[mblakele]

I was wondering how long a Palmolive stick lasts. Is a month typical? I don't use any product long enough exclusively to get a sense.

Plan on two months. At http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...bottom-of-a-Shave-Stick?p=5005932#post5005932 it was about 70 down to the plastic ring. I would guess there are another 10-15 shaves in the stub, if you are of a frugal bent.

 

[TBoner]

I agree it will last more than a month, closer to two. So, scratch my earlier statement. Two decades. Two decades of shave greatness! Just sayin'.

 

[oc_in_fw]

my face burns like hell after using the palmo stick. i will throw it away...

Please reconsider- I didn't care for Arko one bit, but someone here wanted to try it. Yeah, the $2 spent on postage was more than Arko costs, but I don't like waste.

 

[Gytis]

Palmolive is not locally available here, but I got a tube of classic cream once, and felt in love - found two more tubes of the cream. I think I have to buy more online, and question is about the Palmolive stick - is it better/worse than the Palmolive cream? Sure I know YMMV, but I need just know how you find the difference. Thank for your thoughts.

 

[mjclark]

Palmolive is not locally available here, but I got a tube of classic cream once, and felt in love - found two more tubes of the cream. I think I have to buy more online, and question is about the Palmolive stick - is it better/worse than the Palmolive cream? Sure I know YMMV, but I need just know how you find the difference. Thank for your thoughts.

The Palmolive stick is equally if not more awesome and explodes with lather. It has a great scent with an extra spicy note which the cream doesn't have and in the UK it sells for 50p!

 

[Eeyore]

Prices for the stick in most eurozone countries range between €0, 80 and €1, 30.

I think that the stick creates a slicker lather indeed.

 

[Gytis]

The Palmolive stick is equally if not more awesome and explodes with lather. It has a great scent with an extra spicy note which the cream doesn't have and in the UK it sells for 50p!

Extra spicy note?? I already love it )) thanks, will definitely get it!

 

[s2mason]

Just got 2 sticks in the mail, looking forward to trying it. It's gonna take something special to outperform a stick of Arko!

 

[s2mason]

Forgot to add, got off Amazon $6 for 2sticks with shipping. If it performs anywhere near the hype, it's still a great deal at US costs

 

[TonyJoe]

Bump. Palmolive is a great soap at a great price.

Mods, maybe this should be on the Clubs and Brotherhoods board?