Warned by both Italian and Croatian shavers that this cream from Serbia was a dud,I am feeling pretty lucky that I got a great shave with it !. My first attempt was good,but the lather was a little thin,the second shave I really gave the brush a hard couple of shakes,hit the cream,and added tiny amounts of hot water until the lather started to explode.Really big clouds of lather,great scent as well.Perfect shave,the lather was not as rich and thick,or had the glide of Proraso,Trumpers or Omega , but it was not a dud by a long shot,and was miles ahead of the Palmira Serbian cube...heavy duty metal tube with industrial size cap has no address or ingredients listed...a very nice economy cream.