Has anyone tried Altesse Triple Milled Shaving soap?
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Yes, I have tried it. The scent was interesting but the shave was mediocre. I gave it away. Save your money. It reminds me of Arko.
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LOLAustin said:
Austin said:
That bad, huh?
I got these ingredients from a french shaving forum:
The first ingredients look okay, but the kaolin is often characteristic of inferior soaps.
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The first ingredients look okay, but the kaolin is often characteristic of inferior soaps.
Necrothread!!!
I had a cake of this a decade or so ago. It was awful. No protection, no slickness, just awful. The scent was nice though.
I'll note that the primary seller of this States' side has discontinued it. Gee, I wonder why?
That said I've seen glowing reviews for it in places and I can't understand why. Maybe I need to revisit it? Usually the French are pretty good at what they produce, I dunno.
Chris
I'll note that the primary seller of this States' side has discontinued it. Gee, I wonder why?
That said I've seen glowing reviews for it in places and I can't understand why. Maybe I need to revisit it? Usually the French are pretty good at what they produce, I dunno.
Chris
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
They also make Durance lol. The cream is non-lathering and apparently so is the soap.
Cheers, Steve
Ha, ha, Steve! Good one!
Yep there's good and bad everywhere.
Chris
Yep there's good and bad everywhere.
Chris
Holy moly necro.
But a post got me curious, Kaolin Clay is usually a sign of an inferior product? Anybody care to elaborate if you think this is true?
I didn't know this was the case, I thought it was some sort of exotic skin moisturizing ingredient
But a post got me curious, Kaolin Clay is usually a sign of an inferior product? Anybody care to elaborate if you think this is true?
I didn't know this was the case, I thought it was some sort of exotic skin moisturizing ingredient
This soap has been discontinued is no longer available.
Less knowledgeable soapmakers will add clay to a standard soap recipe and call it shaving soap. Clay improves slickness, but can't make up for an othewise insufficient formula. Clay is a drying agent. It has an ability to wick up oils as it dries, which is what you want in a mud mask, not so much in a shaving soap.
Very interesting. If I see this in a soap, is it safe to assume it's subpar? The artisan added it as a quick fix?
I don't see it that way. There are some very well respected shaving soaps with clay. It's a bad sign when a manufacturer's shaving soap and bath soap have the same ingredients list, but for the additional clay.
No. Not at all. Some of my best Asian soaps have clay of one type or another. Not at all a red flag to me.
