No, I have 2 jars of MDC Argumes & Fougere, but 2 going on 3 jars of Ethos, a Canada, and 2 pucks of SV I rotate.
It still seems unbelievable, but if you say it is so, I am sure it is.
Doug
How long do you you load your MDC?
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It still seems unbelievable, but if you say it is so, I am sure it is.
Doug
8 to 10 swirls per shave about 10 seconds with the scrubby brushes I use...after i used it here and there for awhile I did 6 months straight thru and had about a 1/4 jar left. 2 pass on cheeks and neck... 3 pass on upper/lower lip and chin. One of the best for me on how many swirls it takes to load the brush.
I do.
No need to wet & bloom MdC..used my travel jar of original scent today w/BullGoose 2012 horsehair beehive brush
A couple of quick swirls across the top and there was more lather than I needed for my 3-pass shave
A couple of quick swirls across the top and there was more lather than I needed for my 3-pass shave
I probably spend at most 15 seconds loading MdC. I do a four-pass shave on my face and neck and a two-pass shave on my head. My MdC lasted for 258 shaves.
Ive owned my original 200g jar for almost 1.5 years. I used it probably 33% of the time (i shave every day) for about the first 9 months and have used it daily for the last 9 months. I still have probably 20% of the jar left. I load between 10 and 20 seconds. I cant imagine how you could use it up in 3 months unless you're using a steel wool brush to shave with.
I load about 50 light swirls which takes between 30 and 40 seconds. I have the 130g size in the le canele glass bowl. I’m just seeing a dent in the top after 24 shaves. My goal is not to make this soap last but to enjoy it yet I wouldn’t be surprised to get more than 300 shave which would get me close to 500 shaves if it were the 200g size. When I hear or read about people finishing a tub in less than a month, the cost of MdC is far more economical. I wouldn’t mind paying a premium for a premium product but in the case of MdC based on the number of uses I am not paying a premium price.
I know the thread title says MDC....we are all talking about Martin de Candre shaving soap right? I'm still trying to wrap my head around how a 200g jar could only last 3 months...
No sir! 200g jar from Planète Rasoir in Paris. 120 fine shaves!
150 shaves from a 200g jar…had to be using a yak for a shaving brush!
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I can only go about 15 seconds unless I distract myself by thinking about baseball or something.
I can't imagine loading MdC for more than 10 sec.. I think my average is around 5 sec. With a short load like this, it can still take A LOT of water. (I do lightly bloom the soap for around 20-30 sec) Excellent value!
Depends on the brush. It usually doesn't take more than 10 secs with a synthetic but I will have to load around 20-30 secs with my dense badgers.
My typical brush is a 22mm TGN finest!
There must be some massive batch variation or some people have ultra soft water.
I was burning through my brain bowl very quickly.
Mdc is a hot process soap. It doesn’t last that long. I’m not sure how the myth started.
Something like pre de Provence or tabac will last 5 times longer than mdc.
I was burning through my brain bowl very quickly.
Mdc is a hot process soap. It doesn’t last that long. I’m not sure how the myth started.
Something like pre de Provence or tabac will last 5 times longer than mdc.
This strikes me as I recall you’ve had 70+ shaves with a 50g la Toja Stick, right? Something just doesn’t add up to me
I load MDC for 15-20 seconds. Even with my Chubbies and Omega Pros. Only other soaps I can load that little time are La Toja stick (mashed into a bowl) and Castle Forbes. Others like Tabac, Proraso, MWF, Valobra, Cella I load 30-35 seconds
from the soaps I’ve finished, my average usage is 1.2-1.3g per shave. I expect MDC to be closer to 0.8-1.0g per shave
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MdC.....one of my favorite soaps. I load for 10 to 15 seconds, depending on which brush. 
La Toja is a harder soap?
I picked the lowest number, but I never load for 10 seconds, more like 6.
There are a few variables that make this less than useful information:
1. My water
2. My brush
3. How much or little water I leave in my brush
4. How quickly I swirl the brush on the puck
5. How much pressure I use on the puck (related to #3)
6. How much lather I have left after the shave
A jar of MdC lasts me 13 months of daily 3 pass shaves. I use what I believe is a normal amount of lather. Some people go much longer, but I suspect they like thinner lather than I do.
I can't even imagine how I'd go through a jar in 4 months - something very different going on there.
There are a few variables that make this less than useful information:
1. My water
2. My brush
3. How much or little water I leave in my brush
4. How quickly I swirl the brush on the puck
5. How much pressure I use on the puck (related to #3)
6. How much lather I have left after the shave
A jar of MdC lasts me 13 months of daily 3 pass shaves. I use what I believe is a normal amount of lather. Some people go much longer, but I suspect they like thinner lather than I do.
I can't even imagine how I'd go through a jar in 4 months - something very different going on there.
