Looks promising.
If you had to use it, what would be your preferred bar (bath) soap to lather with for your shave?
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No brainer, it’s gotta be Dove. Worked great years ago before I even knew shaving soap was a thing.
Got some SV soap when I bought the AS shave soap kit for $5 more figured try it
So the round hand/body soap WOW the stuff was so insane slick could not believe it compared to any other I have tried
would choose that as of today but glad I do not have to
So the round hand/body soap WOW the stuff was so insane slick could not believe it compared to any other I have tried
would choose that as of today but glad I do not have to
To my nose, Arko is just like Ivory soap.
I'd use Yardley Levander soap, it is one of my favorite soaps and it has tallow. I've used in a pinch and it wasn't all that bad.
Haha. I admit I mistakenly bought a bar of PDP bath soap thinking it was the shave soap. I used it more than a few times quite successfully.
Smells great by the way!
PdP Karite Shea Butter Bar
Dove because I've used it and it makes a decent lather with a brush. Ivory was actually promoted as a shave soap at one time but I don't find it to lather as well as Dove with a brush, but it works well enough without a brush.
A blend of 2/3d's Dove Men+Care and 1/3 Ivory. Actually tested (posted on this) a 50/50 blend and it made a decent shave soap. Adjusted blend is where I would go based on the test results. Dove provides long lasting lather with Ivory for more slickness.
While decent I still prefer actual shave soaps including my blends. Note that when using Dove for superlathering with actual shave soaps I take the amount way down to 15-20% of the total with excellent results.
While decent I still prefer actual shave soaps including my blends. Note that when using Dove for superlathering with actual shave soaps I take the amount way down to 15-20% of the total with excellent results.
Shaved in the shower with various bath soaps as a kid. I think that could have been during the track 2 years. Wasn't smart then, isn't smart now. I don't shower in the sink and I don't shave in the shower. Bath soaps are not designed to be good shaving soaps, they are designed to remove dirt and oil from your body but not lube your skin. People gonna do what they gonna do.
I picked up a bar of Yardley English Lavender at a local dollar store today. I'm going to shave off a bit and use it for my next lather. We'll see how this goes. I'll also be using my newly acquired 1946 Gillette Ranger Tech for this shave. Looking forward to it!
I tried regular Dove soap a couple times just for fun..lathered well with a brush, and was able to get a couple decent yet not comfortable shaves with it. Just didn’t have enough slickness for my liking that you get from an actual shave soap. Haven’t tried the Men’s Care versions of Dove soap, some are marketed to be used as a shaving soap so I would assume those work better and have more slickness adding ingredients.
I’m going to try Pears glycerin soap sometime. I use it to wash my face before I shave and it lathers up fantastic with just your hands, interested to see what a shaving brush can do.
I’m going to try Pears glycerin soap sometime. I use it to wash my face before I shave and it lathers up fantastic with just your hands, interested to see what a shaving brush can do.
Yardley English Lavender. My bath soap for almost 2 decades!
Scrubbing bubbles for the win.
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I have tried SR shaving with Pears Transparent (India) glycerine soap. It lathered very easily but didn't have the slickness need for SR shaving. It may be suitable for "safety" razor shaving.
I use Pears Transparent (India) every morning to was my face before lathering. It works very well at removing any oils on the whiskers to allow them to absorb water.
Would probably use my wifes Caprina goats milk soap.
I was out of town recently and picked up a bar of Green Tea Rose bath soap as well as a puck of the new Shave soap from from Dollar Tree and decided to do a side by side comparison.
The bath soap made a thick stable lather which was surprising indeed. I think most of us shrug the idea of bar soap shaving as being for rookies mackaskistics, but the truth is that some bar soaps can provide a great shaving experience but just like with shave soaps they are NOT all created equal. But man the shave with the bar soap had a great scent with a very slick stable lather and am still shocked. The truth is there are plenty of options out there that work great if one is either willing to have a honest experiment, or on a strict budget perhaps.
The bath soap made a thick stable lather which was surprising indeed. I think most of us shrug the idea of bar soap shaving as being for rookies mackaskistics, but the truth is that some bar soaps can provide a great shaving experience but just like with shave soaps they are NOT all created equal. But man the shave with the bar soap had a great scent with a very slick stable lather and am still shocked. The truth is there are plenty of options out there that work great if one is either willing to have a honest experiment, or on a strict budget perhaps.
The house brand for Whole Foods? I'm seeing closer to $8 a bar on Amazon.
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