Based on your likes, I’d give Mike’s Natural Soaps a try. They’re tallow based, not triple/quad milled like some you have but definitely on the firmer side compared to most other modern soaps, and not overwhelming in scent.I spent about a year experimenting with soaps to elevate the shave. Discovered preference for tallow-based soaps, hard soaps, slipperiness coeficient, and subtle scents. Went through quite a few stinkers to narrow the favorites down to this grouping:
Knowing my preferences, from your own personal experience, is there a currently produced soap that is missing from this list?
- Canada Shaving Soap: dense, handcrafted, slippery, earthy scent
- Haslinger Schafmilch:
- Pre de Provence No. 63
- ARKO!
- Martin de Candre
- Cella Crema da Barba
- Stirling mutton-based
- Saponificio Varesino
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Mike's are quite underrated, but also quite hard to get ahold of...everything he makes he sells.Based on your likes, I’d give Mike’s Natural Soaps a try. They’re tallow based, not triple/quad milled like some you have but definitely on the firmer side compared to most other modern soaps, and not overwhelming in scent.
Yeah that’s definitely been the constant knock on him. I have noticed in the past couple weeks though that he has had a lot of stuff in stock and available, so he might have made an effort to have more soap available for the holidays.Mike's are quite underrated, but also quite hard to get ahold of...everything he makes he sells.
Firm soap, yes; my Coconut has been used at least 8 times and I can't remotely tell it's been used, and I am a very heavy brush loader.
I spent about a year experimenting with soaps to elevate the shave. Discovered preference for tallow-based soaps, hard soaps, slipperiness coeficient, and subtle scents. Went through quite a few stinkers to narrow the favorites down to this grouping:
Knowing my preferences, from your own personal experience, is there a currently produced soap that is missing from this list?
- Canada Shaving Soap: dense, handcrafted, slippery, earthy scent
- Haslinger Schafmilch:
- Pre de Provence No. 63
- ARKO!
- Martin de Candre
- Cella Crema da Barba
- Stirling mutton-based
- Saponificio Varesino
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"what the puck" line from Razorock. Gold, blue, black and there's a fourth scent that I can't remember the color Cheap, very hard, subtle scent but not tallow. You have mdc on there so I figured it was worth a mention.
D.R. Harris.
Savonniere du Moulin is another one you should try. Performance is right up there. Plus the puck is narrow enough to use as a stick. Just be aware, though, that the scents are subtle.
Have you tried the triple butter or mango butter bases? I'm curious how all three compare.I would put the tallow-base soaps by Sudsy Soapery, at the level of Martin De Candre, Stirling Mutton, Haslinger and above Saponificio Varesino and Cella.