It's a good soap IMO. Performance is above average for sure. Scent is ok...a more neutral/clean soap scent. Good stuff!
Same here. Very easy to lather new version Tabac with my synthetic and excellent performance. In an open bowl I was surprised at how fast the scent dissipated. Actually like it at mild levels. Was only too strong on the first day of use.*Hijack alert*
I've only used the new version. Without knowing the old version to compare it to I find it an extremely easy to lather soap that provides excellent slickness and all around great performance. I even started to crave the scent after awhile.
Abso-freakin'-lutely!A good thing about The Fat is the smell. You don't smell like an old lady's purse, cat urine, a cheap whore, or the stuff that comes out of the backside of a cow eating spring grass. A lot of shaving soaps are perfumed by wannabe perfumers who use shaving soap customers as guinea pigs. Like La Toja, The Fat has a nice, soft, just showered smell and it is a smell that doesn't interfere with the day's choice of aftershave.
I read in another thread it was due to concerns about mad cow disease potentially being spread from tainted tallow.No one has really explained the advantages of going Vegan soaps through out Europe. Speick did the same thing also and that is one excellent soap IMO.
You didn't mention Voodoo spells using chicken blood and feathers. But don't bother, they didn't work for me.I've tried all the internet folklore to get this soap to work, and nope. Not for me. Thin. Runny, finally with enough work I can get a lather. But it disappears from my face before I can even pick up my razor. Oh well.
Back to my favorite - seize the helm! (Soap Commander)
So you literally fill the MWF container enough to cover the MWF puck?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?.........What I did was to cover the puck completely with water and soak in the container overnight. The puck will swell as it rehydrates and fill the container. After that, I wet my brush...........
Yes. That soap is dehydrated and that's why people have trouble. Even the folks at MWF recommend doing this. Fill the container so that it covers the puck completely and let it sit overnight, at least. It will absorb all of the water and swell to fill the container. When you get ready to shave, pour off any water still remaining (I use this as a preshave sometimes). Then, after wetting your brush, shake it three times good. Then, squeeze it out gently. Now, start loading the brush. I not only load my tips, but I splay the brush, too. Lather will start coming up. Ignore this for now. After you load the brush for a minute, go to your bowl and build the lather. Once you get that going, start painting your face really well. If the soap is a little too dry, put a little of the brush tip briefly in water. A little goes a very long way. Paint more, just like any soap. It will be rich and creamy. It's not as complicated as the telling. When you are finished, cover the soap. Don't let it dry out or you will have to do it all again. From this point on, you only need to prepare your brush as above and load and lather.So you literally fill the MWF container enough to cover the MWF puck?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?
For years, I've never understood people having trouble with MWF! It's a brilliant shaving soap that's incredibly easy to lather, hard water or not.Yes. That soap is dehydrated and that's why people have trouble. Even the folks at MWF recommend doing this. Fill the container so that it covers the puck completely and let it sit overnight, at least. It will absorb all of the water and swell to fill the container. When you get ready to shave, pour off any water still remaining (I use this as a preshave sometimes). Then, after wetting your brush, shake it three times good. Then, squeeze it out gently. Now, start loading the brush. I not only load my tips, but I splay the brush, too. Lather will start coming up. Ignore this for now. After you load the brush for a minute, go to your bowl and build the lather. Once you get that going, start painting your face really well. If the soap is a little too dry, put a little of the brush tip briefly in water. A little goes a very long way. Paint more, just like any soap. It will be rich and creamy. It's not as complicated as the telling. When you are finished, cover the soap. Don't let it dry out or you will have to do it all again. From this point on, you only need to prepare your brush as above and load and lather.
BTW, this method works with other hard soaps, too.
I wished I had known this info prior to disposing my previous MWF puck.Yes. That soap is dehydrated and that's why people have trouble. Even the folks at MWF.........BTW, this method works with other hard soaps, too.
Also for @Doc Dan and @MoreArtfulFor years, I've never understood people having trouble with MWF! It's a brilliant shaving soap that's incredibly easy to lather, hard water or not.
Some do that. I don't. I use the rehydration method because it is easy and consistent. There are other methods of using this soap, too. If it works for you and you are happy, that's good.I got mwf for the first time a month ago and have used it twice so far. I read somewhere that grating it up and stuffing it back into the bowl helps with lathering. I did that and haven’t had trouble. Face feels great afterwards.
How on earth does grating it and stuffing it back into the bowl do anything whatsoever to help with lathering??I got mwf for the first time a month ago and have used it twice so far. I read somewhere that grating it up and stuffing it back into the bowl helps with lathering. I did that and haven’t had trouble. Face feels great afterwards.