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I'll have to check, but I'm thinking no.
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Have a blessed weekend, my friend.
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Thanks, brother, same to you.
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I don’t think I have a skin allergy to the soap after all. I wiped some lather on the soft skin on the back of my hand and let it air dry. No reaction. Maybe my face simply needed to settle down from an aggressive shave the other day.
@blethenstrom what about this? Is this a common ingredient in soaps?
Likely a fragrance in the soap and may be in a lower concentration. Salicylates are keratolytic, a fancy word for eating the top layer of skin off. Not knowing the concentration it is hard to tell if it would matter. Likely not or they would have more complaints. But @Jay21 has a sensitive jaw from the dental work of years past.
You don't stalk the mailman? You need to up your game!Oh man I have not even opened my IB package yet. I completely forgot.
That’s how you can tell you have too much stuff!Oh man I have not even opened my IB package yet. I completely forgot.
You've got that right!That’s how you can tell you have too much stuff!
At least I don't scare the mailman half to death when he thinks he is being attacked by a crazy man.You don't stalk the mailman? You need to up your game!
They got to know me very well at the local UPS store in St. Clair Shores, MI. That's where I would go to send my blade PIFs. I would walk in and they would say "You're mailing shave gear again, right?" 
I'm glad there's a UPS store minutes from my new place. They haven't seen me in a year, but they will soon.
I'm glad there's a UPS store minutes from my new place. They haven't seen me in a year, but they will soon.
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Pre-shave: Neutrogena Hydro Boost
Brush: RR 400 Plissoft, matte handle
Soap: RR What the Puck Blue Label, mug loaded and lathered
Razor: Baili TTO
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Number of passes: 2, XTG
Touchups or buffs: No
Aftershave: Old Spice and Nivea Sensitive balm
Sting: none
Result: CCS (stubble ATG on neck)
I repeated the same shave as yesterday and I'm pleased to report it was 100% drama free. It wasn't the closest shave I've ever had, but it was nice and satisfying. It seems like I do not have an allergy or the sort to the What the Puck soap, which is great because I absolutely love it. It makes lather bombs that have slickness for days. There is some ingredient in it that has a slight cooling effect, but I can't figure out which one. I'm not the biggest fan of the cooling effect during the shave, but I'll learn to live with it, or maybe I'll adjust to it and no longer sense it in time, because the soap is really that fantastic.
Brush: RR 400 Plissoft, matte handle
Soap: RR What the Puck Blue Label, mug loaded and lathered
Razor: Baili TTO
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Number of passes: 2, XTG
Touchups or buffs: No
Aftershave: Old Spice and Nivea Sensitive balm
Sting: none
Result: CCS (stubble ATG on neck)
I repeated the same shave as yesterday and I'm pleased to report it was 100% drama free. It wasn't the closest shave I've ever had, but it was nice and satisfying. It seems like I do not have an allergy or the sort to the What the Puck soap, which is great because I absolutely love it. It makes lather bombs that have slickness for days. There is some ingredient in it that has a slight cooling effect, but I can't figure out which one. I'm not the biggest fan of the cooling effect during the shave, but I'll learn to live with it, or maybe I'll adjust to it and no longer sense it in time, because the soap is really that fantastic.
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Pre-shave: Neutrogena Hydro Boost
Brush: RR 400 butterscotch noir
Soap: RR What the Puck Blue Label, mug loaded and lathered
Razor: Baili TTO
Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
Number of passes: 2, XTG
Touchups or buffs: No
Aftershave: Old Spice and Nivea Sensitive balm
Sting: maybe some tingles
Result: CCS (stubble ATG on neck)
I'm not exactly sure what's going on with the What the Puck soap. I wouldn't describe is as sting or irritation, but there is definitely a different post-shave skin feel to it. There is a tingle and slight edge to it, for lack of better words. I'm not sure if I like it and I have to decide if I'll keep using the soap. I really hope I can end up using it because it is superb. Today I whipped up some wonderfully thick lather. I'll try a different soap tomorrow and compare how they feel. I hope it's not an issue with Nacets, because I now have over 400. I never had a problem with them before.
Brush: RR 400 butterscotch noir
Soap: RR What the Puck Blue Label, mug loaded and lathered
Razor: Baili TTO
Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
Number of passes: 2, XTG
Touchups or buffs: No
Aftershave: Old Spice and Nivea Sensitive balm
Sting: maybe some tingles
Result: CCS (stubble ATG on neck)
I'm not exactly sure what's going on with the What the Puck soap. I wouldn't describe is as sting or irritation, but there is definitely a different post-shave skin feel to it. There is a tingle and slight edge to it, for lack of better words. I'm not sure if I like it and I have to decide if I'll keep using the soap. I really hope I can end up using it because it is superb. Today I whipped up some wonderfully thick lather. I'll try a different soap tomorrow and compare how they feel. I hope it's not an issue with Nacets, because I now have over 400. I never had a problem with them before.
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It seems that two ingredients found in What the Puck Blue Label (Alpha Isomethyl Ionone and Benzyl Salicylate) are known skin irritants. These aren't in the other soaps I've used, and they aren't in the What the Puck Black Label and Green Label. I'll try Arko again tomorrow to establish a baseline and then try the other What the Pucks later. But I have a feeling that I can't use the Blue Label anymore.
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If it’s not those ingredients, then it’s probably the lanolin. Wool has aways made me a bit itchy.
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Pre-shave: Neutrogena Hydro Boost
Brush: RR 400 butterscotch noir
Soap: Arko, mug loaded and lathered
Razor: Baili TTO
Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
Number of passes: 2, XTG
Touchups or buffs: No
Aftershave: Old Spice and Nivea Sensitive balm
Sting: maybe some tingles (not from this shave)
Result: CCS (stubble ATG on neck)
I woke up with some bumps and patches of irritation on my face from where I previously used What the Puck. I think the mystery is over. I cannot use this soap. I shaved with Arko this morning and it was a very different experience despite still having some lingering issues from What the Puck. It will probably take another day or two for my face to fully settle down, but I'm on the right track.
What the Puck indeed.
Brush: RR 400 butterscotch noir
Soap: Arko, mug loaded and lathered
Razor: Baili TTO
Blade: Gillette Nacet (3)
Number of passes: 2, XTG
Touchups or buffs: No
Aftershave: Old Spice and Nivea Sensitive balm
Sting: maybe some tingles (not from this shave)
Result: CCS (stubble ATG on neck)
I woke up with some bumps and patches of irritation on my face from where I previously used What the Puck. I think the mystery is over. I cannot use this soap. I shaved with Arko this morning and it was a very different experience despite still having some lingering issues from What the Puck. It will probably take another day or two for my face to fully settle down, but I'm on the right track.
What the Puck indeed.
And the other half is extreme violence.
It's time to "Puck Off" or "Get the Puck outta here" or "Stop Pucking around" or "Puck This...I'm done"
or "It's about Pucking time", "Puck me...", "This is Pucking crap", "Puck ya later, alligator", "Pucking useless..." etc
Pucking BADABOOM! Time to "puck off...pilgrim"
Damn new soaps! We are facing the same thing at the same time. I have that issue with my Crann Bethadh. I really wanted to like the soap. I tried a different soap from the same manufacturer and was fine, so I am thinking its a fragrance thing. Hopefully the other two RR pucks work for you!
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