I'm always reading about how this or that person has a sensitivity to lanolin, but I rarely see specifics as to what the symptoms are.
I suspect that I may have a lanolin allergy, but I'm hoping I'm actually just poor at lathering. I bought a tube of Musgo Real a month or so ago, and though I love the scent, I feel like it doesn't provide a slick enough lather for me. As soon as I pass over a spot with my razor, there's no residual slickness; it becomes dry and sticky almost immediately. Maybe it's my imagination, but I've also noticed that the lather seems to dry out fairly quickly on my skin.
The other day I bought a puck of MWF, hoping for a fantastic shave, but experienced similar results as I did with Musgo. I tend to have dry skin, so I always use some sort of AS, but after applying MWF to my face and simply rinsing it off and patting dry, my face got a bit tight after a few minutes. Maybe my lathering technique needs work, but I can generate great lather with Tabac, TOBS, Proraso, AOS, etc. I know people have difficulty lathering MWF, but I think I lathered it pretty well (thick).
Does this sound like an lanolin sensitivity? I experience no burning, itching, reddening, or anything of that sort. If anything, it seems like either my face or the soap is sucking up all of the slickness.
I suspect that I may have a lanolin allergy, but I'm hoping I'm actually just poor at lathering. I bought a tube of Musgo Real a month or so ago, and though I love the scent, I feel like it doesn't provide a slick enough lather for me. As soon as I pass over a spot with my razor, there's no residual slickness; it becomes dry and sticky almost immediately. Maybe it's my imagination, but I've also noticed that the lather seems to dry out fairly quickly on my skin.
The other day I bought a puck of MWF, hoping for a fantastic shave, but experienced similar results as I did with Musgo. I tend to have dry skin, so I always use some sort of AS, but after applying MWF to my face and simply rinsing it off and patting dry, my face got a bit tight after a few minutes. Maybe my lathering technique needs work, but I can generate great lather with Tabac, TOBS, Proraso, AOS, etc. I know people have difficulty lathering MWF, but I think I lathered it pretty well (thick).
Does this sound like an lanolin sensitivity? I experience no burning, itching, reddening, or anything of that sort. If anything, it seems like either my face or the soap is sucking up all of the slickness.