LEA soap stick = BEA?

[damooshki]

I recently purchased a few soap sticks from shaveabuck, including LEA and BEA. They appear to be the same soap right down to the lettering on the package with the exception of the L and B. Other than that, the LEA comes with a plastic cover that snaps to a plastic base and the BEA just comes with a plastic base in a cardboard box. LEA is also a dollar more. Thanks for any insight.

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

I always thought that BEA was that company's lower end stuff, but maybe all they did was chang the packaging to sell it as cheaper.

 

[Vlad]

To me the lather is the same. Lea smells nicer...Bea smells like detergent.

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

To me the lather is the same. Lea smells nicer...Bea smells like detergent.

I already thought LEA smelled like laundry detergent. I'm not sure how they could make it swing any more that direction.

 

[bruno]

Hi all,

(Sorry for not introducing myself first)

LEA and BEA are made by the same company in Vitoria, Spain. For marketing reasons I don´t know, BEA is found in many small cheapo convenience stores and LEA is more commonly found in malls and supermarkets.

They are almost the same thing, smell slightly different and come with either plastic casing or cardboard box in the case of the shaving stick.

This is a BEA shaving stick:

And this is a LEA shaving stick:

Regards!

 

[mdunn]

I thought Bea looked like this:

 

[BroJohn]

Bruno, all --

The ingredient list is completely different for each of these. The LEA stick is the better of the two and lathers somewhat more richly. Both are a good product, though unremarkable. The following comments apply to both products.

The stick is relatively hard and doesn't deposit soap as readily as many of the sticks I've used and tested. With extra passes of the stick over the beard I got a good amount of soap on the whiskers. The soap readily created a lather, and with a couple minutes of mixing obtained a good lather.

BEA did a good job of softening the whiskers, and lubed face well. Lather had started to dry a little bit by the end of a pass, but it seemed to tolerate the heat of a scuttle relatively well. Razor glide/lubrication was good but diminished as the lather started to dry.

Ease of lather is OK. Lubrication is OK. Not bad. Not great. Just OK. Fragrance is OK. Lather density is OK. And so on.

These products stand out because they aren't a stand out. As a low cost product, it's pretty decent product and will give a good shave. But there's no compelling reason to seek it out, either.

Worth a couple of bucks.

-- John GEhman

 

[Vlad]

Lathered about the same for me. Lea has a nice soap scent, Bea smells like laundry detergent.

 

[RILEY]

I always appreciated the creamy lather Lea produces. I like its fresh scent too

 

[Devish D]

I did read good things about Lea and La Toja shaving sticks.I think its time to buy them both and see if theyre as good as the Palmolive/Valobra shaving sticks.

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

I did read good things about Lea and La Toja shaving sticks.I think its time to buy them both and see if theyre as good as the Palmolive/Valobra shaving sticks.

While I like La Toja, I wouldn't place it in the same league as Palmolive. I really like LTs smell, but don't find it to be fantastic in terms of razor slip or comfort. I'd say that Palmolive is comparable to the major-leagues, La Toja is decent AAA team, and LEA is a junior-high softball league.

Don't get me wrong, though, La Toja is definitely worth getting, and I love using it. Actually I think I'll use it in the a.m.!

 

[RILEY]

While I like La Toja, I wouldn't place it in the same league as Palmolive. I really like LTs smell, but don't find it to be fantastic in terms of razor slip or comfort. I'd say that Palmolive is comparable to the major-leagues, La Toja is decent AAA team, and LEA is a junior-high softball league.

Don't get me wrong, though, La Toja is definitely worth getting, and I love using it. Actually I think I'll use it in the a.m.!

I would say this is an accurate scouting report. I would add the cool thing about Lea is the team bus it travels on ... a handy plastic container

 

[Devish D]

While I like La Toja, I wouldn't place it in the same league as Palmolive. I really like LTs smell, but don't find it to be fantastic in terms of razor slip or comfort. I'd say that Palmolive is comparable to the major-leagues, La Toja is decent AAA team, and LEA is a junior-high softball league.

Don't get me wrong, though, La Toja is definitely worth getting, and I love using it. Actually I think I'll use it in the a.m.!

Thanks for your advice!