Least finicky soaps

[SterFry]

I'm sure most of us have tried soaps that perform phenomenally if you can nail their extreme/narrow spectrum of ideal hydration like Barrister Reserve and Mystic Waters.

What about the other end of the spectrum with soaps that either...
A) Have a very broad water tolerance spectrum, and/or...
B) Perform relatively well even while outside their "ideal hydration window" I.E. over/under hydrated, regardless of how broad said window is.

To clarify once more...I am not asking which soaps you feel perform the best outright. I'm asking which soap bases you feel perform well when you don't dial it in just right. Any products that seem to perform regardless of how little attention is paid to water ratios?

 

[Multum in parvo]

Arko, as most other tallow bases...
Vitos Extra Super Coco s.a.

 

[Vincentchou]

In my experiences, Arko and PAA are quite forgivable in water ratio.

 

[Whilliam]

Arko and Cella.

 

[luv2shave]

Tabac, MWF, Cella, Williams

 

[Lefonque]

Tabac and Arko

 

[Abz88]

I'd add Cella Bio, La Toja shave stick and Haslinger to the list as well, all very easily to lather without paying much attention.

 

[Contact_vs_Feedback]

In my limited experience :

# Tabac Original soap
# Vitos Extra Super Coco
# Stirling Soap Company soaps (Duke, Almond Creme, Duchess, Nag Champa etc)
# Mitchell's Wool Fat
# Williams Mug Soap (Modern)
# Barrister and Mann Hallows
# Arko

These soaps are just so easy to load and get great lather, even if I missed the ideal hydration window, I can make them work nicely.

I don't need any sort of blooming etc to make these work, just wet the soap and rinse the brush and get to lathering.

Catie's Bubbles and RazoRock Puros have somewhat narrower hydration window for me, and I have to keep this in mind when lathering them.

The most finicky soaps are Wickham soaps, oh they seem to just find an excuse everytime to go all mushy, runny on me.

 

[Ivan_Leonidov]

In my (limited) experience:
- haslinger sheep milk
- tabac
- Stirling (perhaps not the best underhydrated but on the other hand can take a ****-ton of water, not finicky with hard water, etc.)
- La toja
- D.R. harris hard puck for me does it as well, can take a lot of water no problem

 

[Barbarian80]

It would be Arko for me. I haven't used Tabac, yet. B&M Hallows i see on someone's list- that one also explodes for me with 2 turns of a hydrated badger.

 

[cantona7]

Cella, Vitos, Arko, La Toja, Tabac, B&M Soft Heart.

 

[Stubblebum]

Haslinger is the least finicky for me.

 

[alin]

Tabac, La Toja, Cella, Vitos, Arko, LEA stick, Omega Via Barberia (hard puck ), Haslinger , Mogno.
By the way, I'm not too great at creating the greatest foam, but with these soaps I've never failed.

 

[Marco]

I'd add Cella Bio, La Toja shave stick and Haslinger to the list as well, all very easily to lather without paying much attention.

This. And the latest Haslinger V2 are superb in overall performance, with an AMAZING POST SHAVE FEEL. I have Honig, Aloe Vera and have just ordered Ringelblumen.

 

[linty1]

Thats good to hear on the Haslinger, I have a puck waiting for me, I just finished a Palmolive shave stick and found it really easy to use too

 

[BigJ]

My vote goes to La Toja! This is my standard ‘travel’ soap that lathers well with most any water!!

 

[Marco]

My vote goes to La Toja! This is my standard ‘travel’ soap that lathers well with most any water!!

The King! Or, to say it in Spanish, El Rey!

 

[Noodles]

The two that I have described previously as nearly lathering themselves: MdC and Haslinger.

 

[Ivo4u2]

Stirling, Arko, Tabac

I still prefer stirling electric sheep on my travel shaves because no issues with water, using a different brush bowl etc very easy. Arko and tabac might be the best alternatives.

 

[joshs]

For me it’s Cella and all the Stirling soaps I’ve tried. They are very forgiving with the brush used and hydration level.