Milled soap advice

[westpac690]

I've switched to DE shaving about five months ago and was using either Col Conk or Proraso. I've been doing the super lather mix for about 2 weeks and I love it.
But I've been wanting to give a milled soap or two a try because they apparently last longer, and according to some reviews, lather easier and richer as well.
Anyone have any suggestions on which ones to try first? I'm looking for something that doesn't have many ingredients/chemicals that may irritate the skin. I don't want to pay an arm or leg, but I guess if it lasts as long as people say, then I don't mind paying for quality.

 

[Austin]

Some that come to mind include Palmolive shave stick, Pre de Provence and Tabac.

 

[Mink]

One of the "Sue" soapmakers on the forum here had a description of soap types that is very informative. Triple milled soaps, or "French Milled" soaps as they were originally called, are more expensive to make. I don't know if they actually last longer, but they do make wonderful lather. Institut Karite (French) has "Triple milled" on the box. I didn't see it for Pre de Provence, but it might be. In either case, they're both very nice soaps - and expensive. Most of the expensive English soaps are triple milled as well. If you want very nice soap, and want to save some money, I highly recommend the hand crafted soap from the B&B members.

 

[soapbox]

I posted a couple of comments you might find useful here.

Milling is usually a final step that -- by itself -- is just a physical mixing of soap and "other stuff" that gets added to the soap such as perfumes or colors.

Soap that is milled has less water in it (making it harder) because the water is flashed off earlier in the production process. Some milled soap also has the glycerin removed via distillation; therefore the glycerin and water that would have been in a soap bar of a given size are not there, and the soap bar has a higher content of soap as a result.