Musgo

[Philosophy Student]

Hey guys,

I picked up a puck of this musgo lime and basil glycerine soap. I thought it was shave soap but I see lots of listings that it's just face soap? Is this the case? What the heck do I have?

 

[FL shaver]

Pre shave soap. I like the Lyme.

 

[jpakstis]

The lime only version is referred to as MRGLO often. It seems to be less talked about now, but for a while it was the go-to preshave soap. I'm sure it's still just as great. Stay far away from the MR shaving soap; it's pretty terrible.

 

[MichaelB]

I foolishly assumed that because Musgo cream is so good so too must be the soap. I was very wrong. Yes, it is possible to work up an OK lather in the bowl, but it starts disappearing -- rapidly -- as soon as you apply it to your face. In other words, it pulls a Caswell-Massey. I used it four times, then I threw it away. Life is too short for disappearing and ineffective lather.

 

[TheMonk]

Yep, like everyone said, MRGLO is a pre shave soap.
I personally don't find the need for a pre product very often, but MRGLO is not bad, although I must say I much prefer the Pre/Dopo by Proraso.

I foolishly assumed that because Musgo cream is so good so too must be the soap. I was very wrong. Yes, it is possible to work up an OK lather in the bowl, but it starts disappearing -- rapidly -- as soon as you apply it to your face. In other words, it pulls a Caswell-Massey. I used it four times, then I threw it away. Life is too short for disappearing and ineffective lather.

It never ceasses to amaze me how good the cream is, and how bad the soap is.
They just tried to make a product without the background knowledge they had from other shaving products like the Musgo Real stick, which has an absolutely amazing performance.

 

[jazzguy]

The product you bought is just plain soap.

 

[ghurlag]

It's "just plain soap" which is touted as a pre-shave face soap. Some days it seems to make my shaves smoother, others it doesn't. It has a slightly old school scent to it which I find appealing. I wouldn't recommend trying to shave with it, though...

 

[MichaelB]

Right. Got it. Since it was sold under "shaving soaps" I did not read the fine print. I really am not sure why one would need to use a pre-shave soap if one is using a good shaving soap.

 

[jwilock]

The lime only version is referred to as MRGLO often. It seems to be less talked about now, but for a while it was the go-to preshave soap. I'm sure it's still just as great. Stay far away from the MR shaving soap; it's pretty terrible.

I use mrglo about half the time before i shave. It's just a simple glycerin soap, but it feels to me like it has a lot of glycerin in it as it is really slippery. Often times I'll lather up with mrglo and then put a hot towel over it and leave it like that for a few minutes and then go shave. That almost always gives me a good result assuming good lather and fresh blade.