My thoughts on CADE

[VT_Hokie]

Went to the mall last night to L'Occitane and picked up a puck of the infamous CADE soap.

Used it for the first time tonight. I went in to this shave with high expectations, as this is the first of my "High-end" soaps that get raved about on here. I sat in in a bowl which I filled with hot water and let that and my shave brush soak while I took a nice hot shower and prepped my face.

Hopped out, drained all water from the CADE and squeezed and shook the brush a few times. Loaded it and took it to my face where there was a lather explosion. This stuff loads easier and lathers better than anything I've ever used. The scent is subtle when dry, but when you lather it up it becomes even more subdued, which I prefer.

I felt like, even with a loose lather, that this soap provided good cushion but could use to be a little slicker. Maybe a shot of glycerin would help that out.

I shave was nice and I am happy with the quality of this soap. Especially for $10. The lather was a little too wet for me but I'll adjust for that next time.

Not the perfect shave like I got with that VDH / Proraso superlather, but I'll play with it some more.

Later gents.
-Matt

 

[xillion]

Cade is a great soap. Next time try it without soaking the puck to get a richer lather. I do soak my brush in hot water while showering, but I never soak the whole puck. Instead, I put a few drops of cool water on top of the puck while showering and I always get voluminous rich slick lather that lasts at least four passes.

 

[Go West Young Man]

Don't know why, but Cade always leaves my face feeling chalky.

 

[Schwert]

It is my top choice is soaps. I don't even bother with the few drops of water routine...just load a well-squeezed out brush and get lather of the gods.

 

[VT_Hokie]

Im interested to experiment more with this stuff

 

[Evbo]

Try to find a bottle of the (sadly discontinued) Cade splash. You'll love it!

 

[mdunn]

One of my faves for sure. I wouldn't soak your soaps though, all the goodness will seep out of them. Just a few drops on top should be enough to soften it up to load your brush.

 

[oversaturn]

One of my faves for sure. I wouldn't soak your soaps though, all the goodness will seep out of them. Just a few drops on top should be enough to soften it up to load your brush.

+1
No need to soak the soap. About a teaspoon of water is enough to load the brush.
CADE is one of my favourite soaps. Love the lather and the scent!

 

[kingfisher]

I haven't tried Cade yet, but I haven't found a soap yet (with the exception of Williams) that even needed a few drops of water on top of it, at least not after they've been used a few times. I soak the brush but never put water on my soaps. Just load them directly onto a dry-ish brush. Never have a problem getting plenty of lather.

 

[Go West Young Man]

I haven't tried Cade yet, but I haven't found a soap yet (with the exception of Williams) that even needed a few drops of water on top of it, at least not after they've been used a few times. I soak the brush but never put water on my soaps. Just load them directly onto a dry-ish brush. Never have a problem getting plenty of lather.

+1 on that, good buddy.

 

[closer]

I squeeze the water out of the brush, then swirl it several times on the (dry) puck to load. Then, I dip the tips of the brush in some water, and load it again. Seems to work well so far, haven't needed to put any water on the puck in the beginning. I prefer to err on the side of loading too much, it avoids the "too loose" issue. The Cade smell is subtle, but extremely nice.

 

[Condorito]

Just picked up some Cade today, looking forward to it

 

[Uncle Erik]

Experiment with the amount of water you use. Properly mixed, Cade is one of the best soaps out there. I used it exclusively for a year (pre-AD, of course) and you can get an excellent lather once you get the hang of it.

 

[DaveNJ74]

I might try and pick up a puck this week.

 

[filedog]

This was the first product I couldn't get a good lather from, no matter what I tried. More water/less water/DISTILLED water, water on puck/NO water on puck, I even milled it.......whipped till my arm was tired (that reminds me of a Frank Zappa song). Just gave me "flabby lather". I gave up. There are plenty of products that work with MUCH less effort. I WILL miss the scent though......

 

[GreekGuy]

I love the cade soap. It lasts forever, and it has a nice scent. Plus its cheap and readily available.

Don't bother with the cade cream. Thankfully i tried a sample first. I'd say I had to use 4x's as much cream as I normally use to constitute something even resembling a lather. Stay away, its rubbish. The aftershave balms are great too

 

[closer]

There was a thread some time back where somebody mentioned if you rinse your razor off, and the lather/stubble does not rinse off easily and cleanly, your lather is too dry. Ever since, I've been using more water than I did previously. While I got good results, lather tended to be too thin, especially for 2nd and 3rd passes. I started compensating by using even more product.

Yesterday, I lathered up with Cade soap, and each time I needed more water, instead of dipping the brush and picking up water liberally, just barely dipped the tips of the brush into water. Result was the thickest, creamiest lather I've ever produced, and it lasted the entire 3 passes.

I guess the point is, watch the soap/water ratio, it can become skewed over time. Small changes do end up making a difference

 

[Kcaps]

I tried Cade for the first time last night and had to give up. My lather was so thin and dry it hardly lubricated as I did only half of my first pass. I ended up using a drop of Proraso to make a superlather. I am not sure if it is because of the extremely hard water in my area, but I havn't been having great luck with my soaps!!

Any additional advice on getting a great lather from the Cade?

 

[VT_Hokie]

I tried Cade for the first time last night and had to give up. My lather was so thin and dry it hardly lubricated as I did only half of my first pass. I ended up using a drop of Proraso to make a superlather. I am not sure if it is because of the extremely hard water in my area, but I havn't been having great luck with my soaps!!

Any additional advice on getting a great lather from the Cade?

More product and more water is what got it to work better for me. You've really gotta load that brush full of product and get the water ratio just right.

It's getting better, but with my MWF getting here in a few days, I doubt I'll be using it much longer anyways

 

[dpm802]

Any additional advice on getting a great lather from the Cade?

I felt like, even with a loose lather, that this soap provided good cushion but could use to be a little slicker. Maybe a shot of glycerin would help that out.

Cade is one of the few soaps that I use just as soap, without adding any cream to it. It lathers easily for me everytime.

When I do want to add some cream, I've found that KMF Lavender/Shea is a good choice. It will add the slickness and that you're looking for, and the two scents mix together nicely.

I haven't tried it yet, but I suspect that Musgo Real cream would be a good additive to Cade soap as well.