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I Waxed The Badger.
Truer words were never spoken. If you get European artisans things are better as they have to meet higher standards and generally have better noses it seems.Martin de Candre, Stirling citrus scents (clementine, west indies lime, grapefruit), Santa Maria Novella, Acqua di Parma, Pre de Provence Bergamot and Thyme, Klar, Golddachs (if you can find it), D. R. Harris Arlington, lavender, Atkinson’s For Gentlemen lavender cream ….
Generally if you want lighter, simpler scents you’ll have to steer away from the artisan products, though some do make lighter scents like MdC and some Stirling scents.
Many artisans while going through Shaving Soap University took the class on scentology from the adjunct professor from AXE.
I'm sure I'd like 1. I know I like 2 and 6. The others I have not tried, but I've heard 1 is like MdC or Sampson's (no longer made, but I have some)My face can't handle the ingredients used to add fragrance to shaving soaps. As I result, I have a small collection of unscented soaps. They all have that light soap scent as very few soaps have zero smell, if any. These all work well for me.
1. Canada Shaving Soap: The standard against which I compare the other soaps.
2. Baume.be Cream... not unscented but with a very light scent. It's excellent. They also make a great pre-shave.
3. PAA Scentsless CK-6. I use the PAA Cube 2.0 and Tube 2.0 pre-shaves most of the time.
4. Captain's Choice Unscented (no longer available at this time but you never know, Scott might add it back into the lineup.)
5. Mystic Water Sensitive Skin
6. Souther Witchcrafts Incorporeal
7. Grooming Department Pura. They also make a very find pre-shave
8. Stirling Unscented with Beeswax. Stirling also makes a very fine pre-shave
9. Mike's Unscented
I've tried all of the above. I do have some Stirling Sheep Unscented but that one I haven't used yet.
If you wanted to add some scent to any of the above, a few drops of the essential oil of your choice might give them a scent you love.
Agreed. Nice peppery scent, but hard on the face.I really love Palmolive soap for its simplicity and refreshing scent although it's not the greatest shave soap particularly if you have sensitive skin.