Have any of you used shaving soaps that produce a lather that is not white or close to white? What soaps were they, and how do you feel about it?
I really like Abbate Y La Mantia soaps and I finally decided to give Crumiro a try. The soap base for this one contains saffron and hazelnut oil, and the hazelnut oil makes the soap a chocolate brown colour. I just used it and it makes a beige lather which made a hell of a mess on my white towel, bathroom counter, and anything else it dripped onto. The soap is meant to smell like Italian crumiri biscuits, which are moustache-shaped and made with butter and vanilla. The hazelnut oil adds a notable Nutella kind of scent to the mix. Sounds nice, which is why I was keen to try it, but with the mess it was making the scent just emphasised the sense that my face and everything around me were smeared with food. I just wanted the shave to end as fast as possible so I could clean it up and put the towel in the laundry. So buy AYLM Fufluns or Laureato or Don José instead - they are all great.
I think I read some of the Meißner Tremonia soaps produce a coloured lather, but I don’t know if it is enough to be messy. Are there others, and are they a problem or not?
I really like Abbate Y La Mantia soaps and I finally decided to give Crumiro a try. The soap base for this one contains saffron and hazelnut oil, and the hazelnut oil makes the soap a chocolate brown colour. I just used it and it makes a beige lather which made a hell of a mess on my white towel, bathroom counter, and anything else it dripped onto. The soap is meant to smell like Italian crumiri biscuits, which are moustache-shaped and made with butter and vanilla. The hazelnut oil adds a notable Nutella kind of scent to the mix. Sounds nice, which is why I was keen to try it, but with the mess it was making the scent just emphasised the sense that my face and everything around me were smeared with food. I just wanted the shave to end as fast as possible so I could clean it up and put the towel in the laundry. So buy AYLM Fufluns or Laureato or Don José instead - they are all great.
I think I read some of the Meißner Tremonia soaps produce a coloured lather, but I don’t know if it is enough to be messy. Are there others, and are they a problem or not?