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I usually travel with a DRH or TOBS cream. Cella also does very well when I travel with it, and the tub is nicely compact.
Soaps that perform in hard water
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I usually travel with a DRH or TOBS cream. Cella also does very well when I travel with it, and the tub is nicely compact.
Does hard water affect slickness as well? I have hard water, and generally don't have a problem making a good lather with any soaps or creams, but I've found that a lot of the creams I've sampled, and even some tallow-based soaps, don't have much slickness.
Thanks...I'll give that a try.
As mentioned already, Haslinger.
If you would like to try Mitchell’s Wool Fat, but the stories about poor lathering qualities when lathering with hard wate have put you off, try Haslinger Schafsmilch (ewe’s milk).
It feels similar and gives similar results, copes much better with hard water, and is also available in a small metal container with screw cap that makes it perfect for travelling.
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If you would like to try Mitchell’s Wool Fat, but the stories about poor lathering qualities when lathering with hard wate have put you off, try Haslinger Schafsmilch (ewe’s milk).
It feels similar and gives similar results, copes much better with hard water, and is also available in a small metal container with screw cap that makes it perfect for travelling.
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Never used Speick, but +1 on Haslinger’s Schafmilch, both the old and new versions.
Yeah - Barrister and Mann. I have hard water and Reserve Cool lathers great.
I was a water plant operator for a long time and did some experiments with our raw water (well) and 3 shaving soaps. The well water was around 21-22 grains of total hardness. The soaps I tried were Harris, Tabac and MWF. I was expecting to have some issues but to my surprise I had none with the exception of MWF which just took a little longer but it still produced a good lather. Hardly definitive but those were my results. With our treated water (5-6 grains) I've only had issues with 2 soaps I've ever purchased and no Williams isn't one of them.
I experimented with distilled water a few times to see if there would be a big difference
from my hard sink water, I didn't see a difference. I'm sure that there probably is as my
experiment was just some distilled water out of a cup a few times. I think most of my lather
issues were due to not loading heavy enough.
from my hard sink water, I didn't see a difference. I'm sure that there probably is as my
experiment was just some distilled water out of a cup a few times. I think most of my lather
issues were due to not loading heavy enough.
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Soaps for Hard Water
Tabac and any tallow based soaps should perform better in hard water
Soaps for Hard Water
Tabac and any tallow based soaps should perform better in hard water
Tallow never failed to produce protective lather for me. And my water is as hard as a hammer.
Williams works great and we have well water - no problems.
I'll add another to the list. I just tried Saponificio Varesino soap this week. It lathers great in my hard water.
Haslinger
B&M Reserve works great in hard water.
I can get TOBS soap to lather up in water over 300 Mg/l CaCo3.
I do it in a mug rather than on my face, if that makes any difference.
I do it in a mug rather than on my face, if that makes any difference.
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