Strop Shoppe Baker St. shea/cocoa butter soap

[Strokin04]

I just used Strop Shoppe's new non-tallow Baker St. soap made with shea and cocoa butter for my shave tonight. I am impressed, this soap loaded quickly on my boar brush, after 20 second load time I had enough soap for three passes.

The soap created a great lather easily and my razor glided across my face with ease. The lather create a great protective cushion like my AOS cream's but was also slick like my favorite tallow soap (Mike's Natural).

I have hard water and can be a pain to create a good lather but with this soap it was no problem. The shea butter also left my face feeling great and the scent was very nice.

Strop Shoppe makes a great soap and this soap is now added to my one of my top three soaps (La Toja and Mike's Natural being the other two). Sorry to say but my MWF will soon be getting PIF.

 

[bandg]

I put in an order for the tallow version of the Baker St. Sounds like it will be good stuff.

 

[Strokin04]

I have the Baker St. and Black Tie Special Edition w/ tallow. I will try one out tomorrow and report back on how it compares to the non tallow version.

It is a soft soap and like I said works well with hard water.

 

[Jefebadskin]

Black tie special edition? I don't see it, that's what I'm waiting on. I love the black tie with tallow

 

[Strokin04]

Kali sent me a sample in my order (2oz. sample). I also got a sample of the aftershave wax (Baker St.).

 

[bandg]

How did the tallow version perform? TIA, Bradley

 

[Strokin04]

I like it. The tallow version created a nice slick lather and I had a great shave. I tried the black tie scent and my wife loved the smell.

 

[bandg]

Thanks for the report.