Taylors Tub Cream (New)--Consistency

[Drew]

I know the new formulation of Taylors creams have been discussed ad nauseum... and this very topic may have been discussed as well, though I wasn't able to find it.

I received two tubs of taylors yesterday (avocado and st. james) and the consistency of both were pretty thin... borderline "runny." I shaved with the avocado this morning, and it lathered fine. I have heard that Taylors creams sometimes do have consistency problems, but given that both tubs were exactly the same in that regard, I am assuming that's just how they're supposed to be. Anyone else experience this, or try to do anything to firm the cream up a little?

Thanks
Drew

 

[Scotto]

They are all different - it is a crapshoot. I just leave well enough alone, perhaps give a stir if it looks a bit separated. There is no effect on their performance, though.

 

[moses]

Don't know about this, really, but I did notice a vast difference in my two taylors tubs. That leads me to think more variation in product than an overall difference with the new stuff. My Eton College, which I ordered from Classic Shaving about a month or two ago (so it should be new, right?) is very thick. The thickest cream I have, probably. My Avocado, which I just got from Pastuer, is, like yours, almost runny.

 

[Scotto]

I have bought about six new tubs of St.James over the past few months, and each has had a different consistency. Old or new forumulations, this is just part of the way Taylor's is.

 

[Drew]

well, it's good to know that the quality of the lather ultimately is not affected by the original state of the cream. Given the runny consistency of this stuff, it may be a perfect time for me to try the "dip and twist" method of cream extraction... this stuff would certainly seem to lend itself well to that technique.

Drew

 

[ouch]

Don't know about this, really, but I did notice a vast difference in my two taylors tubs. That leads me to think more variation in product than an overall difference with the new stuff. My Eton College, which I ordered from Classic Shaving about a month or two ago (so it should be new, right?) is very thick. The thickest cream I have, probably. My Avocado, which I just got from Pastuer, is, like yours, almost runny.

Ah, but the whole purpose of going to Pasteur's (or any B&M) is to shamelessly open the tub, insert your schnozzola, and inspect for yourself.

Of course, I was raised by wolves.

 

[moses]

Ah, but the whole purpose of going to Pasteur's (or any B&M) is to shamelessly open the tub, insert your schnozzola, and inspect for yourself.

Of course, I was raised by wolves.

Oh, don't worry, I did just that actually (and my ex-girlfriend did accuse me of being raised by wolves, but....). Didn't really care about the consistency....

 

[DEF]

I have only one tub of Taylor, and its consistency is basically the same as my Coate's and Truefitt & Hill creams.

I do, however, have a hinky tub of C&E Nomad cream that came home from the store solid and somewhere along the line broke down into something resembling pancake batter. It seems to work just fine, but I have to stir it up once in a while. You're right -- It does make it very easy to dip the brush right into the tub.

Doug