So, this is just an informative/review thread about TFS DiVino. I just wanted to share this quirky, strange, awesome soap.
Here's the soap description:
TFS has developed an exclusive formula using grapeseed oil and refined coconut oil, both of which are very beneficial for the skin. The name of the soap is a play on words - diVino means "of wine" and it also means "divine" or "heavenly". This luxurious shaving soap has fruity and floral notes of almonds and honey on a base of precious woods that recall the bouquet of prestigious wines.
The use of Grapeseed oil in intentional as it is rich in linoleic acid and phenolic antioxidant compounds. It is intended to help protect the skin from premature aging, atmospheric agents and free radicals. Used in purest form, it is perfect in the prevention and treatment of wrinkles and as a pre-shave. DiVino is the first shaving soap with grapeseed oil and is able to protect the most sensitive skin during shaving.
MY Experience using it today for the first time shaving:
Easy to load. Extremely easy to lather. Very stable. Scent is subtle, but it still permeates the experience. It doesn't smell like honey or almond like the description says. It smells like a wine making facility to me. Not exactly wine-like, but it still makes me think of wine. It's a pleasant, rustic, yet clean smell.
It shaves like a million bucks. I'm a BIG fan of TFS soaps. and this one is at the top of the heap. I'm still in the honeymoon, but it's fantastic. All that said, I'll bet this was sitting around in a warehouse for a while since the smell was pretty subtle, and the top of the soap was harder and a different color than the rest. I had to mix it up when I transferred it out of the wine glass.
I WOULD buy this again. I feel fantastic right now.
About Tcheon Fung Sing:
This name which is so difficult to pronounce is the name of the founder, a brave man, who was born in China and arrived in Italy in 1930. During the war he was interned in a prisoner-of-war camp and after World War II he married an Italian woman. With his wife, he decided to found this company and using his knowledge in the field of soapmaking, he began to produce shaving soaps.
On October 7,1951, Tcheon Fung Sing won the Gold Medal for shaving products during the first Turin fair. The shaving soap production continued through the decades and was handed down through three generations. The first one to carry on this business was Tcheon Fung Sing's daughter, Gabriella Tcheon, and now his grand-daughter, Paola Barile runs the operation. It is quite incredible that two women continued innovating and producing a very masculine product: shaving soap! From the origins to now, T.F.S. has respected the ancient knowledge of the founder, using original formulas and producing shaving soaps using only vegetable based raw materials. The duration of those soaps, produced without preservatives, is guaranteed by the handmade production. Tcheon Fung Sing continues to innovate under the leadership of the expert and skilled soapmaker, Paola Barile, who is taking the company forward into the future by constantly innovating and creating new products.
Here's the soap description:
TFS has developed an exclusive formula using grapeseed oil and refined coconut oil, both of which are very beneficial for the skin. The name of the soap is a play on words - diVino means "of wine" and it also means "divine" or "heavenly". This luxurious shaving soap has fruity and floral notes of almonds and honey on a base of precious woods that recall the bouquet of prestigious wines.
The use of Grapeseed oil in intentional as it is rich in linoleic acid and phenolic antioxidant compounds. It is intended to help protect the skin from premature aging, atmospheric agents and free radicals. Used in purest form, it is perfect in the prevention and treatment of wrinkles and as a pre-shave. DiVino is the first shaving soap with grapeseed oil and is able to protect the most sensitive skin during shaving.
MY Experience using it today for the first time shaving:
Easy to load. Extremely easy to lather. Very stable. Scent is subtle, but it still permeates the experience. It doesn't smell like honey or almond like the description says. It smells like a wine making facility to me. Not exactly wine-like, but it still makes me think of wine. It's a pleasant, rustic, yet clean smell.
It shaves like a million bucks. I'm a BIG fan of TFS soaps. and this one is at the top of the heap. I'm still in the honeymoon, but it's fantastic. All that said, I'll bet this was sitting around in a warehouse for a while since the smell was pretty subtle, and the top of the soap was harder and a different color than the rest. I had to mix it up when I transferred it out of the wine glass.
I WOULD buy this again. I feel fantastic right now.
About Tcheon Fung Sing:
This name which is so difficult to pronounce is the name of the founder, a brave man, who was born in China and arrived in Italy in 1930. During the war he was interned in a prisoner-of-war camp and after World War II he married an Italian woman. With his wife, he decided to found this company and using his knowledge in the field of soapmaking, he began to produce shaving soaps.
On October 7,1951, Tcheon Fung Sing won the Gold Medal for shaving products during the first Turin fair. The shaving soap production continued through the decades and was handed down through three generations. The first one to carry on this business was Tcheon Fung Sing's daughter, Gabriella Tcheon, and now his grand-daughter, Paola Barile runs the operation. It is quite incredible that two women continued innovating and producing a very masculine product: shaving soap! From the origins to now, T.F.S. has respected the ancient knowledge of the founder, using original formulas and producing shaving soaps using only vegetable based raw materials. The duration of those soaps, produced without preservatives, is guaranteed by the handmade production. Tcheon Fung Sing continues to innovate under the leadership of the expert and skilled soapmaker, Paola Barile, who is taking the company forward into the future by constantly innovating and creating new products.
