Valobra, Crema di Sapone Purissima is, along with Cella and P.160, one of the very best shaving cream soaps available on the market.
This AMAZING Italian product was first introduced by Virgilio Valobra, who over a century ago, and exactly in 1903, established in Genoa (north - west Italy) his factory for the production of high quality soaps.
Mr Valobra had a huge, ambitious project: he simply wanted to create some of the finest soaps in the World.
And in order to do that, he decided to strictly maintain and preserve the original formulas and working methods of the Master soap manufacturers of the 18th century.
Genoa was also the perfect place where to set his factory: it was in a strategic position, since, with his big seaport, ships coming from Africa and Asia continually brought all the raw materials needed for producing top quality soaps.
Still today Valobra takes its Coconut oil from the same island in the Indian Ocean, as over a hundred years ago.
And, as over a hundred years ago, this Italian company exclusively uses the purest natural ingredients, carefully selected to give a super rich lather.
Among the soaps created by Valobra, I want to focus my attention on their fantastic shaving cream soap.
Valobra Crema di Sapone Purissima is a VERY soft shaving soap or, to be more precise, it is so soft that it’s really much more a dense shaving cream rather than a true shaving soap.
Its consistency, in fact, is similar to many concentrated shaving creams, like Castle Forbes, Crema da Barba Santa Maria Novella or Acqua di Parma, Collezione Barbiere.
And as the creams just mentioned, only a peanut size amount of product is necessary to develop mounds of fabulous, slick and protective lather.
Valobra comes in a small, old-fashioned 150 g (5.2 OZ) cardboard box and, being so pliable, it can be easily molded into any soap container.
Here in Italy it is priced around € 7 - € 8 per brick, therefore this product is not expensive at all.
Valobra, like Cella and P.160, is the perfect example of how a great product can be, many times, very reasonably priced.
Availabilty here in Rome is, unfortunately, a negative point.
I had to order my cream soap from Novara (north Italy, close to Milano), because I’ve not been able to find it anywhere in my city.
Anyhow I got my Valobra Crema di Sapone Purissima brick after only three days, at an affordable shipping cost.
This Italian marvel is produced in two different fragrances: Almond and Menthol.
The Almond version has a wonderful, straight and pure Almond scent, very traditional, very Barbershop and very “Old School”.
The Menthol version, instead, has a nice, light and fresh smell, particularly appreciated during hot summer days.
Scent aside, these two gems perform both equally well.
Or, if you prefer, they are EXCELLENT under every aspect: with no effort you can easily build up a beautiful, super slick, super thick and super moisturizing lather.
Every shave with Valobra is a true joy, your face is left smooth, soft and conditioned.
Valobra, Crema di Sapone Purissima is a tremendously effective shaving cream soap.
And this is my tribute to the greatest Italian Master soap manufacturer.
Grazie Virgilio.
This AMAZING Italian product was first introduced by Virgilio Valobra, who over a century ago, and exactly in 1903, established in Genoa (north - west Italy) his factory for the production of high quality soaps.
Mr Valobra had a huge, ambitious project: he simply wanted to create some of the finest soaps in the World.
And in order to do that, he decided to strictly maintain and preserve the original formulas and working methods of the Master soap manufacturers of the 18th century.
Genoa was also the perfect place where to set his factory: it was in a strategic position, since, with his big seaport, ships coming from Africa and Asia continually brought all the raw materials needed for producing top quality soaps.
Still today Valobra takes its Coconut oil from the same island in the Indian Ocean, as over a hundred years ago.
And, as over a hundred years ago, this Italian company exclusively uses the purest natural ingredients, carefully selected to give a super rich lather.
Among the soaps created by Valobra, I want to focus my attention on their fantastic shaving cream soap.
Valobra Crema di Sapone Purissima is a VERY soft shaving soap or, to be more precise, it is so soft that it’s really much more a dense shaving cream rather than a true shaving soap.
Its consistency, in fact, is similar to many concentrated shaving creams, like Castle Forbes, Crema da Barba Santa Maria Novella or Acqua di Parma, Collezione Barbiere.
And as the creams just mentioned, only a peanut size amount of product is necessary to develop mounds of fabulous, slick and protective lather.
Valobra comes in a small, old-fashioned 150 g (5.2 OZ) cardboard box and, being so pliable, it can be easily molded into any soap container.
Here in Italy it is priced around € 7 - € 8 per brick, therefore this product is not expensive at all.
Valobra, like Cella and P.160, is the perfect example of how a great product can be, many times, very reasonably priced.
Availabilty here in Rome is, unfortunately, a negative point.
I had to order my cream soap from Novara (north Italy, close to Milano), because I’ve not been able to find it anywhere in my city.
Anyhow I got my Valobra Crema di Sapone Purissima brick after only three days, at an affordable shipping cost.
This Italian marvel is produced in two different fragrances: Almond and Menthol.
The Almond version has a wonderful, straight and pure Almond scent, very traditional, very Barbershop and very “Old School”.
The Menthol version, instead, has a nice, light and fresh smell, particularly appreciated during hot summer days.
Scent aside, these two gems perform both equally well.
Or, if you prefer, they are EXCELLENT under every aspect: with no effort you can easily build up a beautiful, super slick, super thick and super moisturizing lather.
Every shave with Valobra is a true joy, your face is left smooth, soft and conditioned.
Valobra, Crema di Sapone Purissima is a tremendously effective shaving cream soap.
And this is my tribute to the greatest Italian Master soap manufacturer.
Grazie Virgilio.
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