What is a croap?

[egh128]

I only define soap and cream. If it's not a cream, it's a soap.

 

[morgane6]

I think RazoRock is a croap / soft soap. I'm certainly finding that I enjoy using it more than a cream.

 

[tromboneliness]

If it is consistency of Proraso green, it's a croap. Harder = soap, softer = cream. That's my standard at least.

If you can dip the brush tips to load, it's clearly a cream. Some creams dry out and require a very light loading, but you aren't building a proto-lather or anything.

Everything else is a soap, just different levels of softness. Some are harder, like Pre de Provence. Some are softer, like Cella. If you can EASILY mold it, it's a croap to me.

Okay, but . . . I have some TOBS flavors that are quite obviously creams, while others are quite a bit harder. (You scoop out a solid chunk to load your brush with in a bowl.)

It's just my own preference, but I usually call hard soaps "soaps" while soaps like Cella and Proraso are "Italian soft soaps." I suppose that makes soaps like Strop Shoppe, Maggard's, and Soap Commander "Italian-style soft soaps."

In the end, of course, we're all arguing about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

 

[JaredB]

4. Unless it's one of those nice fancy pins with the big plastic bulby thing on the end, then 9.

 

[Royalpar1]

I only define soap and cream. If it's not a cream, it's a soap.

I agree, it should not be called croaps. Most of the Artisans i have gone thru are soft soaps, not hard tripple milled soaps such as MWF, DRH, C&S etc. If the Artisan soft soaps are called soap, why is Xpec, AdP , SMN in the creme section ?

 

[Jarick]

Okay, but . . . I have some TOBS flavors that are quite obviously creams, while others are quite a bit harder. (You scoop out a solid chunk to load your brush with in a bowl.)

It's just my own preference, but I usually call hard soaps "soaps" while soaps like Cella and Proraso are "Italian soft soaps." I suppose that makes soaps like Strop Shoppe, Maggard's, and Soap Commander "Italian-style soft soaps."

In the end, of course, we're all arguing about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

I'm right there with you! I have two TOBS jars one is more solid one is very soft.

Maybe what they are supposed to be