With cooler weather around the corner, I am looking for reccomendations for a good sandalwood soap. Both scent and performance are important. What do you like?
What is your favorite sandalwood soap?
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I'm liking Klar Seifen Sandelholz, but it's pricey unless you catch a sale or buy in Europe. Haslinger has a mild Sandalwood soap and a somewhat stronger Spa Sandalwood. These are not really so strong as some of the other soaps out there, though, which is good in my book.
I only have experience with Proraso red in the sandalwood soap department. Good performance, decent scent, and not too pricey.
I do have a sample of Captain's Choice sandalwood aftershave and that is very nice! I can only assume the soap smells as good.
I do have a sample of Captain's Choice sandalwood aftershave and that is very nice! I can only assume the soap smells as good.
Maybe I should also mention the Fine triple-milled Santal Absolut. This has been discontinued (but you never know). The scent is a kind of dusty, earthy sandalwood, like the old AOS soap made by Valobra. Performance is similar to, but not quite as good as Tabac.
I still have my puck in the rotation.
I still have my puck in the rotation.
It would have to be Proraso Red for me. I used it exclusively for quite some time a few years ago when I first joined the forum. Now I use it at least once a week in my rotation. It is a really good soap/croap IMHO.
TOBs
Proraso Red is the only sandalwood for me.
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Cyril R. Salter Indian Sandalwood Tub Cream. Love this stuff! 
Tobs and Proraso, they are both great sandalwood soaps.
There is also nice sandalwood AS from both of them
There is also nice sandalwood AS from both of them
Proraso Red is hard to beat! Go whole hog and get the pre/post shave cream and aftershave.
I've only tried TOBs and Proraso out of the 2 I would pick the TOBs for preforming and scent.
I like both TOBS cream and Proraso red cream. The latter smells something like sandalwood, the TOBS, not so much but I LOVE the scent. I used to use Bee & Flower soap in the shower. So-so soap but they have wonderful fragrances.
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It's not my main scent, but I do keep a tube of Cremo Sandalwood around for use from time to time. I remember preferring it to Poraso back when I compared them, so I kept it. My wife likes it.
Proraso red
I like the of the TOBS Sandlewood soap, and the cream. But for reasons I don't understand, they iritate my face.
Proraso red doesn't iritate my face, and its nice and slick, so that gets my vote for now.
Proraso red doesn't iritate my face, and its nice and slick, so that gets my vote for now.
I like DR Harris sandalwood soap. Being triple milled it last a while.
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Cyril R Salter Indian Sandal wood, nice rich sandal wood with some herb & spice mix cream, reasonble priced and you get a lot.
Very similar to TOBS sandal wood, that is another great Sandal wood by the way that I would also recommend.
Very similar to TOBS sandal wood, that is another great Sandal wood by the way that I would also recommend.
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Proraso Red, Sir.
On a side note, I wish the Ludovico Martelli Company made a Yellow soap and cream with cocoa butter. It would be just about perfect for cold winter months.
On a side note, I wish the Ludovico Martelli Company made a Yellow soap and cream with cocoa butter. It would be just about perfect for cold winter months.
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