I tried Badger Balm brand shave soap. I couldn't generate any lather at all. Decent scent and they make a very good mustache wax imo.
What's the worst soap/cream you own? And why?
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The only soap I couldn’t get to work was Edwin Jagger. It also happens to be the first soap I tried, so I’ve often wondered how it would perform if I tried it again now that I’m more adept at building a soap lather.
Mitchell’s Wool Fat. Can’t make a decent lather that lasts no matter how much water I put in it.
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Use it as a shower soap — it performs wonderfully there.
I have MWF shower soap already. It is great. I’m mixing MWF shave soap with TOBS. I’m getting a good lather and the advantage of the lanolin. Sometimes it feels like I’m shaving without a blade.
An artisanal soap that won't lather. It was reccomended on here by a poster. 8 years later he posted he couldn't get it to lather. I wish I knew that 8 years earlier.
AOS Sandalwood. I'm talking about the current, non-tallow formula. It smells great, but I could never get a decent lather from it, despite throwing every brush I own at it. Ended up as a shower soap.
Arko (stick) doesn't work for me.
No problem with the scent. It's just drying to my skin, both when it's on my face and for hours after my shave. I'll give it a few more tries, but I'm not too hopeful. Will probably get the soap dish out and use it on my hands.
No problem with the scent. It's just drying to my skin, both when it's on my face and for hours after my shave. I'll give it a few more tries, but I'm not too hopeful. Will probably get the soap dish out and use it on my hands.
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I had the same issue with Arko early on. I was overloading the heck out of it (along with everything else for that matter). If you are very careful applying a minimal amount to your face, disregard this message. But a heavy load is overkill with Arko.
The worst lather product I have tried is Veggie Erasmic stick. Brittle soap which sounds like Rice Krispies as the thin walled bubbles pop. I no longer own it, and I think everything in my collection works just fine, if not great, now.
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I have sensitive skin and my bad soaps are what you'd expect: Arko and Proraso Green. Arko is harsh, apart from the smell, and the traditional Proraso Green menthol just fries my face. But if these work for you, go for it.
I relegated a bad soap (actually an old “hard” croap) and it was worse there, very drying.
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Floris hard soap - no lather.
The menthol in proraso green also dries out my face and makes it raw and sensitive
I don't own any of soaps/creams (no need to own useless products) I will list but my picks are
Arko - won't lather easily in my water, I need to really work it. And the smell...
Speick - something in it burns my face
Williams - won't lather and it stinks of Arko
Proraso green cream - it BURNS
Wilkinson blue bowl - won't lather
L'occitane cade soap - makes mediocre lather with low slickness, and something in it BURNS
Arko - won't lather easily in my water, I need to really work it. And the smell...
Speick - something in it burns my face
Williams - won't lather and it stinks of Arko
Proraso green cream - it BURNS
Wilkinson blue bowl - won't lather
L'occitane cade soap - makes mediocre lather with low slickness, and something in it BURNS
The worst soap currently still in my den is Van der Hagen Luxury shaving soap. However, there are some others that were so bad I no longer have them.
Olivina glycerin soap- It made a decent shower soap, but was useless for shaving.
Ogalalla Bay Rum- the high level of clove ion the scent burned my face so badly, I tossed it in the trash.
Taconic Shave Urban Woods- I hated both the scent and the performance. I gave it away at a shave meet. I hope someone liked it better than I did.
Olivina glycerin soap- It made a decent shower soap, but was useless for shaving.
Ogalalla Bay Rum- the high level of clove ion the scent burned my face so badly, I tossed it in the trash.
Taconic Shave Urban Woods- I hated both the scent and the performance. I gave it away at a shave meet. I hope someone liked it better than I did.
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Edwin Jagger sandalwood. The only product I’ve ever used that I couldn’t get to lather.
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