Thread: New Guy

Originally Posted by Muttley

Some great advice there guys....Regards shaving soap, very early on I found TOBS didn't cut it!?! (See what I did there? ) So pleid around with a few Tabac, ARROW and Proraso then settled on Saponifico Varesino, which for now works well but I will be trying others just for curiosity if nothing else!?!
@Gasman you make a good point about the use of several razors which I had not considered! And will take your advice on this matter as it makes perfect sense! With regards to your collection, VERY impressive but feel it is bordering on an illness more than a hobby with you!?!
@nessmuck if I DID that I WOULDN'T need a razor, trust me!!!

Check this thread out https://sharprazorpalace.com/soaps-c...ms-thread.html. 222 pages of great info, but if you want to cut to the chase then as mentioned, for soaps Martin De Candre is the dogs b@//@×s. For creams I personally love Trumpers, T&H, Penhaligons and DR Harris.

I’m a little late. Welcome to the group. There is a lot of threads and discussions to join or start a new one.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Check this thread out https://sharprazorpalace.com/soaps-c...ms-thread.html. 222 pages of great info, but if you want to cut to the chase then as mentioned, for soaps Martin De Candre is the dogs b@//@×s. For creams I personally love Trumpers, T&H, Penhaligons and DR Harris.

Obie started his soap thread in 2015. His thread captures the best soaps available at that time, but since 2017, many artisan soapmakers have come on the scene competing with one another to make the "best" shaving soaps. Furthermore, many of the soaps available in 2015 have been discontinued or reformulated to eliminate tallow. Thus, Obie's list is outdated. The best soaps in my shave den were not even available until a few years ago and my top formulations were just released in 2023.

Originally Posted by RayClem

Obie started his soap thread in 2015. His thread captures the best soaps available at that time, but since 2017, many artisan soapmakers have come on the scent competing with one another to make the "best" shaving soaps. Furthermore, many of the soaps available in 2015 have been discontinued or reformulated to eliminate tallow. Thus, Obie's list is outdated. The best soaps in my shave den were not even available until a few years ago and my top formulations were just released in 2023.

Good point, but as mentioned MDC tops the list and most on here would agree its the best performing soap. Many of the artisan soap on the list are hard to come by over here so I haven't bothered with them and the ones I have are generally poor performing. Obviously water hardness plays a big role on how a soap will perform. Where I live the water is harder than Chuck Norris so I stick to creams other than MDC.