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I was wandering through the local mall this week and happened upon this Maca Root shave cream in The Body Shop. I was curious if anyone has used it before, heard about it, hates it? I picked it up to try out and I wasn't dissappointed. It is definitely a step up over the canned shaving creams.
Anyone have any thoughts about it?
Lots and lots of thoughts. Check the reviews and the search function; people seem to agree, it's a quality cream. I personally think it's among the best of the best.
My wife got me some, and I really like it. Nice lather, good lubrication, easy to use for a cold-water shave, and no scent I can detect.
I follow it with Thayer's cucumber/aloe witchazel, and end up feeling smooth and thoroughly botanized.
I am using one presently + C & E soap + glycerine.Makes a mountain of lather ,smooooooth and what a feeling after that.As it is my 1st cream,i cannot compare but is the best right now.
Yes, another here with a :tu their original formula was a touch better, IMHO but the Maca Root is a solid performer in my rotation and always will be...
although it's a great stand alone product.. i'm enjoying mixing it with pre de provence lately
I use Maca Root quite often. It's cheap & readily available. It's also one of the best creams for lather and moisture that's out there. In fact, I like it better than a lot of my expensive creams that come from London. It's only downfall is it's scent, if they added some it would make a perfect cream.
Whenever I hear this I always thing of some cheap sci-fi flick where they use maca root to keep someone from turning into a Zombie or something like that.
This has been discussed before and as I recall the consensus was it's a quality preparation.
That's because it IS an expensive cream that comes from London. The Body Shop's cream is made by Creighton's, the same people that make T&H, as well as The Real Shaving Company's cream, and the formulas are similar enough to be nearly identical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firefighter2
The Real Shaving products are priced really well. I am going to have to try some... I think I have 3 years of soap and creams at this point.
--Shoki
I'm on my second tub of it. I like it.Quote:
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I actually used to work at The Body Shop (manly, right?)..
The new cream, Maca Root, is slightly different than the old one, the only real difference is the color and the scent.
They added maca root from Peru to it, which is the core of the updated men's line, which is supposed to "condition a man's tougher skin", as well as act as an aphrodesiac lol.
I'm just getting into SE wetshaving myself, but I've been using most of the men's line (old version and new maca root) for a couple years now, and I personally can't use anything else.
A lot of customers loved it too.
I managed to buy a case of the old shaving cream (like 10 tubs) when the new one came out, (it cost me almost nothing as an employee) and it lasts forever, so I'm still trying to kill it.
how true it is.. basically.. you buy a puck of mitchell's wool fat and you're set for the next few years...Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoki
what fun is that?
Maca root is also my favourite cream. Beats TOBS and T&H IME.
Sounds like a new acquisition disorder, SCAD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shoki
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You might be able to sell some on the Classifieds.
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Originally Posted by roughkype
nah, i love it too much, gonna use it up all myself:D
I haven't tried the Maca Root, only the original formula. It was actually my first shave cream and brush that my wife bought me as a surprise. Great stuff and I still use it as a go to especially if I'm in a hurry and using my DE. It lathers up great and fast and does everything its supposed to do..nice simple scent to it too:)