Other Products

Don't know about you guys, but it seems I have been trying a ton of other products that are not shaving products as a result of my AD's with shaving creams, shaving soaps, after shaves, cologne's and straight razors etc. Didn't know where to put this thread, but I am interested in what other products you are using as a result of getting into wetshaving.

I have been using the DR Harris roll-on antiperspirant/deodorant, Jack Black facial scrub and shower gel, Mitchell's Wool Fat hand soap, Marvis toothpastes, Kent tooth brushes and a ton of other stuff.

Even though all this stuff might be a little more expensive than the products I used to get at Walmart or Walgreens, I have found that I really enjoy the different fragrances and how well these products work for me.

Any one else trying any of these other products?

Keep this thread alive by posting new stuff as you try it.

Have fun

I use marvis toothpaste and love it. I also use a shampoo called regenepure that is great! I have to order it though as it is a niche product and cannot be found everywhere. do to my newfound love of wet shaving I have started using a lot of different products that I normally would not have used in the past.

I have been using Clubman shampoo and Marvis toothpaste for some time now. I really like the Licorice. Lately I have been into artisan soaps - I just received a 1600g block of Savon de Marsielles (old-school olive oil soap) and am really digging it.

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I have been using Clubman shampoo and Marvis toothpaste for some time now. I really like the Licorice. Lately I have been into artisan soaps - I just received a 1600g block of Savon de Marsielles (old-school olive oil soap) and am really digging it.

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If you like the marvis licorice, you should try the jasmine- awesome!

For me, a nice discovery was a liquid lanolin. A book on cosmetic chemistry said nothing was close to the benefit of lanolin, so when I found one I wrote the company to scrutinize my way through the marketing language on the packaging, confirming there's nothing in it but pure lanolin. When I asked how it could then be liquid, they explained the solid form is solid 'cause of natural wax-like esters. Steam was used to separate out the wax, leaving just the liquid. "Now Solutions" sells the 4oz bottle through the Gucci stores for about $10.
NOW Foods - Liquid Lanolin 100% Pure - 4 oz

A single drop is mixed w/ a dab of aloe gel and a shea butter. Haven't found anything close in leaving the skin moist and soft all day.

No. Straight razors appeal to the minimalist side of me. Unless you are talking about another hone! :rofl2:

I am a big fan of jack black pit boss antiperspirant, I love the scent and it is the most effective antiperspirant I have used.

I use natural toothpaste made by Green Beaver with a natural bristle toothbrush by kohi-noor. I find natural bristle toothbrushes clean so much better.

For soaps, I am a minimalist and use a Greek Olive oil soap for both hair and body.

As for hair styling, imperial pomade is my product of choice.

here's one more that I use- I'm pretty OCD about my teeth and use acca kappa brand toothbrush from Italy. I have the soft synthetic which is awesome but they also common badger hair...

jack black deo, best deodorant i have found lasts for months and no yellow stains on my white shirts. Speick bath soap, anthony logistics glycolic face wash, grooming lounge shampoo and conditioner. honey bee gardens bay rum talc free body powder...good stuff very fine milled and smells like the after shave

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If you like the marvis licorice, you should try the jasmine- awesome!

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Actually, I am currently rotating Licorice, Jasmine, and Ginger, so we are on the same page!

Tried a new one this morning. Muehle Body Lotion. Very nice stuff. Not too oily feeling and a good soft fragrance.

Have fun

Marvis toothpastes. Harris coconut and Harris lemon shampoos. Taylor roll on deoderant in sandalwood. Harris dry skin cream. And an Aquis white towel which is the perfect towell for a straight shaver since I rinse the blade and then dry it as I shave. These towels make wiping a wet blade to a fraction below the edge a piece of cake.

I know what you mean. After starting using a straight razor I got a kent comb and kent military brush, Clubman hair tonic, clubman non aerosol deodorant etc. I guess now I need to get some Marvis. Toothpaste. Lol

Two bath soaps that have impressed me lately are Grandpas pine tar soap and L'Occitane soap with verbena leaves. The pine tar soap has a strong scent that gradually fades. It cleans well, doesn't leave a film, and seems to help clear rashes.
The L'Occitane soap works well and has an incredible sweet scent. I had a bar of almond soap by them once that was even better. The thing that I like most about the pine tar and verbena soaps is that they do not have that sickly, artificial aroma that plagues some scented soaps.

I am just starting out straight razor shaving and spent a lot of time looking at shave creams and soaps online. While looking at shaving products I drifted into bath products offered by some of the big names. Really want to try out some of D.R. Harris and Geo Trumper bath products now!

I've always liked my Greek-sourced realy sponges, but now I seem to have a collection of them!

Furthermore, I now stick with the Dermalogica brand for face wash, moisturiser, pre-shave scrub and cleanser. Good stuff and just what my face needs when I'm not shaving.

Lol, I just ordered Marvis Toothpaste from SRD because of this topic. After reading the replies, I figured what the hell might as well give it a try. Lol

Since I was a kid I loved natural sponges. Here is an old pic a small sponge:

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I also love soaps. Every kind of soaps. Both expensive and inexpensive.
Lately I prefer to create my own soaps with the melt n’ pour method which is really easy.

Here is a photo of two soaps I made last weekend:

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First a Sulphur soap which deeply cleans my face and regulates my dermatitis seborrheic.
And the second is a Rosemary soap which is very good for my body.
However, my favorite soaps are the triple milled soaps.





Recently, and with the aid of a sweet girl, I made my first attempts to make my own aftershave balsams.
I bought some good quality unrefined shea butter and unrefined cocoa butter directly from Africa and unrefined mango butter from India.

This is a very dense “heavy duty” cream which I call “Slurbalm-1”.
Mango butter, cocoa butter, almond oil, grape seed oil and camomile:


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This is a lighter version of the precious one. I call it “Slurbalm-2”:

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And this is a more equilibrated version, a consistency closer to Slurbalm-2 but with higher skin-repairing properties. It is made with shea butter and it is called "Slurbalm-3 of course :D :

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I also like hammam related products and especially pesthemals. These are very light towels that can be made by linen, cotton, silk, bamboo or mixed fibers. I really like them and have a dozen of them. I use them in every day’s shower, after the use of a normal towel.
Here is an old photo with a small face peshtemal made by cotton. You can see also the hammam tas which is this red copper bowl which I use during the summer as a shaving bowl:

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I admire that you are making your own products Slur. Good stuff.

I have seen your bowl in Shave of the Day. Is it ceramic?

Wow-Awesome work, Slur-I'd love to try that rosemary soap, and the balms sound much better than storebought.

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I admire that you are making your own products Slur. Good stuff.

I have seen your bowl in Shave of the Day. Is it ceramic?

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Thank you very much Leatherstockings. :o
Yes, the bowl I used for the Slurbalm-1 is ceramic.

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Wow-Awesome work, Slur-I'd love to try that rosemary soap, and the balms sound much better than storebought.

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Thank you ScoutHiker for your kind words. :o

When I do not have enough time for a proper lather sometimes I use Cornhuskers solution and it works very well as a shave gel without any other prep.

After getting into wet shaving & seeing the different products from around the world; I notice items on the shelves that I have passed over for years. The other day, "Yardley" caught my eye as I was in the isle at Wal Mart. I noticed Yardley English Lavender soap on the shelf, only a few bars. So I bought a couple of bars & it lathers great & smells great for a long time.

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It seems delicious Hirlau!

Yes, it is great, a strong Lavender scent.
Some beauty stores are selling this exact product for $4.00, at Wal Mart it's marked $1.00.

Ha! That Yardley soap does have a strong scent. That is what I have in the shower currently. I am not a fan of lavender so I am trying to use it up quickly. The wife bought a bundle of these because the price was so good; my dislike of waste won't allow me to open another soap until this one is used up.

Yup, I am using Yardley too. I had a bar of the L'Occitane Lavender which is a lot more expensive but does go a long way.

I looked at the L'Occitane products in a mall, but they were so expensive,
maybe someday.

My wife was in L'Occitane yesterday and picked up a soap set as part of a Mothers Day sale. We only buy their products when it is discounted. Shaving related, I passed up her offer to pick up shaving supplies at L'Occitane and Art of Shaving due to their high prices. I think she picked up some shaving cream from The Body Shop.