Thread: Major update on Mitchell's Wool Fat soap!

This is not for. Nothing that MWF is my favorite soap, to my opinion it’s a must for any wet shaver around.

How is the smell? My wife is sensitive to strong smells and strongly dislikes most of my shave creams/soaps. I've been looking for an unscented soap or cream that gives good results and I think that, if the smell is faint and fades away quickly, I could use it.

Originally Posted by slim6596

How is the smell? My wife is sensitive to strong smells and strongly dislikes most of my shave creams/soaps. I've been looking for an unscented soap or cream that gives good results and I think that, if the smell is faint and fades away quickly, I could use it.

To me the smell is just plain soap and very mild too.

Bob

I would describe the smell as inoffensive, mild and kind of old fashioned.

It is not a perfumey smell. I lost my sense of smell with that zicam thing a few years ago. It has come back some but still not completely so I am not a great judge of scent. Even so I can smell strong scents. I just don't differentiate between them very well. Honestly Mitchell's doesn't smell like really anything to me.

Yeah, as others have said, MWF is kind of a light, powdery scent. In fact, as a fan of scented soaps, sometimes I'll put a drop or two each of, say patchouli and sweet orange EO's to jazz it up a bit before I lather up. I just got a new puck that will last me years with my large rotation of soaps-one of the all-time classics for sure, and a definite must try for any straight shaver. And an added bonus is the nice skin conditioning from the lanolin.

One pro tip for MWF I did with my last puck was to grate it with a cheese grater and smush it up into sort of a puck in my lather mug-leave a depression in the center. That and a spoonful or so of hot water on top before you get in the shower can make it easier to lather for those who have hard water. A stiff brush and maybe 45 seconds of vigorous scrubbing yields gobs of pillowy lather for me.

Originally Posted by slim6596

How is the smell? My wife is sensitive to strong smells and strongly dislikes most of my shave creams/soaps. I've been looking for an unscented soap or cream that gives good results and I think that, if the smell is faint and fades away quickly, I could use it.

You might also try Stirlings Sheep. Unscented, very creamy slick lather made with mutton tallow and lanolin.

Good soap, but I am not a fan of the smell.

If you have not used it in a while, fill the tub in warm water and let soak over night, it will rehydrate the soap and produce nice lather. Regular daily use will keep it hydrated without the need for soaking.

What I've been using lately is plain old hardware store lye soap.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

What I've been using lately is plain old hardware store lye soap.

For shaving?

Bob