Thread: Bay rum scent

Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff

Yes it might have a small amount of tannins in it, but you will get much more from a slice of corned beef than you will from this aftershave.

I'm not sure exactly how tannins would get in corned beef, it is supposed to be curred in a stone or pottery crock.

Wow - love the thought that's gone into this thread. Having only just started to experiment with different shaving soaps, I hadn't considered the aftershave component.

Personally, I'm pretty fond of the Bay Rum soap from MoonDance soaps, but I'm partial in that it's my wife's hobby. The Bay Rum bars she makes has cinnamon, a bay oil, and lime essential oil for a nice citrus hint. Because the soap is moisturizing, I haven't really explored aftershaves, but you guys got me thinking. Why an aftershave if the shaving soap (or creme) does its job properly? What are your favorite shaving soaps, and why?

http://shop.moondancesoaps.com/smoot...pice-p130.aspx

The essential oils you buy (or at least the high quality ones) are produced by steam distillation of the relevent plant material. Thus, adding any combination of these to a high purity alcohol will produce a high quality product. The higher the alcohol purity, the more oil you can get into solution, the more essential oil you have in the solution, the more will remain on your skin after the alcohol evaporates and the longer the scent will remain. Be aware that many pure EOs including West Indian Bay Tree oil can be quite irritating so handle with appropriate care.

This morning I used the Bay Rum aftershave I got in the August giveaway, and I think it smells great! Used it after shaving with dark lime cream, made for a good combo.

Now that I am not getting razor burn, an alcohol based splash isn't on my "don't even think about it" list. It's nice to have some scent options.

Hi,

I'm a newbie, interested in the Bay Rum scent - any ideas of how I can get a sample to 'see' if I like it?

Many thanks

Richie

Originally Posted by Moonshae

This morning I used the Bay Rum aftershave I got in the August giveaway, and I think it smells great! Used it after shaving with dark lime cream, made for a good combo.

Now that I am not getting razor burn, an alcohol based splash isn't on my "don't even think about it" list. It's nice to have some scent options.