Thread: Is Geo F Trumper Skin Food worth the money?

I just used their Jamaican Lime Skin food. Also great.

Originally Posted by RichZ

I just used their Jamaican Lime Skin food. Also great.

I agree with this, but I personally like the coral skin food better.

These two samples (coral and lime) will last me a while

For what it's worth, I have a tube of Neutrogena Razor Defense a/s balm sitting right next to my bottle of Lime skin food. I go to the Neutrogena when I need a little more gentleness. Seems a bit more soothing than the 'food and a helluva lot cheaper. Faint neutral scent too. The Neutrogena says it's good for the whole face, and I like that because my forehead and temples get dry and flaky in the winter. Then again I'll smear my entire face with the 'food too and it's fine.......Jeff

since I can't say I've experienced it I'd have to vote no. There's no spot for "I dunno"

I'm a few days late on this thread, it seems, but I'll comment anyway...

I've been using the skin food for a few months now. Usually the rose scent - which isn't unpleasant, in my opinion - is gone within a short time after the shave, as people have already said.

It's a cooling aftershave, and when I had really bad razor burn after my first straight shave, it helped clear it up pretty quick. Of course, it burned then, because the skin was /too/ raw even for something this gentle.

I give it two big thumbs up.

-Keith

If you're on a budget, and/or want something you can get locally w/o shipping, I would recommend KISS MY FACE Oil Free moisturizer with NAPCA. I also like the Trumpers, but in my opinion, the Kiss My Face gets the same results ... without much scent, however. Until I used Trumpers, this did the trick, and even now, I don't see much difference. You can get a pretty large pump bottle that will last forever for about $7. It's more readily available on the west coast, and in larger metropolitan areas, but in smaller areas is usually available in smaller stores that sell organic foods, etc.

You are a few years late on this thread Tuxedo.

Originally Posted by Lynn

I've been using the Coral Skin Food for 3-4 years and really like it. Makes that baby butt smooooooth feel really good. I even like the Clubman Pinaud Balm........lol. Lynn

I've been using it too for a good 3 and a bit years - ever since I started straight razor shaving and specifically got the Trumper's Rose soap. They both work very well together.

It's my benchmark combination when shave-testing something. Wouldn't change it. Period. Lynn's recommendation above just reinforces the view.

My advice is to get the 500ml bottle - that goes for ages!

I used it a couple of years ago, great product.

One thing though, I had a 500ml bottle of Coral, and by the time I'd used about 2/3 of it, the rest had totally lost the pink colour and turned white. It still smelled and worked the same.

This was maybe a period of 9 months, kept on a shelf in the bathroom. I suspect it was the sunlight that killed it.