Thread: Archaeologist's wet-shave kit?

I would stick with locally purchased items and brands. They would be the best choice for being a product climatically developed for the region .
You'd also find them more reasonably priced than imported items.
Good luck.

Well, the order of countries for this journey will be the United States (home), the United Kingdom, Italy and then Israel all from mid-spring to late summer. I was thinking of picking up some items in the United Kingdom as Taylor's has their shop in London and I might give Trumper's a go as well as any other brands that strike my fancy. For Italy there is, of course, Proraso, Santa Maria Novella, and a great number of other options. For Israel there are Sabon's Pachtouli products and also Ahava, but I forget most of the other brands in Israel.

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

An aftershave I can recommend if you're looking for staying power is Clubman Pinaud. It's a very "old school" scent and definately a classic. The one thing I always find impressive with it is that if I sweat it seems to almost rejuvenate itself and I get a whiff of it as though I just applied it

Plus one on the Clubman Pinaud, also it drives my wife bonkers!

Two thoughts to add for you to chew over in your deliberations.

Vanilla is a natural and effective bug repellent. It does not have the staying power of the chemical sprays, namely sweat resistance. But I've gone four hours without a bug bite using a solution of 1tsp to 1cup water. A simple spray bottle/squirt gun will work (my boys prefer the squirt gun application)

Another potential option (though I've honestly never tried it) is Williams Mug Soap. Cheap as you can find, and some guys have trouble lathering it. But it smells like citronella; which is a common bug repellent.

Ogallala bay rum is a witch hazel based aftershave/cologne. I love the Sage and Cedar, but they've got a Lime and Peppercorn I like that my wife goes nuts over.

Peace,
Jim

I would definitely NOT use DEET as a shaving or grooming related product. I can't tell if Wintchase is kidding or not (sarcasm meter must be acting up), but military-spec bug juice is pretty toxic stuff, I wouldn't put that anywhere near an area of razor burn let alone nicks and cuts. Plus it smells terrible, which would be totally counterproductive to finding a pleasing smell to dirty and field-weary female subordinates. My two cents (or two scents, har har), would be either a lavender or a bay rum product (both very appropriate in tropical/subtropical climes), with a witchhazel splash.