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Very sorry to hear of the passing of your wife. May time heal the pain.

Bob

That is great customer service by any standard as you say. That brings a few questions to mind though. Just how many of the sub par soap pucks are still out there waiting to be sold? Since they...

Amazing the number of soaps that have been reformulated and turned into utter garbage.

Bob

Funny, when I tried Institut Karite I thought it was terrible to lather and used it as hand soap. I do have another puck so will give it a go again.

Bob

I am sure others have tried this soap so they will chime in. Being a tallow formula soap I wonder if it has gone rancid?

Bob

Obie, did you mean tub of Wilkinson shave soap? If you did, it does the job but the Wilky shave stick is much better.

Bob

Bob,
Tub of it, I meant, and Wilkinson, not Wilkinson Sword. Thanks...

Yes certainly, I have also used the cream.

Bob

Their shave stick and AS are also excellent.

Bob

Now that is interesting since the Noxzema shave cream that used to be sold in North America years ago was meant to used with a brush. IIR the cream had a pinkish tinge to it and smelt a bit like...

Yes, the Palmolive shave stick is very nice. Looks like it is going to get harder to get in the future because they are once again talking about it being not for sale in the UK. The Palmolive shave...

Thanks Obie.

You get cautious when a soap is reformulated after the number of screw ups that have happened when that was done. Yes, the small size can be a disadvantage at times.

Bob

Which formula is the one you have? The old formula was tallow based and the new one is veggie based. I have only used the old tallow version and liked it very much.

Bob

I have had both those too and found the scent to be very similar also. It is a great scent to my nose anyway. Unfortunately the Moroccan Myrrh did not lather worth a damn. I subsequently found out...

Yup, nothing like too much of a good thing to ruin it for you.

Bob

Yes, you have to try different things with some soaps to make them work so just experiment a bit. MWF is known for giving some people a hard time to produce a good lather myself included. Enter...

That is one of the reasons that shave soap reviews are not always 100% accurate. There is always the chance you might be the lucky one to have a reaction to an ingredient that nobody has reported...

I am not known for having sensitive skin but when I tried the sample of Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars I did feel a burning sensation. Too bad as the scent is lovely as is the lather. I...

I can say for sure that 3 swirls with MdC won't do for a 4 pass shave.

Bob

Another case of YMMV. I have Boellis Panama 1924 and find it very good. I got the brick not the fancy coffret. It lathers easily and has excellent glide. It has never torched my face either.

I do...

Sorry, that is the only thing I can think of.

Bob

No idea what the instructions say. My guess is that if the whole thing is in warm water then the water will get all the way to the glue which is below the top of the handle. Over time that may cause...

How far up the knot was the water when soaking?

Bob

There is that and it couldn't help if the hole in the handle was a wee bit on the snug for the knot too.

Bob

Appears I am not as fussy as you are with scent and slickness. Arko is perfectly fine for me with a straight razor and 4 pass shave and also serves well paired with a Gillette Fat Boy @9/Feather...

Probably just a crappy soap in it's present form.

Bob