I am the first to admit I am a tight ass. If I can avoid spending I will. That is after all why I started straight razor shaving. So recently I started to run out of shaving soap. As I live in Thailand the only way I can buy shaving soap is either to go back to Australia or buy it online.
Now, my mother-in-law (yes, I live with my in-laws) likes to buy good quallity soap for hand washing. I noticed that it works up a good lather when I wash my hands with it, so I started to wonder how it would perform as a shaving soap.
Anyway, this morning, as I am running out of shaving soap, I decided to give it a try. It lathered up well, but wasn't very lubricating. As a result I ended up with a number of small nicks and one three inch long gash.
So, good quallity hand washing soap doesn't make for good shaving soap.
I guess I will just have to shell out for some shaving soap.
I've heard nothing but good things from the guys at classic shaving, so I'll give them a try.
Cheers.