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    I need some input on Taylor of Old Bond Street Cream. I picked some of this up several months ago (Eton College). I can honestly say I do not have sensitive skin. However each time I use it, there is an underlying burn / pin prick feeling as soon as I put it on and for about an hour + after I wash it off. I have run through all of my brushes thinking I was scrubbing too hard with the boar, and today I used my softest badger with the same results. It has never caused a rash of visible reaction.

    Has anyone else had this experience? I like the way it lathers, I am wondering if it is the scent that is causing this to happen to me or is it the blend of their soap. This is the only one of their soaps I have used. I don't want to write them off if it is the scent but don't want to pay the price for another to find out it is the soap.

    SO has anyone else had this happen?
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    Yep, had the same thing w/ all the TOBS I have used except the Jermyn street. I never broke out or got a rash, but the tingling, kinda stingy sensation led me to not buy more of their creams, b/c it's only a matter of time that the persistant exposure to a sensitizing product becomes an allergic reaction. Same thing w/ Tabac as well. I think it may be the perfume grade musks I have problems w/.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tiddle View Post
    I never broke out or got a rash, but the tingling, kinda stingy sensation led me to not buy more of their creams w/.
    Tiddle, You hit that nail on the head with your description. Ok I know I am not crazy with what I am feeling. Thank you for your input I did not want to spend the money to find out that another one would do the same thing.
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    The jermyn street was the only one that didn't do it, and

    the smell is clean and manly. Great stuff.
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    Thanks for the heads up. I am glad you said that I was not sure if you had tried that one or not. I may give it a try when I can find some. I am sorry for you to have had to suffer through all the others to find the Jermyn street. But I am glad you did.
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    TOBS creams are loaded with perfumes, the only one I can use that doesn't irritate my skin is their Coconut. Jermyn made incredible lather, but it irritated my skin even worse than Eton College. No more TOBS products for me...
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    When you say that you DO NOT have sensitive skin, what does sensitive mean to you? Does that mean you can shave everyday without any irritation? Or that you have used many products in the past without incident?

    Here's a blog I made on the subject some time ago, perhaps it will help. Please keep in mind that allergies/sensitivities can spring up anytime, so just because you haven't had issues in the past doesn't mean you won't run into problems in the future.

    Good luck
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan82 View Post
    When you say that you DO NOT have sensitive skin, what does sensitive mean to you? Does that mean you can shave everyday without any irritation? Or that you have used many products in the past without incident?
    Ryan82,

    Point well taken, after reading your blog I am one of those people that has skin like a leather hide.
    I can shave everyday with a blade. Have never had an ingrown hair. and no other product has ever bothered me since I started shaving in the early 70's. When I started with straights I self inflected some pretty heavy razor burn to myself but it was cleared up by evening or the next morning for sure. I can not recall ever having a feeling like this. This is why the feeling of the TOBS gave me, was of concern.
    None of the other soaps have done this to me. and the only issue I have ever had with a soap is when it stops working for deodorant protection and I switch.

    Having said this I did not take in to account that the body changes and what I had not had a reaction to in the past could be of issue now. Even so I do feel better to know I am not the only one that has had this happen. I like their cream it just is not a pleasant feeling when I apply it to my skin.

    The blog pointed something out to me that I am guilty of that I will keep in mind when someone says they are raw and can't shave everyday.
    I suppose I was one of the lucky few that had never had issue with type 1 or type 2 in the past. I can only hope that it is just this product that causes issue with me and I am not developing type 1.

    I need to make a correction I did have issue 1 time with my skin. I was in the jungle and shaved with a disposable razor. after the second day I had a face that looked like the fires of hell were sat on it. On of the locals I was with brought me a jar of something to this day I don't want to know what was in it. However by the next morning it was as though nothing had ever happened
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    Quite honestly, it could be a combination of ingredients which alone don't bother you but when combined cause a reaction. The skin is such a complex and reactive organ that it's almost impossible to say what's happening. In all fairness if you've given the product a fair shake and it just isn't working give it up and move on. Plenty of other great products out there to try

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    Hey Ryan,

    I can honestly say I have given it a fair shake I have used it at least a dozen times. and every time the same result. That is why I wondered if anyone else had this issue.

    The definition of insane is to do the same thing multiple times and expect a different result.
    So what does it mean when I did it a dozen times? Am I only 1/2 nuts

    Seriously thank you for your input. I never thought about other people having issues like type 1 & 2 but this has in a very small way brought it home.
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