Soap - - Gabon Africa, South Korea & India

I have a unique situation at hand that I would like some soap input on. At this moment I have friends in India, South Korea, And Gabon Africa that will be headed back State Side in the next several weeks. Does any one have soap recommendations that I should ask them to bring back that are local to the country they are in?

It dawned on me a couple of days ago that I had people traveling all the time and I could start collecting. At this point I am telling them to get what ever they can find. If there is something good out there I would like to get more than one.

I've never heard of any soaps or creams from Africa or Korea (not to say that they don't exist), but I seem to recall hearing at one point that Shulton was still producing Old Spice shaving cream in India. I'm not sure if that's still the case though.

Yea, I got my Old Spice shave cream tube in Africa last year and it was made in India.

Bob

Hello Ryan,

Good to hear from you.

Thanks for the information i will have them check to see if there is any around to be had in India. As far as Gabon Africa, it is a French protectorate I think, of at least everyone speaks french. My guy there Is trying to figure out how to do a translation so he can explain what he is trying to find. My man does not speak French so I hope that someone here that speaks french will offer a translation so he might be able to find some there.

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Originally Posted by BobH

Yea, I got my Old Spice shave cream tube in Africa last year and it was made in India.

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Bob, is the manufacturer indeed still Shulton or is it someone else?

It is marketed and distributed by a company in India who are the licensed users of the trademark. It is manufactured by a different company in India. It still has Shulton New York-London-Paris on it too just to make it more confusing. It is Musk scent.

Bob

Bob, thanks for the information I will pass it on to the person there. with a little luck they can find it and bring me some home.

India has some great soaps, creams, and tooth pastes. Prices are very reasonable and a nice collection should take up too much space.

Not a shaving soap,but if your friends run across some raw,african black soap,have them bring back a couple lbs,as a general bathing soap is nothing like it.

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Not a shaving soap,but if your friends run across some raw,african black soap,have them bring back a couple lbs,as a general bathing soap is nothing like it.

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I can just picture it now
Passport Please, Sir, Do you have anything to declare? What is this? What do you mean it it Raw Black African soap? Do I look stupid? I will have you know I just transferred here from the TSA I am a well trained government employee. I am calling Homeland security & the D.E.A.

4 days later on fox news a story about man with kidney damage from a cavity search due to mistaken soap for drug feed rhino dung smuggling.

I think I will have him keep everything in a factory package.