Thread: Proraso "Green Tub" Shaving Soap

Originally Posted by BobH

There seems to be a move away from shaving soaps and creams that contain animal fats and this is what we get. Seems you can't win either way. OTH, I will say that Musgo Real shave cream works just fine for me too.

I don't think this is really the case. Most of shaving soaps and creams contain tallow and, in case we want to stay away from animal fats, we should consider stearic acid is, most of the times, made from animal fats. It is however true stearic acid can also be made from vegetable fats only, but most of it is of animal origin.

While I don't agree that tallow is necessarily the main issue. I do think we are seeing a trend for companies to re formulate their products based on public outcry about some ingredient in it.

Some company's just are not good at that and ruin great products or just don't put enough time into r and d of the new formula and ruin great products.

As it goes with Proraso this is not the case at all they put a good amount of time in and did a great r and d of the new line of products to the point that the only difference between the original and the new is that the new needs just a bit more water in the mix.

Just as an aside I am nether for or against reformulating by company's.

I also believe we got a better awareness about chemistry and chemical products. With time, after a wide acceptance by many of us, we found out chemical products in cosmetics and soaps were not that healthy for the skin. That's why we now doubt about most of the products of evident chemical origin. I guess we learned the lesson some way and now we simply ask for different and better products.