Thread: Proraso "Green Tub" Shaving Soap

Great review, very detailed. I know this is about Proraso, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but Musgo Real has swapped to very natural ingredients and that certainly is also very easy to lather.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Great review, very detailed. I know this is about Proraso, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but Musgo Real has swapped to very natural ingredients and that certainly is also very easy to lather.

Thank you Carl, I am glad you appreciated my review.
Unfortunately I never had the chance to try Musgo Real Shaving Cream and as soon as I get a tube of it, I will. The INCI seems to be very good, except for benzyl benzoate.

Originally Posted by razorguy

Thank you Carl, I am glad you appreciated my review.
Unfortunately I never had the chance to try Musgo Real Shaving Cream and as soon as I get a tube of it, I will. The INCI seems to be very good, except for benzyl benzoate.

I'd very much look forward to your review of it, actually.

I'll have to check out benzyl benzoate. Why can't they all be made from just sunflowers, sunshine and lollypops?

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'd very much look forward to your review of it, actually.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'll have to check out benzyl benzoate. Why can't they all be made from just sunflowers, sunshine and lollypops?

Benzyl Benzoate is the ester of benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid. It is used in cosmetics for enhancing balsamic aromas as well as being used in many other fields including insecticides. Unfortunately, it can also be used as an additive in foods as well as being part of the "famous and generic" artificial flavors. It is also used as a solvent in many chemical reactions and it is a plasticizer for some chemical polymers. In a word, a truly chemical product!

Originally Posted by razorguy

Thank you!



Benzyl Benzoate is the ester of benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid. It is used in cosmetics for enhancing balsamic aromas as well as being used in many other fields including insecticides. Unfortunately, it can also be used as an additive in foods as well as being part of the "famous and generic" artificial flavors. It is also used as a solvent in many chemical reactions and it is a plasticizer for some chemical polymers. In a word, a truly chemical product!

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.

Bob

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.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I'd very much look forward to your review of it, actually.

I'll have to check out benzyl benzoate. Why can't they all be made from just sunflowers, sunshine and lollypops?

As long as the lollypops arent blue, blue colouring makes my daughter crazy, wouldn't want to absorb that through your skin and go all hyper with a razor to your face.