I make soap and have noticed in my trials and recipe refinement that soap tends to last longer than tube or tub shaving creams. I have tried many in my tests too.
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I make soap and have noticed in my trials and recipe refinement that soap tends to last longer than tube or tub shaving creams. I have tried many in my tests too.
For you and others who used canned foam 40 or more years ago, was it a thicker, richer, better quality product than it became in later years?
Until I got fed up, and REALLY fed up and began looking for an alternative means to shave, I didn't know I had choices, or that DEs and other retro-shaving methods still existed.
Im just starting with making my own soaps. I've gathered a few recipes online but nothing thats come out right. Trying to figure out a balance between a hard puck and a soft grease type soap. Have you noticed any one particular ingredients like castor or coconut oil that results with a harder longer lasting soap?
I've tried shaving with just about every form of preparation to try to honestly evaluate them, all the way down to using Dawn Dishwashing Liquid applied with my hands. I've even used the so-called "canned goo" from time to time just to see if there is a difference in shaving effectiveness. I haven't seen any at all. I can get a fine shave with a sharp blade and just about any kind of lather, "canned goo" included. The logical next step for me is to forego lather altogether and shave with just water. I might give that a try tonight for the heck of it.
I did the math once.
Arko (from Turkey) is CRAZY good quality at a price-per-shave I cannot figure out how to beat. And the aroma, not long lasting, is still free.
I also think how you lather is a factor. If I face lather with a puck, there is very little waste. When I bowl lather, I always make too much. That said, I have been wet shaving almost 3 years and some of my low rotation picks have been in use that long with more to go.
Hard soap all the way...last much longer and I find I get a better lather from them.
Creams are nice, but they do tend to go much faster.
When I consider the fact that I probably already have enough soaps and creams to last the rest of my life, I don't bother trying to do the math on it. But I will say that if you pick up a puck of DR Harris, it'll shock you how long it takes to use the whole thing up. Its a small puck but never seems to go anywhere. Same thing with MDC. After a dozen uses it still looks exactly like it did when it arrived. But if value for your money is a primary concern, I have to second the Arko suggestion by MisterMoo. It performs exceptionally well and is really cheap. I don't know what product (soap/cream/goo) lasts the longest but when it comes to value, Arko is tough to beat.