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This is not good.
I think I have developed a senstivity to my block of cavendish black.
I am so disappointed, it was my favourite soap to use, and now whenever i lather up, it starts to burn my skin before i even finish stropping.
Any advice as to what i may be sensitive to? (Is it frangrance oil based?)
Anybody else sensitive to any particular ingredients in soap?
Any ideas would be appreciated
Thanks
Nick
You're not the first to say so about that one. May I recommend Colleen's creams? I've had nothing but great shaves with them.
X
I'm not particularly sensitive to any soaps but in general I "feel" better when using essential oil soaps ---- sometimes the fragrance oil soaps are a little too much.
Justin
CB's known to do that. Even though I have sensitive skin, it's just tough enough to handle the FOs in it, thank God :D
I have that with some soaps as well.
There is one commercial soap that I can use well (homme & homme I think) but I like colleens unscented soap best of all.
It does not irritate at all, and I don't like scented soap anyway.
To be honest, I don't think it's a matter of essential oils vs. fragrance oils. This is a fallacy that has become accepted as fact. There are some very harsh essential oils and some very gentle fragrance oils. It is more a matter of dosage: I find many soaps have really intense scents: the down size of having such potent scents is that the dosage of perfuming substances is probably very close to the threshold level tolerated by many people.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaegerhund
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Originally Posted by tryphon
I stand corrected.
Justin
What about trumpers coral skin food? I just remembered that this is one other product that I find burns my skin unless I have a very gentle one pass DE shave.
Does it contain fragrance oils, or large quantities of anything?
I posted this before and nobody else seemed to know why I have had a reaction to it, but now i have had this with the cavendish black, maybe it is an oil issue.
Nick
Yes, my skin is sensitive to Coral skin food. It feels great, then it starts to burn a little. Maybe not 'burn', but, well, something less than burn. It's particularly bad when it comes into contact with a patch I've done too many strokes/passes on.
Problem is, I absolutely love it, so always use it. It only feels that way straight after a shave. When I put it on the next day (I only shave every 2 days) it doesn't react at all.
Go figure. :thinking:
Thats exactly what i found. It isn't my sort of after shave treatment really. I like the american crew moisturiser, which burns much less, and is much more moisturising, and has a less sticky feel to it.
To me it seems strange that companies would use these ingredients in a product that is meant to be soothing. I guess there is just too much demand for fragrance these days. I have to say, I like frangranced soap, moisturiser i would prefer to have no smell whatsoever, but i can't find one!
Nick
Coral skin food no problems with my skin, on the other hand cavendish black burns my face the only way I can use it is to mix it with KMF cream.
I've noticed that bristle type has a huge impact on soap sensitivity. Some soaps will give me the burn with plastic bristles, but not with BB.
Nick,
Have you tried any of RJOutrams samples? I received some a couple of days ago and these feel really gentle but very effective?
I haven't no. I got my colleens soaps from him last month and liked them very much so i will look forward to trying his when it is ready.
Hopefully when i come back to the UK in june he will have a finished product
Nick
I am one of the people with more sensitive skin. Don't want to think how many things I have tried ans still continue trying... Some notes:
Honeybee Sue (ebay) - chamomile shea - always mild
Burma shave - pretty mild
Trumper's violet soap - also mild
Tabac - sometimes worse than others but most of the times mild
Lucky Tiger shave lotion - always mild
L'Occitane - often mild, sometimes not at all though
Musgo Real cream - OK
KMF Lavender - sometimes OK, sometimes not
Not so mild / irritate:
Proraso green
Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad (but oh what a scent)
Almost everything from Caswell-Massey
Several of Colleen's soaps (especially Oak & Moss)
Can't remember more right now...
Unscented from one of the soapmistresses is probably the best option
Cheers
Ivo
The ones you get from the soapladies are generally OK if they use EO's not FO's. Mammabear's EO soaps work great for me. But her FO soaps burn like anything on my skin.
I just can't use soaps at all - but I haven't tried all soaps of course. I've been using the Omega eucalyptus cream recently and it's great.
James.
Can anyone list the most common causes of irritation ? ( I know it can vary from individual to individual).
Justin
Is skin sensitivity related to skin dryness? I have relatively oily skin and nothing short of Tabasco sauce seems to cause irritation.
I've always put mine down to dry skin, but I wouldn't really have a clue to be honest. I get a bit of hay fever in Spring, and this is when my skin sensitivity really flares up.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaegerhund
Tobasco sauce? Never had a problem with that. Hot English Mustard, on the other hand...;)
James.
I'll show my limited cultural experience and admit I've never tried Hot English Mustard (on food that is) - I have to give it a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
I feel sorry for you gals and your sensitive skin ;)
Justin
Don't use too much (to start). It burns nose hairs - seriously!Quote:
Originally Posted by jaegerhund
My skin's never been the same since I needed a complete facial skin graft after a saltie bit my face off during a tour of a salt and acid making factory. :w
James.
Makes sense --- man those salties pop up everywhere (very stealthy) --- I take it that the croc was even worse off when you got through with him --- bloody bugger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Justin