Thread: Most underrated soap/cream under $20

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

I believe you were praising it Bob so I went ahead and ordered some.

Great stuff

Very happy the Palmolive shave stick worked out for you. Always leery about praising a soap as it may not work that well for someone else.

Bob

Cheap soap: Tabac, anything RazoRock.
Cheap cream: Palmolive, Nivea.

(obligatory YMMV...)

I would say pre de provence , osma, and VDH deluxe

Nivea shaving cream

Originally Posted by Cangooner

I think I'd go with Body Shop's Maca Root cream. Lots of lathery boom for your buck there. And (on the Canadian site at least) they're clearing it out at the moment. Might be a good time to try it or stock up.

I gotta agree

Can get it local
They have deals which often get me the cream free or the wife something free
Gives a excellent lather
Very few products can beat the feel of my skin after the shave with this (Most important for me now)

The scent is simply ok, nothing to brag about for sure hehe

I am fairly new at this....so I have tried and bought some soaps and creams. So bear with me with my decisions. I am a bit frugal and a cheapskate at heart for some things but will splurge where I have too.
So here is my list.

Soaps.
1.Peraso, green and red...they seem to last forever
2. Williams shaving soap


Creams
1. Proraso green in the 500 ml tube.....I got 2 tubes for $20
2. Bigaloe
3. Musgo as long as its not the original scent....this is the cream I use when I want to splurge.

Originally Posted by pathology101

I am fairly new at this....so I have tried and bought some soaps and creams. So bear with me with my decisions. I am a bit frugal and a cheapskate at heart for some things but will splurge where I have too.
So here is my list.

Soaps.
1.Peraso, green and red...they seem to last forever
2. Williams shaving soap


Creams
1. Proraso green in the 500 ml tube.....I got 2 tubes for $20
2. Bigaloe
3. Musgo as long as its not the original scent....this is the cream I use when I want to splurge.

Good for you pathology101 for being able to lather Williams.
On the frugal side, have you ever tried Arko? It lathers like a son of a gun. You just need to get used to its scent.

Put an Arko stick in a saucepan and let it simmer until the smell is gone. Add essential oils if you like. Affordable soap with very decent performance.

Originally Posted by RobinK

One product not mentioned yet, and an unsung hero in my opinion, is Haslinger Soap from Austria. At least en par with Klar, and only costs a fraction.

Right on the money. This soap has been in my rotation for at least 6-7 years. I bought several pucks at the time and the ones I use (Honig Rasierseife) are tallow based. It's a hard small soap, 2 3/8" in diameter, with a terrific lather and excellent shaving properties for the price. Truly an underrated soap for $9.00 (I paid $5.00 at the time). Skip the soap+bowl version as the bowl is a complete joke. It's not very functional and the only advantage I see would be to use it for travels.

A lot of what is being suggested are not under rated at all, but well known to be among the best for the money.
I have to agree with B&M being worth a try.
And speaking of The Body Shop, they have a 40% off sale on their web site. Soaps and creams $7-$10 with $8 shipping.