Thread: Most underrated soap/cream under $20

For me it has to be Palmolive stick or cream. Massive glide & comfort once you get the water balance right.
Arko is anther bargin that will always be in my rotation.
If I had only these 2 to choose from I would be content.
Cheers Paul

Originally Posted by Sharp&Shiny

For me it has to be Palmolive stick or cream. Massive glide & comfort once you get the water balance right.
Arko is anther bargin that will always be in my rotation.
If I had only these 2 to choose from I would be content.
Cheers Paul

I gotta agree with Paul here. Although I have many different soaps, I keep reaching lately for the Palmolive. A great soap (IMO) that really performs, and inexpensive...and Arko is always on the side of my sink as well.

Since Max chose to be frank, I shall gladly take the opportunity to comment on Palmolive and Arko...

Palmolive stinks. At US$7.5 for 1.8oz, it is more expensive than Green Mountain Soap.

Arko literally stinks. Yes, you can cook it in a saucepan to get rid of the smell, and add essential oils. Unfortunately, this will propel said Arko soaps into the price range of Green Mountain Soaps. Because high quality essential oils are expensive, cf. Castle Forbes or Meißner Tremonia.

In a nutshell: Green Mountain Soap is what you want.

Originally Posted by RobinK

Palmolive stinks. At US$7.5 for 1.8oz, it is more expensive than Green Mountain Soap.

Arko literally stinks...In a nutshell: Green Mountain Soap is what you want.

Can't say about Green Mountain...never tried it, but maybe I will. BUT...Robin...you really need to learn how to Google my friend. If your paying $7.50 for a 50g stick your paying 700%+ mark-up. It only costs me $1.04 per 50g stick (1.8 oz)...???

Classic shaving brand soap. At $5.99 a puck I get fantastic results with'em. And the scents are true as well.

Originally Posted by Wolfpack34

BUT...Robin...you really need to learn how to Google my friend.

Truth be told, I picked up the first hit on Google. It's even more expensive over here, so $7.5 seemed about right. That said, I wouldn't use it if you paid me for it. If I had to use a shave stick, it would be a Calani stick. Unobtainable in the US, but stellar stuff. Not quite as good as Meißner Tremonia in my opinion, but another outstanding artisan soap. "Artisan" as in "hand made by real people with high quality ingredients", mind you, not "made with melt-and-pour base from China with cheap, nasty fragrance oils from God-knows-where". As I said, good stuff. Seriously good.

Well the Dollar Tree version has a list of what it's made of & nothing pops out as bad for you. Not saying it's the best out there but for a buck, it works & smells nice to me. There is a local Urbana IL soap maker & she does some real nice shaving soap. Talked her into making pucks instead of square bars. I need some more. She is in the old Post Office building in Urbana IL.

Slawman

Had anyone here tried the hallows scent from barrister and mann? I tried to get some this season but missed the deadline.

For years I've used VDH and have been reasonably satisfied...I heard about the GMS and read up on it...forgive me if I'm restating something already posted...I stopped reading about page 6 & jumped forward, I don't know why anyway, what I liked is the ingredients...quality stuff by any standard and I weighed it against the Meibner Tremonia...pulled the trigger on the MT, which, admittedly is spendy and I love it...however...I'm still curious about the GMS...I think it's about 11.99 a puck, which is well under the $20 but twice what some of the other favorites stated are. Having no experience with it, I ask, how is the lather, creamy/long lasting glide/cushion...? Thanks in advance for any response.

Originally Posted by RobinK

Since Max chose to be frank, I shall gladly take the opportunity to comment on Palmolive and Arko...

Palmolive stinks. At US$7.5 for 1.8oz, it is more expensive than Green Mountain Soap.

Arko literally stinks. Yes, you can cook it in a saucepan to get rid of the smell, and add essential oils. Unfortunately, this will propel said Arko soaps into the price range of Green Mountain Soaps. Because high quality essential oils are expensive, cf. Castle Forbes or Meißner Tremonia.

In a nutshell: Green Mountain Soap is what you want.

My 2 Favorites bought early in my wet shaving years - Kell's Hemp Original Blend - Energy and Straight Razor Place's Bulgarian Rose. Both of these soaps lather well and have great scent and fave feel - razor glides with these 2.