Thread: The Best Possible Soap

Originally Posted by BobH

I have heard that CF creams are on the thirsty side. I have their lavender cream and I think that might be true. Possibly try adding more water a bit at a time.

Bob

I just use a touch on a damp brush (shaken out) maybe add a single drop of water to my dish, a few swirls then I make the lather on my wet face.
The original was my favourite until I was steered towards the almond..
I've just ordered some xpec , finally found some.. I cant wait to compare.

Originally Posted by JOB15

The best shaving cream on the planet Earth is GEO Trumper Almond. (According to me)
I just purchased a Castle Forbes Lime shaving cream and I was disappointed , by the time I got to my top lip the cream had dried and cracked up, GEO Trumper never does that.
I have tried all the English top brands , I swore by Truefit until I tried GEO.
This thread has put me onto Martin de Candre , i'll try it but don't hold much hope

Yet trumpers hard soaps are completely rubbish....

OP- starting this thread is not going to get you an answer, we are 3 pages in with no real consensus, if we had 30 pages it would be the same.
If you look at the soaps forum there are lots of threads about various soaps and creams.

regarding your choices, proraso products are well regarded and reasonably priced. I don't think oil or alum are really necessary.

MDC, ADP Castle Forbes are great soaps for sure. There are some artisans that are in there as well. Judging these is very hard to do. Tabac is another one that is very highly regarded and reasonably priced. MWF as well. TOBs is great soap as well. Used correctly all of these are capable of giving you a great shave. As was said, its hard to say what you will like. THese all will perform well. Brush selection can affect your shave as well. List goes on and on. I was a Tabac user for a long while. Hard to beat. I have 50 soaps now and as much as I love them all, the quest for the ONE is proving elusive. Although I am enjoying them all.

Originally Posted by JOB15

I just use a touch on a damp brush (shaken out) maybe add a single drop of water to my dish, a few swirls then I make the lather on my wet face.

I face lather so I add water as I go while lathering, no bowl in between. A damp brush and a single drop of water seems kind of light on the water to me. Not every soap/cream responds the same way to the same amount of water.

Bob

Originally Posted by bill3152

MDC, ADP Castle Forbes are great soaps for sure. There are some artisans that are in there as well. Judging these is very hard to do. Tabac is another one that is very highly regarded and reasonably priced. MWF as well. TOBs is great soap as well. Used correctly all of these are capable of giving you a great shave. As was said, its hard to say what you will like. THese all will perform well. Brush selection can affect your shave as well. List goes on and on. I was a Tabac user for a long while. Hard to beat. I have 50 soaps now and as much as I love them all, the quest for the ONE is proving elusive. Although I am enjoying them all.

just throw the whole lot in a blender and call it good

Originally Posted by BobH

I face lather so I add water as I go while lathering, no bowl in between. A damp brush and a single drop of water seems kind of light on the water to me. Not every soap/cream responds the same way to the same amount of water.

Bob

This thread is for soap not cream..woops..
Ive never used soap.

Oh great someone mentioned Mitchell wool fat. :-) That's the best soap IMHO.

Originally Posted by JOB15

This thread is for soap not cream..woops..
Ive never used soap.

The same applies for soaps/creams or croaps and I use all 3 types. Was thinking specifically about your comment on CF cream. In any event I don't think I'll ever comment on anything being "the best possible" as there are too many variables involved. Best I can do is say what works for me to my liking.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

The same applies for soaps/creams or croaps and I use all 3 types. Was thinking specifically about your comment on CF cream. In any event I don't think I'll ever comment on anything being "the best possible" as there are too many variables involved. Best I can do is say what works for me to my liking.

Bob

I totally agree! I use all three as well, and face lather.
You use the amount of water needed for each to build the lather you want for each shave.
They all respond differently and according to how much soap one has picked on the brush to build the lather with!