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Well so far I have used Blood Orange-Lime- Sandalwood-YlangYlang-Frankincense and Sweet Patchouli. I still have lavender to try. I still like the Sweet Patchouli best. These are from SRD and they all gave great lather it's just that I like the smell of the sweet patchouli better. To try the different soaps the samples are the way to go.
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Depending on the shape and size of the sample, I will use it like a shave stick. I rarely use it twice.
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As far as I'm concerned a cheese grater is mandatory gear. I bought one especially for shaving soap several years ago and since then I've migrated all kinds of soap pucks and samples into various different types of containers it really does work like a charm.