Looking for a shave soap or cream with the maximum menthol experience. What would you recommend?
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Looking for a shave soap or cream with the maximum menthol experience. What would you recommend?
Proraso green. Eucalyptus and menthol. Valobra menthol quite mild.
By our can also buy menthol crystals to add to anything you like to really kick it up. Tc
good point. i hadn't thought of that. thx!Quote:
Originally Posted by tcrideshd
Chiseled Face Cryogen, Barrister & Mann Arctique
Follow up with Kramperts frostbite. Tc
Try Yeti Snot.
yes if i can get it. their web site says they are out of stock. on the other hand my order of Chiseled Face Cryogen arrived today. it's smell sort of reminds me of mineral ice which i put on my sore knees :-) i also ordered something called black ice from Stirling.Quote:
Originally Posted by Augustagj
It was the same thing when I ordered it. I contacted him and he was able to ship right away. It's a website issue that's really costing him.
It makes my eyes water it has so much menthol. I'm getting more accustomed to it now.
ok thanks for the info. will call him tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Augustagj
i have a sample of cryogen waiting to be used. which i will use with proraso green as a preshave
Queen of Charlottes VOSTOK cream is quite chilling to the face.. Big menthol kick
Were you able to get a tin of Yeti Snot?
nope. i e-mailed them and never got a reply. but considering how it was -2 degrees here last night, the menthol quest has been put on hold for a little while :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Augustagj
If you sign up for the mailing list, they'll tell you when Yeti Snot is coming back in stock. It's so bracing, I put it on the back shelf until spring, at least.
One thing I found is that it is difficult to build a persistent lather. Others may be better lather builders than I am, however, so YMMV.
This is my favorite "all the Menthol I want" Menthol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bleacherbum76
The Yeti Snot was a bridge too far...I'm glad that some like it and I promise not to buy it again so there is more for the rest of you...
You might want to pick up a Bottle of Osage Rub to finish that off...
Which reminds me it's Menthol Monday in the AM and I need to set out the Valobra (just a hint, kicked up with the Osage Rub finish...)
I am curious about this menthol soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements: frostbyte
they have it at Italianbarber.com
I haven't heard much about it, but i'm on a bit of a hunt as well. Proraso is not nearly enough, maggards menthol orange is nothing. Strangely I have an old can of gillette menthol foamy... and it is VERY menthol... but other than that its terrible as aerosol canns usually are.
Also, i've heard cryogen has the tendancy to not be a good lathering soap. I don't really want to spend more than 15 bucks on this.
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Originally Posted by Augustagj
Try Yeti Snot in a shaving scuttle! The heat intensifies the menthol quite a bit and will make you eyes water to where you can't see and your nose run like a faucet........something I won't do again but you owe it to yourself to try it like that just one time, hell of an experience!
Yeti snot is sold out on their web site...
sounds good but thats an issue.
PAA frostbyte is very very intense although smells all too mediciney it's like rubbing Vicks vapor rub all over your face. If it had the proraso green scent with the frostbyte intensity it would be perfect.
hmm I haven't had vicks vapor rub since I was a child, I can't pinpoint that scent in my memory banks at the moment.
Hows the soap work in terms of cushion, lather and glide?
I found some yeti at shave revolution. They had it for 7 bucks, after shipping its like 10 dollars... not bad at all for an artisan shave soap lol. I still want that frostbyte though. Does anyone know of any that are colored dark green or dark blue? I have a "love my skin" bright red puck, and when I lather it, I get red lather! Its kinda cool...
Well when I had it .. It was HTGM synergy 1.0 version. It performed great, just didn't like the scent. Coldest thing my face ever felt other than -20 below zero Chicago winter weatherQuote:
Originally Posted by glytch5
haha! yeah I live in Rochester NY, we get the cold stuff out here as well.
I want to try some Katies bubbles... but my God I can't yet bring me self to spend that kind of money before shipping on a soap...
Godrej Menthol Mist, although a cream, is a great option if you can still find it.
Thanks. I just put in an order for Yeti Snot with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by glytch5
no problem dude. Thank you to the thread for recommending yeti snot!
amazon appears to have it. thx!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad
Well I finally got in my Shave Yeti "yeti snot"
unfortunately I had already shaved today... but I made a real small lather and put some of this stuff on my face... OMG! IM NUMB!!!!!
To me this is almost like eating a ghost pepper or something, its crazy! I think I could shave with it though no problem. Its been about 10 minutes with just a tiny bit of lather and my face still feels like I have my head sticking out the window in a moving car, during the winter. AWESOME
I live in Germany and if u can help me get a hold of a tub I'd be grateful ☺
I think shave revolution ships internationally, but their website has been down for maintenance the last few weeks, I will get back to you on that! I'll look around a bit. I'm sure some other members on here could chime in and find it elsewhere. It is a somewhat difficult to obtain soap.
Get on Yetis mailing list. They always announce in the email when they are putting up more for sale on the site.
Kramperts Frostbite or Bigelow. Kramperts has a Frostbite aftershave to finish.
Thank u guys
where can you buy the menthol crystals?