Thread: Classic Shaving brand soap , not for me

Wow sorry to hear that. Their soap has always been OK ith me

I've been using Classic Lavender, 3 inch. I'm only halfway through my second bar since I started using a straight razor around two months ago. No skin irritation (I tend to have sensitive skin, razor burn yes, soap burning, no).

Oh, so many variables to find and sort out shaving this way. In the last month, especially the last few weeks, I've been working on what 'type' of lather I like and how to produce it with this soap. Thick and foamy tends to be drier, evaporates faster, and tends to be 'gummier' and sometimes harder to shave with. Wetter, slightly thinner lather, tends to shave smoother and doesn't fade away as fast. Heck, I just ordered 5 more bars.

I should probably expand my soap horizons. Later though, as I'm still tweaking actual shaving techniques, especially the sides of the neck. I also am playing with different variations of having an extended goatee, slowly morphing it with different cutting styles and strokes and having to wait for the hair to grow with each shape. So, for now I'll stick with Classic (for at least 5 more bars.).

The Classic Shaving Bay Rum soap is the first soap i used when i switched to a DE. I had no problem whisking up great lather using my pure badger brush.