Thread: The First Soap

I started with a shaving soap stick by either Gilette or Palmolive. The soap was wrapped in aluminium foil. I would rub some off on my wet face and start lathering with a cheap and cheerful brush, also either Gilette or Palmolive.
I strarted wet shaving with DE blades but kept having terrible razor burn and skinrash. Cartridges same thing.

I can see it coming: new threads "What was the first brush/razor you started wet shaving with?"

I went from shaving foam/gel to a body shop Maca shave cream in 2009 or so. First real soap was Crabtree and Evelyn very soon after that. I Used that for e-4 yrs as I didn’t have access to anything else. Fond memories.

I bought the maca root again last year and even though it was nostalgic, it didn’t compare to some of the soaps I have. A pity.

Tabac was my first soap. Perhaps it was dumb luck, but I still reach for Tabac today, even as my den holds more soap than I can possibly use.

My first soap was Proraso green, and I just finished it the other day. Looking at my start date that means it lasted 2 years. Of course I have used and finished others before but that was my first.

First shave soap I ever used was Fendrihan's house brand. I believe it was vanilla and lavender or something like that? have since moved on to finer things but it wasn't bad to start with!

When I started shaving back in around 1983 - 1984 I think I used a Palmolive shave stick.

About 2.5 years ago a started out with a Palmolive cream from the local supermarket and in a few days I added an Arko stick and a MWF puck. Still have all 3 in my rotation