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From my experience it took me a little while to learn to generate a truly great lather from MWF but I never really had any real problem developing a lather. I will say that I generally get a better lather with my badger brush than with my synthetics and that my water is softened. I wonder if MWF is more sensitive to hard water issues than some other soaps.
A stiffer brush works well with MWF; I use a Vulfix Grosvenor, which is a mixed badger and boar bristle.
I will give my opinion but modern Williams for me and to me it seem’s to be triple milled. I know there’s lots of wet shavers who doesn’t like it, but it works very best for me. It’s also a tallow based soap.
Four years since I've opened this thread, and now the list is even shorter: it's 5 options overall, 3 of which doesn't offer any variety of scents.
D.R.Harris
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Williams Mug
Tabac
Henri et Victoria
And that's all :(
Personally, I don't get along with Williams so the list is even shorter for me. You can't even find Williams in local retail shops in my locale anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimab
Bob
I really like Henri et Victoria
Henri et Victoria Duc de Santal Artisan Tallow Shaving Soap, 4 oz - Triple Milled.
The scent is sort of green tobacco to my nose based on the fact that I have a sample of tobbacco (green) from WSP and they smell very similar, a clean smell.
It's not a strong scent, my wife has a real problem with a lot of my shaving soap so much that I have to wait untill she goes downstirs and puts the TV on before I shave and then stay in the computer room for a couple of hours until it settles down.
That's not the case with Duc de Santal, it's subtle enough that I can use it after breakfast and be around my wife but not scent free by any means.
Did y'all forget about Green mountain, soaps.?
I've brought up lye soap before. Grandma' Pure Soap is the one I get from the Ace Hardware.
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Mike I know you got some and were going to try it and report back. I guess you didn't like it since I never heard anything else about it. It isn't a real lathery soap, much like Mitchell's but it is very slick. The one main problem I have is that it doesn't fit in the mug well unless you grate it. It has no fragrance added at all which I like. It's also very gentle on your skin.
Is that shave soap?
It looks like a bar of soap.
Green Mountain have stopped selling shaving soap :(Quote:
Originally Posted by outback
