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    Default One Economic Advantage of Soaps Over Creams

    This is, perhaps, overly obvious to warrant a post, but I just had a subpar shave with a cream and thought I'd share.

    When you are addicted to trying new products and have soap acquisition disorder(SAD) like I do, you're gonna end up with some clunkers. I know I've picked up some real under-performers over the years. But, if I'm not happy with a soap, it goes straight to the shower. And I've had some fantastic showers with some pretty lame shaving soaps.

    With a cream, you don't have the opportunity of giving it a second life and recouping a least some of your investment. You're just left with a tub of worthless goo.
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    May I ask what cream it was?

    There's always a chance with creams to add them to another soap or cream and stretch them out
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    I think you could get away with using cream in the shower. Better than wasting. Or donate for giveaway.
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    never thought of using shaving soap for shower. Interesting

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    I have only used one cream and it worked well so I can't speak from experience but I would think a dab or two on a washcloth would work.

    I shave before I shower and and rub left over lather on before all the time.
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    I have 2 shaving soaps. One is from SRD sweet patchouli which I do like and one from Walmart that works OK but doesn't smell very good. I have 2 creams one from SRD Castle Forbes Lavender and one from the ART Of Shaving sandelwood. I do like the castle forbes best. They all do the job as long as you take the time to build the lather. The cheap one from Walmart (and I do mean cheap) shaves quite well but takes longer to build the lather and not much Oder to it good or bad. I look at different shaving products when the wife and I go shopping but find very few. I do wish there were more to choose from out in the market place other than having to order it from specialty sites. I would defiantly try more it they were readily available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dieseld View Post
    May I ask what cream it was?
    It was some Salter, a company I appreciate, but I have too many top tier soaps and creams to bother. I idea of adding it to another is interesting because the scent is nice.
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    Well, you could whip it up like whipped cream and serve it to some folks you don't like. They'll never return.
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    I have used a shave cream as a shower soap. I don't often buy creams because I mostly face lather and most of the ones I bought were good. I did buy one at an artisan shop that was not worth shaving with. It went to the shower, hard soaps go there too if I don't like them for shaving.
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