Thread: Glide from Cold River Soap Works

I have been a tester for a soap that was just released by CRSW. Larry has spent a year creating a soap with exceptional slickness and water holding capacity, as well as post shave face feel, and he has exceeded his goal. I have not shaved with a slicker lather, making it a joy to use for straight razor shaving. I lightly loaded a damp brush for 30", then built my lather by adding small amounts of water until it suddenly expanded into a rich, voluminous, luxurious lather with nearly unbelievable cushion and glide. I swear that I could even feel the cushion and glide while using my brush, as there was a very "soft" feeling while painting on the final strokes. Out of habit, I always use an AS followed by a balm, but I purposely withheld them when using this soap. There was a mild residual slickness even after my cold water rinse, and hours later, my face still felt hydrated and soft. I have never used a soap with this amount of stability in the lather, probably related to it's amazing ability to hold a lot of water, and it will hold up for as many passes as desired. At the end of my morning shave, I took a leftover glob of lather and left it out in a shaving bowl. When I returned home from work 12 hours later, there was a small skin on the glob, but once removed the same lush, creamy lather remained.

This soap excels in its slickness and in its post shave face feel. In my 56 years of wet shaving I haven't shaved with a soap with this amount of slickness, cushion, glide, and face feel. The testing soap was unscented, an I'm eagerly awaiting the three scented soaps that were just released. All I know is that the performance is incredible, possibly a game changer.