Thread: Best "Local" Shave Soap/Cream

I was reading Legman's thread about what if you couldn't buy MdC or CF what would be you favorite choice

That got me thinking, "What if you couldn't order it and had to buy local"


I would only have 4 choices

Williams
Van der Hagen
Kiss my Face
Maca Root from The Body Shop

Out of those 4 only the VdH really doesn't perform at all for me


What about you ???

Yeah Yeah I know some of you live next to a Shave Shop hehehe

The Proraso line is sold in most local drug stores here. I started with the green and the red and have been quite happy with them. I could be satisfied using them every day if I had to.

I have a 10-year old tub of Williams and 2 Wilkinson brushes that are even older. They were bought at the local drug store. I still occasionally use the Williams to lather a barber hone or my coticule for a razor refresh, but I don’t shave with it.

I would travel by mule ,on foot, crawl over the deserts and swim the ocean, and get my MDC. or use ivory soap Tc

Fairly similar limited choices locally also.

Williams
Maca Root
Proraso
C&E
Wilkinsons

For me Williams is a no go. The other 4 will do just fine with Maca Root at the head of the pack for me.

Bob

What's that old saying "Necessity is the mother of invention". I'd make my own soap.

First choice: I'm with bigspender. I'd make my own.
Second choice:I'd probably fight the SoCal traffic and make an annual trip to The Art of shaving. There's one about 20 miles from the house. Not too impressed with them, but I'd give it a go "if"...
Jer

For an OTC product, Palmolive isn't too bad.
For an artisan product, I love Al's.

I would have to travel great distances to get any of those, except ivory bar soap. It would be like before I discovered on line wet shaving stores and I would have to stock up when I went to Canada. I used to get tubs of Proraso when I was in Prince Rupert but the Shoppers Drug Mart does not stock it anymore and what they do stock is worse than ivory. I’m in a pickle unless I get to Vancouver or Victoria or Prince George.

Well thats a damn good question. Ive never even looked at the drug store. I know i seen vanderhagen at wally world. Wow, i think id grow a beard first.

Williams, VDH deluxe and luxury are the only thing I can find here locally. Once in awhile I can find Proraso. I really like the VDH luxury, but I don't like the deluxe. Williams isn't bad, but it can be quite finicky. We had a small shop here for awhile that sold a few others, but it didn't take and ended up closing down.