Thread: Under rated soaps/creams

Originally Posted by TCMichigander

So mine is Ogallala Shave Soaps .

I think the main reason that Ogallala flies under the radar is that their only scents are variations of bay rum. Not everybody likes bay rum scents and not everyone who likes bay rum scents like bay rum with a heavy clove note. Although I can get a decent lather from Ogallala, my skin begins to burn as soon as I spread it on my face. That does not happen with other bay rum soaps in my den. My guess is that it is the clove in Ogallala.

My Ogallala has lost its “zip” scent-wise, and I don’t find it that great at lathering. Sterling
I really like, and my wife likes their Executive Man scent...so I use it a lot. Arko is one of my favorites too.

Arko is the only underrated soap I’m familiar with. I seem to see the opposite, the overawed soaps seem to be everywhere. I always say, don’t get fooled by scent, packaging, or lather. Just like an edge, it’s all in the shave test.

Palmolive "Men" cream is a favorite of mine. Can almost dry shave after it works its way into the surface of skin. I had forgotten about it and just unearthed a tube, buried since the move. It is the "Classic" and it works well for me.
Similar to the old Proraso Green but a milder scent.

Many of the imported creams are great and fairly cheap also. Nivea Shave cream, as an import is nice, but the stuff we buy in stores is poor.
JMO, YMMV!
~Richard

Originally Posted by Geezer

Palmolive "Men" cream is a favorite of mine. Can almost dry shave after it works its way into the surface of skin. I had forgotten about it and just unearthed a tube, buried since the move. It is the "Classic" and it works well for me.
Similar to the old Proraso Green but a milder scent.

Many of the imported creams are great and fairly cheap also. Nivea Shave cream, as an import is nice, but the stuff we buy in stores is poor.
JMO, YMMV!
~Richard

The good ones do that. They seem to get right into the cells of your skin.

Everything by these guys: https://www.creightons.com/collections/male-grooming Too bad they forked St James of London into a separate line, and increased the price by 1000%. Used to be the very best deal money could buy. Now, it's just a very good shaving cream.

Shaving creams out of eastern Europe like Warz, or Lider.

Also, as mentioned by Pieter, Green Mountain Soap. I cannot say enough good things about this brand, and it blows all these newfangled "artisan" soaps out of the water - while being an actual artisinal product. If you have not tried it yet, you definitely should.

Underrated Hmmmm

Gotta go for a 3rd on the Macca Root shave cream

Honestly I still have a tiny bit of their original formula too that I liked even better

The Macca Root really excels on the conditioning of the skin, lathers and shave well too

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The Macca Root really excels on the conditioning of the skin, lathers and shave well too

Make that "+3 -1", please. I tried it (both old and new formulations), and I found that it dries out my skin like hardly any other shaving product. Which is insane, of course, given its list of ingredients. But there you are.

That said, it's $9.60 (on sale). Which is a lot, compared to Haslinger, Green Mountain Soap, or, as always, that stuff in tubes from Creightons. If you cannot get your hands on Warz, Lider, or Arko, Creightons is the best stuff a little money can buy.

Personally, I have never bought the Macca Root, they often do a buy two get one free promotion, my wife buys two things, I get one free..

So there is that, which makes the most sense ever "Happy Wife, Happy Life" and free is the best price I have found

Two creams not mentioned much and which provide superlative shaves are Nancy Boy and J.M Fraser's.