Thread: Osma Soap

Originally Posted by RayClem

I have a hard time believing any soap containing alum could be "the slickest he (Jarrod) ever used". However, I have not tried it, so who knows.

Having watched Jarrod hone, strop, and shave in some of his videos, I do not think I would be satisfied with some of the products he recommends. I do not think his shaving requirements are anywhere near as strict as mine. Jarrod considers Dovo razors to be shave ready from the factory; the one I got was not even close to being shave ready by my criteria until I honed it myself.

Don’t let you disdain for Jarrod deny you something that might actually have merit. There’s a few members here who I believe have some of the highest standards I know, who sing the soaps praises. Don’t get me wrong, I had my doubts too, but that is what this thread is for.

And let me start by saying from the little sample lather I made to test things out, slickness or glide are not going to be a problem with this soap if you can create a lather that stay hydrated long enough. I kept on thinking I had the lather... only to see it lose its “bloom.”

But that’s ok lol. I didn’t prep the soap, or the brush, and the water was still cold so I wouldn’t take anything away from that other than it does indeed provide glide!

More to come later!