Thread: Good shave soaps other than Williams for a noobie

You cannot go wrong with Proraso. I like the green and red in the tubs.
Great lather and scents. Good price-point. They make some nice AS to go with. Long-lasting.

Jimmy you might like one of the "surprises" I sent out.
Ken

ok im looking forward to seeing the goodies......

Originally Posted by sharptonn

You cannot go wrong with Proraso.

Never met a Proraso soap that I didn't like or didn't do very well in all around performance. Great bang for the buck.

La Toja makes a shave stick that is very reasonable and works great.

Pete <:-}

Personally, I find it difficult to commit to a whole puck of soap until I've tried it first, no matter the price. Luckily, there are now a couple of interesting options for finding samples at a reasonable price. I've ordered a few times from Shavedash.com, and I've been very happy with the results (I'm actually still working through the many samples I've ordered). It's saved me a lot of money in the long run, helped me to get used to working with different soaps and creams, and let me figure out what I like and don't like.

As has been mentioned, if you want a staple, then Proraso would be fine. However, with all of the artisan soaps available, I would highly suggest trying them out.
Stirling, Mystic Water, Mike's, Shannon's, etc, are all excellent and very reasonably priced, especially, Stirling.
Of course, there are so many other fine soaps, conventional or artisan, as well.
It is a great time to be a traditional wet-shaver.
Good luck.

Well, it's 2019. There are literally dozens of good products to choose from.

One that is notably absent from the list so far is Green Mountain Soap. Proudly made in the US, and, in my humble opinion, one of the most underrated soaps in the US market. Also, a true artisan product at a very sensible price. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

P.S. I have found Proraso drying (personal preference) and also very inefficient (objective observation, making its seemingly low price rather deceptive).

I don't think there are any soaps that are good for newbies exclusively. There are good soaps, that's it. Unfortunately you won't find consensus on the matter. You'll probably go through about fifty of them before you settle on what you know works for you.

Haven't used the Green Mountain for shaving, but I'll tell you what, that's the best damn bath soap I've ever used!

I can send you some if you like Dave, it’s one of the few I have in my den