Thread: QED and/or TGQ Shaving Soaps

Originally Posted by STF

OK, I understand TGQ now, what about QED?

QEDusa

Regarding the legendary QED shaving soaps/sticks (according to Charles, from an email exchange we had in 2020, about one of his offerings):

"Regarding the QEDman Rose Geranium, it’s no longer available. In fact, this is true for all the QEDman shaving soaps. The chap who made the soap base, a proprietary formula, retired several years ago and, unfortunately, he did not sell or pass on the formula."

My first purchase of QEDman was in 2005, the last in 2011. I still have — and regularly use — the ten tubs of shaving soap and the four shaving sticks that I was wise enough to acquire. Two tubs — Wild Rose and Violetta — were from group-buys on B&B, another — Jasmine — was a custom, one-off, product for a B&B member who subsequently sold it to me; the rest were "standard" creations. The QEDman product line of shaving soaps/sticks was extensive; interestingly, more than a few offerings in one were not/never made available in the other (and vice versa) — for example, Mocha Java was shave-stick only, and American Gent only came in tub-size — thankfully, most were duplicated in both formats.

QEDman shaving soaps/sticks were EO-only, and glycerin-based. To this day, their aroma remains strong and they lather "like a champ."