I love Sue over at Mama Bear and I have serveral of her soaps that I use regularly. Infact they lather so well I often mix them with creams to get a super later. That said, There is nothing like Castle Forbes cream. It is the crispest scent with the most outstanding lather of anything I have tried and a quick walk over to the shave den says that it is out of 26 different soaps and creams in the cabinet. And I use less with it than I would use with other creams and often still have some left in the bottom of the lather bowl left over. Its worth it.