The problem here is that when you have really hard water (and I do too) soaps that contain mainly, well, soap will perform very poorly.So you need a soap thats full of chemicals. The more chemicals which counteract the offending minerals (magnesium and calcium) the better the soap will perform. Personally, I have a water softener but some say put a little borax in the water to create great lather. Really I think its easier to buy a jug of soft water for shaving and then you can use any soap you want rather than worry about what soap to buy.