Thread: Soap Vs Cream

I mostly use creams but sometimes I like to mix both. Trufit is nice.

I mostly use cream, because I love the CF products.But Colleens soaps are also great.

Okay, I'm a soap guy, since I only have one soap, a Dr. Harris Arlington, which I just love. BUT, today I received a TAoS unscented cream sample (The Different Scent sent me a ton of samples, like 4-5 with my straight, very recommended vendor), which is probably good for at least two goes, so as soon as I've gotten a feel of my straight, I'm gonna try that out and post an update here and a review in the review section here if there isn't one...

I like Mama Bear's soaps in various different flavors but always give a shot of Kiss My Face unscented cream to the brush plus a couple drops of glycerin for an uberlather. The unscented cream doesn't change the scent of the soap but gives an added dimension to the lather. I have been doing this for a couple months and it is the best lather I have used so far.

bj

Originally Posted by dward

If there are 2500 members here, there will be 2500 different opinions. It gets down to personal likes. My preference is soap. But I like creams as well.

I disagree, at this time there are 8660 members, so he should get about 15000 answers ;-).

Al raz.

Originally Posted by Alraz

I disagree, at this time there are 8660 members, so he should get about 15000 answers ;-).

Al raz.

, it's the differences in life that makes is worth living....Thanks.....Rich

P.S. Your right, I thought there were over 7000 members.

Originally Posted by KristofferBodvin

I mostly use cream, because I love the CF products.But Colleens soaps are also great.

+1, CF is my favorite too!

Oh yeah man, I forgot to mention the answer in my post ;-). I like both, as long as they are good ;-). No preference a priori.

Al raz.

I want to use soap as I find it more classy but I do find the lather not to be as good as cream.
The soaps I have are trufitt&hill, Colleen's sandalwood and Edwin Jagger's sandalwood (never used, but love the scent)
I find that colleen's have worked best of the two I have tried, but it might be due to that my lathering skills have improved.

I also use Palmolive's cream that I find gives a very rich shiny lather that I can't get with soaps. It is easier to get that great lather from the cream rather than from the soaps..But I wan't to be a soap guy

Is it just the nature of soap to have a lighter lather and creams to have a richer and thicker lather, or is it just my inexperience with lathering up?

Originally Posted by Rawaz

I want to use soap as I find it more classy but I do find the lather not to be as good as cream.
The soaps I have are trufitt&hill, Colleen's sandalwood and Edwin Jagger's sandalwood (never used, but love the scent)
I find that colleen's have worked best of the two I have tried, but it might be due to that my lathering skills have improved.

I also use Palmolive's cream that I find gives a very rich shiny lather that I can't get with soaps. It is easier to get that great lather from the cream rather than from the soaps..But I wan't to be a soap guy

Is it just the nature of soap to have a lighter lather and creams to have a richer and thicker lather, or is it just my inexperience with lathering up?:shrug:

You can control how thick a lather is by adding more or less water. Soaps, in my experience, do take more experimentation to dial in. I've also found it helps to load a lot of soap on the brush and use a little less water initially, than you would think.

Jordan