Thread: Great Cremes That Irritate

Originally Posted by crackstar

I'm sorry to hear this--Musgo is a wonderful cream, but I guess you have a bad sensitivity to it. There is so little menthol in this cream that it cannot really be felt. Perhaps the lanolin is causing the bad reaction?

Jeff

Jeff, I use other lanolin products (MWF, for example) with absoltuely no problems, but any product I have used with menthol has irritated me. Musgo as well--though with Musgo, the irritation was very, very mild. Because, I think, the menthol amount is small.

Originally Posted by crackstar

I'm sorry to hear this--Musgo is a wonderful cream, but I guess you have a bad sensitivity to it. There is so little menthol in this cream that it cannot really be felt. Perhaps the lanolin is causing the bad reaction?

Jeff

Only just picking up on this thread guys - apologies.

Yep, I think it was the lanolin - I gave MWF (Kent) soap a try this week. The effect was pretty similar, although not as bad as Musgo. Nothing severe, but itching and a bit of redness were the common theme. I used a good balm on top which probably minimised the effects.

The soaps and creams from castle forbes tend to give me a slight irritation. Nothing serious enough to stop me from using them. The Gentlemen's Quarter products are for my skin the mildest and are the ones I prefer on a daily basis. They are less expensive too.

Originally Posted by JimR

Jeff, I use other lanolin products (MWF, for example) with absoltuely no problems, but any product I have used with menthol has irritated me. Musgo as well--though with Musgo, the irritation was very, very mild. Because, I think, the menthol amount is small.

I have the same thing with menthol, the slightest amount and I feel a burn within seconds. Same with sandalwood. Both are scents I like too.

Originally Posted by sebell

Folks,

There are lots of great soaps and cremes out there, and
I've had the privilege to have used a few of them. Some
of my favourites in terms of scent and performance just
irritate my face:

CF Limes: Wow, amazing scent, unbelievable lather. I
love this stuff, but can't use it... *sigh*

Musgo Real: Nice scent, great performance. I can get
amazingly smooth shaves with it, just not comfortably.

Do any of you find yourselves in the same unfortunate
position?

Regards,

- Scott

Sorry to here about CF. I use both the lime and the sandalwood/cedar without problem in fact they are my favorite creams.

Sorry to here about CF. I use both the lime and the sandalwood/cedar without problem in fact they are my favorite creams.

I know Rich, they lather soo well and the scents are
unbelievable. I would still be interesting in trying
our cedarwood/sandalwood since it may be a lime
EO thing.

- Scott

Originally Posted by sebell

I know Rich, they lather soo well and the scents are
unbelievable. I would still be interesting in trying
our cedarwood/sandalwood since it may be a lime
EO thing.

- Scott

That is a possibility. They do make up a great lather. In fact I am almost out of my lime. Looks like I will have to shell out some more money goooood stuff for me.

the classic shaving lavender shave cream. absolutely amazing latherability, but i'm allergic to lavender, so it makes me sneeze and sometimes itch a little bit. nothing wrong with the cream, though, just my allergies.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...ave-cream.html

TGQ Cavendish Black is a great performing cream with a top shelf scent, but after a few shaves, my face starts to tingle. It really is too bad because I'd like to use it more.

X

Originally Posted by xman

TGQ Cavendish Black is a great performing cream with a top shelf scent, but after a few shaves, my face starts to tingle. It really is too bad because I'd like to use it more.

X

X, Too bad, I love her Cavendish Black great scent..