Thread: English Shaving Soaps

I'm intrigued that the arlington doesn't have enough scent. I hope yours picks it up on scent when it's wet, as sometimes happens. It is a bit subdued but certainly not faint, so I hope you don't have an old soap that lost it's mojo. As for the name mating your town, all I can say is I don't buy Fig Newtons, so I think you just have SSAD my firend. Cannought does seem to have good prices.

I just checked my arlington and it is fairly mild when dry. Also, I've found wooden bowls often mute scent, whereas glass anchor hockings don't, for whatever that's worth.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

I'm intrigued that the arlington doesn't have enough scent. I hope yours picks it up on scent when it's wet, as sometimes happens. It is a bit subdued but certainly not faint, so I hope you don't have an old soap that lost it's mojo. As for the name mating your town, all I can say is I don't buy Fig Newtons, so I think you just have SSAD my firend. Cannought does seem to have good prices.

I've been sniffing it on and off since last night, and I agree, it is not without scent, it's just very subdued.

Probably due to a weekend spent with the Irish Moos, whose scent as faaar from subdued!


BTW, Fig Newtons were named after your town, Newton, MA. So I'm sticking with my original story of just rooting for the home team by buying Arlington. I don't have SSAD, I can quit anytime I want to, I just don't want to just yet. Maybe tomorrow....yeah, that's it, I'll stop tomorrow......

I agree that the 3 Harris scents are weak though pleasant. It must be about being understated British.
I have Floris Elite soap on the way. The cologne and shaving cream are stronger than Harris. Looking forward to trying the soap.

I re-milled the soap (i.e. used a cheese grater on it) back into the wood bowl, as I didn't like that small void around the edge, which would allow the water to run down off the top of the puck and do nothing besides make the soap soggy.

Anyhow, after grating it up, I certainly got a full nasal boquet of the Arlington citrusy/fern goodness!

My Floris soap came last night and I gave it try this morning. Its the Elite scent which has a subtle citrus quality. The lather works up quickly in this vegetable based soap. The shave was very comfortable and close. It provides good cushion and lubrication. The scent is subtle in the lather and not pervasive.

This is definitely a keeper.

Originally Posted by fccexpert

Lanolin is not tallow, thus the phrase lanolin tallow is inaccurate. Tallow is beef fat. Lanolin, as the same of the soap implies, is wool fat.

MWF has both lanolin and tallow in the list of ingredients. Thus "lanolin tallow delight" is perfectly descriptive!

Loudee wouldn't steer you wrong!

Originally Posted by fccexpert

Lanolin is not tallow, thus the phrase lanolin tallow is inaccurate. Tallow is beef fat. Lanolin, as the same of the soap implies, is wool fat.

It's acutally a proprietary blend of the lard from ducks, chickens and turkeys, but at the end of the day Mr. Mitchell didn't have the nerve to call it Mitchell's Turducken Fat.

Hey guys that have DR Harris soaps...do you guys feel they are water hungry or relatively low water...I just got Arlington and Tabac and the tabac seems really easy going...but Im not sure about the harris not sure if i need more water or less...any thoughts or suggestions.

Did you try it yet?


I found the Arlington to be super easy lathering.