Thread: my first big order of soaps/creams

Originally Posted by ShawnWmDavis

ok so i shaved today with shamrocks soap cream, i cannot get a high lather with it, it goes fizzy/lacy in short time it is very slick but maybe im not using my brush right so dont let it sway anyone its probly my technique.

I'll let you know how I fare once the four 4 oz samples are in hand.

but no major bleeding, took my time and did my whole face cept goatee with my Griffon #60 carbo mag now i need a strop lol.

You sure it wasn't a Toro, Husqvarna, Poulan, Snapper, Troy-Bilt, Lawn-Boy, John Deere, Craftsman, or whatever to tackle that huge red forest? Or perhaps a bunch of tiny leprechauns with microscopic sickles thinning the curls?

ha ha no it was a wahl trimmer hot shower with bay rum soap and a hot shave lol

Shawn,

Just one shave so far (with Earthy Fresh) and the lather was a tad thin too but I attributed that to too much water. I could have added more cream but was pressed for time and just pushed on. More after I get a number of shaves with the stuff under my belt.

How about you? Things improve?

i tried my lime and really loaded the brush up with the cream i dunked it in and same thing by the time i built lather on my face and grabbed my straight it was thin like milk on your lip....

maybe it takes some fine tuning like you said

Shawn,

I've used three different brushes with this stuff. I've shaken as much water as possible out of each (silvertip high loft, super medium loft, boar being broken in). I can get nice lather after some aggressive whipping (more than normal for other creams) but as you've already noted it tends to dissipate quickly. Using a scuttle to keep the stuff warm helps but still... The up side is that the shave is comfortable and close regardless. I also don't find the scent all that strong which from my knothole is a good thing as I hate it when a shaving soap or creme overpowers or compromises a cologne I want to wear. Conclusion: I won't be buying again.

It's also been a full week since I exchanged PMs with CarrieM about some samples of her creams. She was to let me know when she was ready to ship. Don't know if she's been busy, sidetracked, or even insulted at the meager size of the order I was planning (samples only). Oh well.....

My favorite creams still are TOBS Avacado, TOBS Rose, and Trumpers Coconut.

i shaved with it last night using minimal water and lots of the cream, i found if i paint it on instead of rub it on it doesnt fizz as fast, it shaves well and is super slick but doesnt lather like my ogallala at all.

im not sure if its the clay or what he uses but youd think with glycerin in it would be like an uber later.

but now i look at the pic in his ads and its the same thin lather so perhaps the bentonite clay for slickness and lanolin do something but he also says he uses stearic beads for fuller longer lasting lather.

i dont see myself ordering them again but i have 24 ounces of it lol so ill use it now and then

I doubt it's the clay as I've had numerous soaps in the past with bentonite in it and they lathered quite well (especially a now discontinued goats milk soap).

Regardless our experiences seem to match. Shame really. I've been at this since puberty in the 50's so I'm no novice LOL. At least all I have is four 4 ounce containers to go through.

i ordered 2 of the 8 ounce creams, the first lime i got was kinda loose/runny so he sent me another 8 ouncer for free

Interesting. Of my four samples, the Earthy Fresh is like just mixed "mud" for sheetrocking. The other three are hardened.... not like a soap cake but still firm.

There's a thread elsewhere about ingredients and what too much or too little does to the lather including making fizzy thin bubbles. The soy and palm kernal are probably the root causes which he tries to compensate for with stearic beads. I'm simply guessing here though.

yeah thats handmade for ya lol