Thread: Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap

Originally Posted by Scipio

Don't bother with the sample of this one. Get the whole puck, you will not regret it.

Thanks... I may get 2 pucks...

Richard

If you are new to soaps (judging purely by your join date, correct me if I am wrong) another popular soap is Tabac. I would also recommend a cream such as Castle Forbes or the Bomb.

Even a single puck of MWF lasts ages. I have had one for nearly 3 months and hardly made a dent with regular use. If you're going to get 2 types remember variety is the spice of life.

Thanks.. I am not new DE razors been doing that for a long time now. I am just new to SRP and using straight razors. I have several soaps and creams I am trying.. I am not so wild about Williams.. I can say I do like the Arko , Llider and Musgo Real creams very well.

Richard

Originally Posted by RKP

Thanks.. I am not new DE or staright razors been doing that for a long time now. I am just new to SRP. I have several soaps and creams I am trying.. I am not so wild about Williams.. I can say I do like the Arko , Llider and musgo Real creams very well.

Richard

Williams is 180 degrees away from any shave cream.
If you like shave creams Williams is not going to meet
expectations quickly or at all. Williams is sort of like a Huffy bicycle
that you get for kids before they are old enough to get a
skinny tire bike.

If you are a fan of shave creams then you should know that MWF is
not a shave cream. It is a fine well balanced tallow based soap
with additions that make for a very fine shave soap. It is also not
alone in this regard.

I would have you look at some of the finer shave creams instead.

Do check out: Proraso Shaving Cream, Taylor of Old Bond Street
Shaving Cream, Castle Forbes Travel Size Essential Oils
Shaving Creams and D.R. Harris Shaving Cream and more.

The travel size shave products are important to hunt down in this day
and age.

If you want to try shave soaps (and you should) take advantage of
the fact that the refill pucks are less expensive than the puck
in the fancy ceramic or wood bowel. At the low price end you will
find Williams, Col. Conk (glycerin) and Van Der Hagen soaps all of which
can be worked into a good lather. Many folk ``uberize'' them with
the addition of a dab of shave cream and glycerin.

On sale Tabac is not expensive and is one of the easiest to
lather soaps. Put it on a list....

There is a long list of glycerine based shave soaps. These are
inexpensive and have the richest range of fragrances. The better
ones use better essential oils and such. Some of these lather
like a dream. Check the sponsors as they pop up on the sides of
this forum. These soaps melt at a temp lower than boiling water so the
container can be your choice. Just do not cook off the fragrance
with too much heat or time. Just melt enough to glue the
remaining lump in place.... Some come in a plastic tub, some
are in a puck.

At the higher end are the hard triple milled soaps. Some of
the fragrances are classic tried and true: D.R. Harris Shaving Soap,
Mitchell's Wool Fat, Truefitt & Hill, Penhaligon's, Taylor of Old Bond Street
and more. The sleeper in the hard milled soap race for me was
the Art of Shaving (fragrance free) in the local mall.

Because there are so many choices I first give the
fragrance free version a try. If the soap base
lathers and shaves well then I try more versions or a
sampler.

A puck of quality triple milled soap lasts and lasts and lasts...
and lasts.

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

Williams is 180 degrees away from any shave cream.
If you like shave creams Williams is not going to meet
expectations quickly or at all. Williams is sort of like a Huffy bicycle
that you get for kids before they are old enough to get a
skinny tire bike.

If you are a fan of shave creams then you should know that MWF is
not a shave cream. It is a fine well balanced tallow based soap
with additions that make for a very fine shave soap. It is also not
alone in this regard.

I would have you look at some of the finer shave creams instead.

Do check out: Proraso Shaving Cream, Taylor of Old Bond Street
Shaving Cream, Castle Forbes Travel Size Essential Oils
Shaving Creams and D.R. Harris Shaving Cream and more.

The travel size shave products are important to hunt down in this day
and age.

If you want to try shave soaps (and you should) take advantage of
the fact that the refill pucks are less expensive than the puck
in the fancy ceramic or wood bowel. At the low price end you will
find Williams, Col. Conk (glycerin) and Van Der Hagen soaps all of which
can be worked into a good lather. Many folk ``uberize'' them with
the addition of a dab of shave cream and glycerin.

On sale Tabac is not expensive and is one of the easiest to
lather soaps. Put it on a list....

There is a long list of glycerine based shave soaps. These are
inexpensive and have the richest range of fragrances. The better
ones use better essential oils and such. Some of these lather
like a dream. Check the sponsors as they pop up on the sides of
this forum. These soaps melt at a temp lower than boiling water so the
container can be your choice. Just do not cook off the fragrance
with too much heat or time. Just melt enough to glue the
remaining lump in place.... Some come in a plastic tub, some
are in a puck.

At the higher end are the hard triple milled soaps. Some of
the fragrances are classic tried and true: D.R. Harris Shaving Soap,
Mitchell's Wool Fat, Truefitt & Hill, Penhaligon's, Taylor of Old Bond Street
and more. The sleeper in the hard milled soap race for me was
the Art of Shaving (fragrance free) in the local mall.

Because there are so many choices I first give the
fragrance free version a try. If the soap base
lathers and shaves well then I try more versions or a
sampler.

A puck of quality triple milled soap lasts and lasts and lasts...
and lasts.

Thanks for the help on soaps and creams. I like using different kinds when I can. There is so much to choose from out there it can get a bit overwhelming.
I do like to use both soap and creams depends on the day and my mood. Some months ago I did try some samples of Truefitt & Hill. Fantastic stuff I must say..... MWF is obviously on the to try list next.

Richard

Originally Posted by RKP

Thanks for the help on soaps and creams. I like using different kinds when I can. There is so much to choose from out there it can get a bit overwhelming.
I do like to use both soap and creams depends on the day and my mood. Some months ago I did try some samples of Truefitt & Hill. Fantastic stuff I must say..... MWF is obviously on the to try list next.

Richard

You are welcome and you will enjoy MWF.

I like to give MWF as a Christmas gift.
Proraso shows up as a stocking stuffer for
my Italian friends.

Originally Posted by RKP

I am thinking I need to buy a puck of MWF. I think I recall seeing somplace where one can get samples of it.

You definitely need the 'Fat'. A member on B&B sells the sample, I think he is a member here as well.

i think it's been said before.. but why bother with the sample? i can't think of anyone ever not liking mwf... i think the closest to a complaint i've even seen has said something along the lines of "doesn't smell as exciting as i'd like it to"

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

i think it's been said before.. but why bother with the sample? i can't think of anyone ever not liking mwf... i think the closest to a complaint i've even seen has said something along the lines of "doesn't smell as exciting as i'd like it to"

Err, I think getting a sample is definitely advisable. Not all of us can tolerate the amount of lanolin in this soap and trying it out first is definitely worthwhile.

i suppose you make a good point.. is lanolin ever known to irritate anyone's skin? or would it just be preference?