The French shea butter soaps are far and away my favorites. To my old nose, the IK smells like the baby powder that was used when kids wore cloth diapers (clean diapers that is). When I finish shaving I apply a full coat on my face as if I was about to do another pass and just leave it on while I clean up - a few minutes. Rinse it off and nothing else I have used makes my skin feel like this stuff does. No other AS treatment. The Provence Sante Green Tea is my very favorite soap - and it does contain talcum. Every other shave, at least, is PSGT, PdP, or IK.