1) P. 160 in all its forms
2) Tabac
3) Santa Maria Novella
4) MWF
5) Irisch Moos
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1) P. 160 in all its forms
2) Tabac
3) Santa Maria Novella
4) MWF
5) Irisch Moos
No special order:
Speick
Omega
Tabac
Trumpers Almond
Harris
I value these because they produce dense, wet lathers with minimal effort. Others mentioned here, like MWF, may get there eventually, but require a lot of TLC from me. Good weekend soaps.
You don't hear much about it here in the States because it is so hard to purchase but Martin de Candre is my choice as favorite hard soap. I have all the popular Italians and some of the English soaps and Martin de Candre is clearly the best.
I couldn't agree with this more. Britain is only a few miles off the French coast and yet the postage/delivery cost for this soap is extortionate. But it will last me at least 2 years given my usage. I have the 170g glass tub and in the 6 months or so that I've used it, it's barely gone down 3-4mm. It's a superb performer!!
Only other hard soap I would mention that may not have been mentioned here is Creed. Original Vetiver is my choice, but although it can be hard to lather at first, the results are soooooo good. Used it today followed by CF Lime Oil balm and my face feel so soft I can't stop touching it. Probably my favourite 'hot date' soap :rock:
MWF
Tabac
P160
Proraso
Mühle Sea Buckthorn
-Stuart
I knew lots of people love Mitchell's Wool Fat and everyone may boo and hiss but as someone who has both Mitchell's Wool Fat and Martin de Candre for me at least Martin is superior because it lathers up quickly and easily. I didn't have to watch a video to get great lather. The lather also is the best of the hard soaps that I have.
I guess the next question I have, is why are the British hard soaps such as Mitchell's Wool Fat and D.R. Harris Arlington so hard to lather up.