Thread: Best Sandalwood soap that goes with Cyril Salter Indian Sandalwood

Alright gentlemen,
I just received my Cyril Salter Indian Sandalwood" Creme and I really LOVE the scent (and the performance, judging from the Vetiver version I have). The smell is intense and "pure". Now, I am looking to couple this with a Sandalwood soap that has a matching (or close to matching) scent, without compromising on performance.

I've done a few searches in the review section of SRP and around the forum...but alas, no thread that coupled the two products. The caveat is that the soap has to be a very good performer too.

Any recommendations? let me know what you gentlemen consider a worthy Sandalwood soap that has both a great scent (as good as the Cyril) and the performance of a great soap.

As Max has said in past posts the QED sandalwood is the truest of sandalwoods although I havent tried it Im betting hes right. I also love SRD sandalwood soap, its a smoky sandalwood, good stuff

Thanks Matt,
Thanks for the recommendations . I have not forgotten Max' words on the QED Sandalwood. In fact, the premise of my question is somewhat formulated with that soap in mind.

I emailed Charles at QED before posting the thread and he didn't mention the QED Sandalwood, which was a surprise. However, he did mention the Bath House Spanish Fig & Nutmeg soap and said that in the background, it has more than hint of sandalwood.

Anyway, I would still like to hear other members' recommendations of sandalwood scents that are close to the Cyril Sandalwood.

The Salter sandalwood is different from other sandalwoods to my nose. For some reason, it reminds me of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.

My favorite sandalwood shave soap is probably the old tallow version of Trumper Sandalwood. It shows up from time to time on the B/S/T of various shave forums.

Originally Posted by BullGoose

The Salter sandalwood is different from other sandalwoods to my nose. For some reason, it reminds me of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.

My favorite sandalwood shave soap is probably the old tallow version of Trumper Sandalwood. It shows up from time to time on the B/S/T of various shave forums.

Phil,
That is the most interesting description of a Sandalwood scent, if I ever heard one .

I actually do like Trumpers soaps. They are excellent performers

I have one and have been through another tub of QED Sandalwood, among many others made by Charles. Great stuff. When I use a cream I use it with a non scented soap ..... if I'm using them together. I assume that is what you're looking for ? I found that if I tried to match a soap/cream combo one would tend to overpower the other. For me MWF has no scent so I use that often with soap/cream lathers. DR Harris Arlington is another which if it has any scent at all, my pipe smoker's nose can't detect it.