Thread: Erasmic Shaving Soap

Ladies and gentlemen:

Have you had experience with the British shaving soap Erasmic? This is an old barbershop-type shaving soap and nothing fancy. I look forward to reading your thoughts.

Regards,

Obie

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I haven't tried it. How's the scent? Does it provide good lubricity? I don't think it's very expensive, so based on your and other reports, I may have to try it.

Hello, Wayne:

I have eyed this soap for a long time, but never tried it. I understand it is a good soap — good lather, glide and cushion — with a pleasing British barbershop fragrance. I am looking for opinions from our learned members.

Regards,

Obie

Never tried it, but I like the container. It reminds me of the Jupiter II!

Obie,

Hello friend...

I have both the Erasmic soap and cream in my shaving arsenal. Both have a delightful barbershop, powdery scent. I prefer the cream.

I find the soap to be a bit difficult to create a lather with. I usually combine it with one of my shaving creams to get a rich lather.

Here we are!

Erasmic Lather Shave Cream
(out of stock)

Erasmic Shaving Soap in Bowl

Erasmic Shaving Cream, Shave Sopa and Shave Stick Products for Men | Details For Men

Gentlemen:

The case with Erasmic is intriguing. I understand the soap version is made in England and the cream in Jordan. Talk about this being a small world.

Regards,

Obie

The Erasmic shave soap stick used to be a tallow based soap that was a great performer. A few years ago, it was reformulated into a non-tallow soap that I found to be less than impressive. I heard a rumor about a year ago that Erasmic decided to bring back the tallow formula and gents in England were reporting that they could indeed get the tallow based formula at their local drug store. Unfortunately, this tallow formula has not made its way across the pond yet (as far as I know). At least I have not been able to find it.

The Erasmic soap bowl on the other hand has always been a glycerin based soap.

Originally Posted by GeauxLSU

I haven't tried it. How's the scent? Does it provide good lubricity? I don't think it's very expensive, so based on your and other reports, I may have to try it.

The cost of Erasmic can depend on where you buy it. A tube of the cream can be as low as $4.95 and as high as $15.00.

I usually purchase mine from an online vendor who offers it at the low end of the price range.

Gentlemen:

Thank you for the useful information on Erasmic. The brand seems to have had its ups and downs.

Regards,

Obie