Thread: Any fans of Cella shaving soap?

have used Cella and p160 for well over 10+yrs,ziplock bag and keep in a dark cool place,it just never go's bad.

Another nice thing about Cella that hasn't been mentioned about Cella is the list of ingredients, which is quite short compared to other creams. While we see other brands reformulate their product so that it doesn't contain parabens, it's interesting to see Cella's formula remains nice and simple

Cella, like Tabula Rasa and others, takes a little bit more work to make the lather, but in the end you have a great shaving soap and a lather with a pleasant smell. Anything worth while you have to work for it and that is why I like Cella!

Cella is at the top of my rotation. Not sure there is better soap available !

Pretty much my favorite as well, will order a 1kg brick pretty soon, my red tub seems to disappear fast

Originally Posted by GeauxLSU

I've been thinking or trying Cella, and this pushed me over the edge. My question is, how well does the soap store? After all, a 2.2 pound block will last quite a while. I was thinking a zip lock bag or plastic food container.

This from that famed man from Italy, Marco on another board:

1. Cut a portion of soap from your kilo brick and mould it into a container with an hermetic lid. The hermetic lid is, in my opinion, very important: remember to close it after each use.

2. Keep your remaining kilo brick sealed in a plastic bag and open that bag exclusively when a new portion of soap is needed to refill your soap container. Do not forget to close again the bag carefully.

3. Keep your kilo brick away from heat, direct sunlight and humidity. Therefore a fresh and dry place is crucial.

4. There is no need to keep your kilo brick in the freezer. Keeping the kilo brick in the freezer is something that many do, and essentially it’s not wrong, but simply not necessary if you follow the advices above.

I’ve been storing P.160 and Cella in this way during the last 15 years and have never seen a single block of soap (in Italian called “panetto”) going rancid. Furthermore, these recommendations have got the approval of three different Italian Master Barbers I have specifically consulted on this subject.

Originally Posted by elsmooth

Further enabling for you...if you're ordering from italian barber online, think about picking up a tub of the Razorock shave cream/soap if you haven't tried it already. for $5, it's a stellar value (and an amazing product).

Italian Barber on Line! Are you serious? Wow, thanks for the reference!

Italian Barber OnLine One very cool guy.

Originally Posted by LouieGrandie

Italian Barber OnLine One very cool guy.

One of my favorite shaving related vendors. Always adds some free goodies with every order.

Originally Posted by Theseus

One of my favorite shaving related vendors. Always adds some free goodies with every order.

First shave with the Cella today and all I can say is "WoW!" Excellent smell, lather, slickness, everything about it. I love it. I currently am awaiting an order from Italian Barber....

Valobra Almond Shaving Cream Soap
Cella 1kg
P160 1kg Tipo Morbido
Vitos All'Olio di Cocco
Razo Rock XXX

Might as well knock out my italian AD in one fell swoop.

Mike