Thread: The Keepers

Originally Posted by Theseus

Have you tried other soaps or creams with lavender oil in it? Some people have sensitivity to lavender as it can be an irritant, especially in EO form.

I do think it is the lavender that does it for me, terrible though since I love lavender. I had some lavender EO I used to put in a vaporizer in the bedroom to help sleep but noticed as well my eyes would get itchy whenever I did that. I love the MdC smell, wish they had one with the same (or some) smell to it without the lavender but using some similar substitute. Would grating the soap and letting it sit out for a few days (weeks, months) before pressing it back together help reduce the EO?

If anyone knows, specifically of the famous wet shaving soaps and creams which ones have lavender in them this might make my search for the perfect soap a lot easier. I seem to get some irritation out of MWF as well. Would be really nice to see a thread indicating soaps by ingredient might help people with allergies. for example:

...
- lanolin - MWF, Lou's Bomb, ... (perhaps strongest to weakest)
- lavender - MdC, Tabac, TOBS Lavender, ...
- menthol - Proraso...
...

I wouldn't mind putting a spreadsheet together if people send me the ingredient lists of different soaps. After some time we might have a pretty complete list that I could post up here. It could also indicate the various scientific and natural names for the different ingredients to help people choose what suits them.

I actually think perhaps many people just getting into wet shaving might complain of razor burn when really they are experiencing allergies with the traditional (EO rich) products. My guess is the supermarket canned creams have long ago formulated all allergins completely out of the products to try and satisfy the largest market, but they aren't nearly as fun.