Matching uberlather scents

Nothing wrong with mixing scents, nothing wrong with using unscented soap and or cream, but I've been experimenting lately with soaps and creams with similar base scents that meet two criteria:
1) They make exceptional uberlather; and
2) I like the scent.
Bonus points if I find a similarly scented aftershave balm I like.

So, thus far my favorite is DR Harris Lavender soap with Castle Forbes Lavender cream. A close second is CF Cedar wood/Sandalwood cream with Muhle Sandalwood soap.

Next on my list is to try a soap/cream combo from Penhaligon's...their Blenheim Bouquet scent is available in soap and cream.

I'm also looking for a good Lime soap to try with my CF Lime cream. I've tried Col. Ichabod's lime glycerin soap. It works but I'm not getting good lather. Anyone have a lime scented soap the like?

Am I the only one trying to match my uberlather scents? If not, what combos do you like?

Oh yeah loving it :)


CF Lime cream + Classic Shave Lime Soap + Pusser's Lime AS

AOS Sandalwood cream + Ogallala Bay Rum soap + Ogallala Sandalwood/Bay Rum AS

Kiss my Face Vanilla Earth cream + Honey Bee Spas Vanilla soap + Pinauds Classic Vanilla AS

H.Salter Wild Rose cream + SRD Bulgarian Rose Soap + Thayers Rose WH

Old Spice Musk cream + Honey Bee Spas Vanilla Musk soap + Aqua Velva Musk AS

CF Lavender cream + TOBS Lavender soap + Thayers Lavender WH

Can't think of any more off the top of my head :)

Hi eflatminor!

I haven't tried that, but You just gave me an idea. Being rather new to straight razor shaving, my first soap was the Proraso Eucalyptus and Menthol and my second and current soap is the Tabac Original. I recently purchased The Art Of Shaving (unscented) and unscented it is. Perhaps I could add a few drops of my Truefitt & Hill Cologne?
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One of my favorite uber combos is Handmade Naturals Frankincense soap plus Palmolive Lemon cream. The scent combo is absolutely intoxicating to the point that I stand there and almost forget that I need to shave with it.:)

Queen Charlotte makes a Key Lime shaving cream (haven't tried the shaving soap) that is brilliantly scented. It's not very persistant, and I'm sure that's because of the light lime fractions that were used, but it smells good enough to eat, and lathers quite well.

As for a lime combo cf lime as u stated and QED lime soap , amazing !!!

I really, really, can’t understand why you are doing this. http://planetsmilies.net/confused-smiley-17432.gif

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What is it you don't understand? Matching scents? Making uberlather? Shaving???

I just can't see the point. Why should I mix the scents? Why should I mix the creams and the soaps? Why should I add glycerin? What is going wrong with me? :shrug:

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I really, really, can’t understand why you are doing this. http://planetsmilies.net/confused-smiley-17432.gif

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Maybe you haven't noticed yet- but straight razor shavers are tinkerers and experimenters. We are hands on all the way. We try all kinds of hones, strops, soaps, creams, scuttles, pre and post treatments and techniques involving them. We restore razors and customize scales using different buffing compounds and materials and techniques.

Uberlather and mixing scents is just in keeping with the hands on nature of the members here. With every experiment we move ourselves a little closer to perfection - which of course we will never achieve :)

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I just can't see the point. Why should I mix the scents? Why should I mix the creams and the soaps? Why should I add glycerin? What is going wrong with me? :shrug:

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I could eat plain hamburgers every day but sometimes it is nice to put a piece of cheese on it.:)

Much of this is personal,

Some people are happy with just shaving.

Others want to make this more of a hobby rather then just something to remove the hair on our face..

Many "discussions" are simply because these two groups don't understand each other

This is where the acronym YMMV comes in very handy... :)

I don’t see how one can go closer to perfection by mixing soaps, creams, and scents. The contrary I’d say. Anyway, I can understand that some wet shavers may believe that the final lather is improved. However, I am really curious to know what the majority of wet shavers believe about it.

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I don’t see how one can go closer to perfection by mixing soaps, creams, and scents. The contrary I’d say. Anyway, I can understand that some wet shavers may believe that the final lather is improved. However, I am really curious to know what the majority of wet shavers believe about it.

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Doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks...

Its my cream, my soap, my glycerin, and my face, so only my opinion matters....

Also Please Keep in mind you came onto a thread that was specifically about Uberlather recipes not about whether they work better, so most of us are all about Uberlathers...
We already are conviced they work better, that's why we are making them...

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Originally Posted by Theseus

I could eat plain hamburgers every day but sometimes it is nice to put a piece of cheese on it.:)

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I could eat hamburgers every day, and I could eat pasta every day as well.
But I could never eat a hamburger with some pasta inside.

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

Doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks...

Its my cream, my soap, my glycerin, and my face, so only my opinion matters....

Also Please Keep in mind you came onto a thread that was specifically about Uberlather recipes not about weather they work better,so most of us are all about uberlathers...
We already are conviced they work that why we are making them...

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Ok, I understand.
Will not comment any more on the subject. :beer1:

I like Almond scents. Mixing almond cream, like Taylors with any almond soap just rocks.

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Originally Posted by Slur

I just can't see the point. Why should I mix the scents? Why should I mix the creams and the soaps? Why should I add glycerin? What is going wrong with me? :shrug:

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There is nothing wrong with you but there is a good reason to make uberlather whether you mix scents or not. There is nothing quite like thick, creamy lather that is full of moisture with the right slipperiness against the skin...all the better when the lather is warm for all three passes. Barbers for generations have understood this. Face lather if that works for you, heck, use shaving cream from a can if you like, but there is a point...it makes a superior product in my experience.

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I don’t see how one can go closer to perfection by mixing soaps, creams, and scents. The contrary I’d say. Anyway, I can understand that some wet shavers may believe that the final lather is improved. However, I am really curious to know what the majority of wet shavers believe about it.

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Ok - I mix Tobac soap and Irisch Moos cream in my Uberlather. My skin loves the tallow base of the Tobac soap and the scent is pretty good. I love the richness and scent of Irisch Moos cream. Mix the two and the lather they produce is pretty incredible, especially after adding a couple of drops of glycerin. Super slick, very moisturizing and the new scent is really nice.

There are other purists that just like the cream or soap by themselves - that's great too. But if you are willing to experiment, sometimes you can find some great combos, and sometimes not.

I don't quite understand why you believe mixing soaps and creams would be contrary to finding perfection. This is pretty much what developers do in a lab.

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Originally Posted by Slur

I could eat hamburgers every day, and I could eat pasta every day as well.
But I could never eat a hamburger with some pasta inside.

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Why not? Might be pretty good. Somebody thought to put chili on a hot dog.

After gssixgun's post all others are clearly redundant, but I do like Body Shop Maca Root and Crab Tree and Evelyn Nomad, or the Nomad and Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar...

Here's a couple I like, got a few off Glen:

Tabac soap + Tabac Cream + 5 drops of glycerin
Musgo real + MWF + 5 drops of glycerin = Lanolin overload
EJ Sandalwood cream + SRD Sandalwood + 3-5 drops of glycerin
Queen Charlotte Basilica + SRD Frankincense + 3-5 drops of glycerin

For the lime, try SRD's lime + your lime shave cream SRD's soap's are wonderful on their own. To me, it's like putting high test in your car, You don't need it, but it improves performance....

None of these soaps or creams need help. I do this just for the fun of it. As previously mentioned, who doesn't like lot's of rich creamy lather? + I have a water softner.
You don't need much of either, but when combined, the end result is worth it.

You can take any soap, add 1 pump of "Kiss my face" shave cream, + 5 drops of glycerin and make uberlather....

Like Lynn say's...."Have Fun".....

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Originally Posted by bplipschitz

Queen Charlotte makes a Key Lime shaving cream (haven't tried the shaving soap) that is brilliantly scented. It's not very persistant, and I'm sure that's because of the light lime fractions that were used, but it smells good enough to eat, and lathers quite well.

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I would add that for doing the Uberlather thing, I use the QC Key Lime creamand GFT's Sandalwood soap (plus a couple of drops of glycerine and aloe). Those two scents combined are a Sunday Special for me.

It's all ALCHEMY! Hide you notes before the 'Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis' finds you!!

Thank you all for your recommendations and turning me on to some new soap and cream makers. I've place a couple of orders, enough to complete a full complement of soap/cream/aftershave for six base scents:

Rose - Classic Shaving soap, CR Salter Wild Rose cream, Thayers Rose WH
Lavender - DR Harris soap, CF cream, CF AS
Almond - DR Harris soap, DR Harris cream, Col Conk AS
Bay Rum -Ogallala soap, Queen Charlotte cream (called Cayman), Sensuous Beauty AS/Cologne
Lime - Queen Charlotte soap, CF cream, CF AS
Sandalwood - Muhle soap, CF cream, Penhalligon's 1870 AS

I plan on placing an order with QED as well to experiment with some other options. Lots of others to try too but I've got a good start for now I think.

Question: Several of you recommended SDR soaps. Who sells them?

One I really like is Tabac soap + The Body Shop cream for super/uberlather

Another (very cheap and old fashioned) uberlather is De Vergulde Hand soap with Palmolive cream.

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One I really like is Tabac soap

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How would you describe Tabac's scent?

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Originally Posted by eflatminor

How would you describe Tabac's scent?

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There is only one way to describe it: like Tabac...

That sounds really stupid, but there is no soap that is comparible

These aren't necessarily the same scent, but they compliment nicely IMHO.

L'Occitane Cade cream, AOS Sandalwood soap, 5 drops glycerin
AOS Sandalwood cream, TGQ Cavendish Black, 5 drops glycerin
JM Fraser Mosswood cream, Mama Bears Northern woods soap, 5 drops glycerin

Also, when I want the performance of an uberlather with the scent of an amazing soap, I will use Saint Charles Shave's Unscented cream, <Soap of Choice>, & 5 drops of glycerin.
Glenn

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There is only one way to describe it: like Tabac...

That sounds really stupid, but there is no soap that is comparible

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Now that's intriguing. I'll just have to try it myself.

That's one thing I like about threads like these. When I go on a shopping spree for more soap, I'll probably purchase something based on what you guys all post about.

Thanks for the thread.

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Originally Posted by gssixgun

CF Lime cream + Classic Shave Lime Soap + Pusser's Lime AS

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I have been looking for a Lime combo and this one sounds great.

Another order . . . I hate it when you guys do this to me :nono:

Wouldn't it be easier to simply use unscented soaps and creams and then add your own choice of essential oils and/or favorite aftershave?

It only takes like a drop of essential oil or a splash of aftershave to add fragrance to an unscented lather or you can add even more to your own desire. This would save having to stock up on the number of scented soaps and creams that would last out the century. I mean as long as you're already going through the trouble of rolling your own lather.

Ogallala Samples

Truefitt & Hill Samples

Geo F Trumper Samples

Sample Essential Oils $1

Sample Colognes $3

Buy It Now samples on ebay...

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Originally Posted by blitzt

I have been looking for a Lime combo and this one sounds great.

Another order . . . I hate it when you guys do this to me :nono:

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I'll soon have a head to head between CF Lime with either Queen Charlotte Lime soap or SDR Lime soap. Haven't tried the Classic yet.

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Originally Posted by erickson

Wouldn't it be easier to simply use unscented soaps and creams and then add your own choice of essential oils and/or favorite aftershave?

It only takes like a drop of essential oil or a splash of aftershave to add fragrance to an unscented lather or you can add even more to your own desire. This would save having to stock up on the number of scented soaps and creams that would last out the century. I mean as long as you're already going through the trouble of rolling your own lather.

Ogallala Samples

Truefitt & Hill Samples

Geo F Trumper Samples

Sample Essential Oils $1

Sample Colognes $3

Buy It Now samples on ebay...

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That sounds fun too. Experimentation is good!