Thread: Cosmetic Chemist reviews Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap

Link here: Review: Mitchell’s Wool Fat Shaving Soap in A Man's Guide to Skin Care

This stemmed from the chemist posting on /r/wicked_edge, a board on Reddit dedicated to wet shaving.

His final verdict is that the soap, "Is a poor choice," goes quiet contrary to my own experience with the soap, and undoubtedly the experience of many others as well.

All the same, it is interesting reading that I thought SRP would appreciate.

thanks for the link, I was shocked by the fact that there are such bad ingredients in it and there has even been ONE person who got facial psoriasis from it, that's one dangerous shaving soap ;-)

Well, preferences is, as we all know, a YMMW thing.
I will keep the Fat in my rotation, as I consider it a true performer with stellar properties

Originally Posted by Birnando

Well, preferences is, as we all know, a YMMW thing.
I will keep the Fat in my rotation, as I consider it a true performer with stellar properties

+100 Chemistry not withstanding, I'd gladly use nothing but Mitchell's Wool Fat.

I've never heard of a personal care chemist, besides the Fat has always worked for me. I wonder what he does recommend, maybe Edge Gel?

Breathing the air outside can cause lung cancer over the long term. That doesn't mean that I spend my days holding my breath.

Originally Posted by Snuff

thanks for the link, I was shocked by the fact that there are such bad ingredients in it and there has even been ONE person who got facial psoriasis from it, that's one dangerous shaving soap ;-)

It doesn't quite say that. It says two of those ingredients, linalool and hydroxycitronellal, used in an aftershave caused facial psoriasis. The levels might have been much higher.

If someone were able to confirm that there exists large quantities of plutonium in MWF, I would stop using it.

Otherwise,.... no way.

kindofstephen,

Have you done any tests on the soaps available that contain natural ingredients such as goats milk, etc.? Would be interesting to see how they stand. I too like MWF and Col. Conks glycerine lime, but am thinking of trying some of the natural ingredient soaps. Sounds like you are the man with the capabilities to test and evalute.

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

kindofstephen,

Have you done any tests on the soaps available that contain natural ingredients such as goats milk, etc.? Would be interesting to see how they stand. I too like MWF and Col. Conks glycerine lime, but am thinking of trying some of the natural ingredient soaps. Sounds like you are the man with the capabilities to test and evalute.

It really depends more so on what the rest of the soap is made out of. The extra ingredients are usually added in levels between 1-5%, so they won't do much compared to the rest of the 95-99% of the ingredients.

for example a 100% saponified olive oil soap is going to be much more moisturizing and slippery than a 90% saponified coconut oil soap with 10% goats milk (or w/e). even if those goats are magical!

(on the downside the 100% saponified olive oil soap is going to be gloopy and not foamy at all though...)