Kaloderma

Just wondering why Kaloderma shaving cream does not get mentioned on here that often? I have not tried a great many shave creams and tend to be a bit of a cheap skate to boot. That said, I do like Proraso green tube but tried a tube of Kaloderma out and found that for the money I'll stay with Kaloderma. I usually face lather but today I whipped up a lather in a mug with a super badger brush, some Kaloderma and few drops of glycerine for a really nice shave with great lather. Where I live looking at retail prices you can get twice the amount of Kaloderma for the same price as Proraso so for me Proraso is not twice as good. To me it is a no fuss get the job done with comfort shave cream that is good bang for the buck. Any other cheap skates out there?

Bob

Never heard of it. Where do you find it?

Safeway in Canada carries it @ $2.99 for 100ml. It is imported to Canada from Germany. It is said to contain Camomile among other things. I also should have said I am using a DE not SR if that makes any difference. I have seen it as cheap as $1.99 with a small brush included from a place in Ottawa and as high a $4.49 elsewhere on the net. Don't know if it is imported into the US though.

Bob

I have been through a few tubes of it. It's inexpensive, and works well.

It's half the price of Proraso. I hope Safeway keeps carrying it.

Charles / Richmond, BC

I was sent a tube of this at xmas, my mom got it in BC as she lives on the island. I'd never heard of it, tried it and had a great shave. Searched on here and it's been mentioned a few times but not anywhere near as much as it should. It leaves your face feeling great and provides excellent cushion and glide in my opinion. Cheap or expensive, if they work I'm a fan. I'll be getting another tube for back up when I'm visiting this summer as I've never seen it in England...

Yea, I hope Safeway doesn't stop carrying it also. You never know when an item like this gets dropped so I stocked up on 3 tubes of it yesterday just in case. Three tubes for $9.00 as opposed to one tube of Proraso for about the same price. I found Nivea shave cream, also imported from Germany, to be similarly good but a dollar a tube more locally. I am surprised that Kaloderma is not readily available in England considering that England seems to have a greater variety of shave creams and soap available than here in Canada.

Bob

There seem to be a lot of things we have that you don't but it goes both ways. I've yet to see Proraso on a shelf here, same with many other things I'd like to buy locally if possible. Mainly German things I suppose like Irisch Moos and Speik and similar. Clubman Pinaud is available at Sallys here but dead expensive for what you get.

The only creams and soaps you see in abundance here at supermarkets are Palmolive, Wilkinsons and Erasmic. Sometimes Ingrams and sometimes Tabac in the chemists. The rest I aquire are ordered online or sent as samples from my virtual pal Midloth72.

I can't wait to stock up on cheap aftershaves like Aqua Velva and Stetson and similar when I go home to Canada in the summer. That's all thats on my wish list apart from unhealthy food I don't get here. Better go for a run tonight thinking about it!

I've never heard of it. I'll have to check it out.

Sasquatch

I could never figure out the whys and wherefores of what gets imported where or not. Total puzzle to me. We had a quick visit to friends in Surrey on a stop over and forgot to look for Palmolive and Erasmic which I would like to try. We live in a smaller city so Online is about the only way to try other stuff but shipping kills the deal unless it is bundled with a larger order for free shipping. Speaking of running I think I'll have a shave and waddle down for morning coffee. The daily ritual of a retiree. Enjoy your visit home. I had a lot of good times on the Island too many years ago when in the Navy.

Bob

Apparently it has not been available for a while: Comeback der Kaloderma Rasiercreme - NassRasur.com-Forum

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Originally Posted by Cove5440

I've never heard of it. I'll have to check it out.

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Why not, it is cheap enough. Hope it works for you.

Bob

Kees

Mein Deutcsh ist schlecht and so is my German spelling but you get the drift. Don't know what they are saying. Interesting though, I hope they have a good supply here in Canada then.

Bob

Gents ,

It is indeed good stuff . Found mine ages ago , at London Drugs .
They don't have much selection .

I've been face lathering lately and find ( using my great Semogue brush)
I can get away with a much smaller amount of product !

Cheers ,

Scott

I picked up a tube in Cyprus, last year. (Recycled SOTD Pic)

It's not bad, on a par with Nivea.

I haven't seen it in the UK or in Qatar.

I had previously bought a tube around 1980, I think in Greece, I was hoping for a bit of nostalgia from the fragrance, however it was completely different.

Thanks for the shout out - respect ! Will let you know when
your package lands ! Ja mata

Scott

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Originally Posted by Sasquatch

There seem to be a lot of things we have that you don't but it goes both ways. I've yet to see Proraso on a shelf here, same with many other things I'd like to buy locally if possible. Mainly German things I suppose like Irisch Moos and Speik and similar. Clubman Pinaud is available at Sallys here but dead expensive for what you get.

The only creams and soaps you see in abundance here at supermarkets are Palmolive, Wilkinsons and Erasmic. Sometimes Ingrams and sometimes Tabac in the chemists. The rest I aquire are ordered online or sent as samples from my virtual pal Midloth72.

I can't wait to stock up on cheap aftershaves like Aqua Velva and Stetson and similar when I go home to Canada in the summer. That's all thats on my wish list apart from unhealthy food I don't get here. Better go for a run tonight thinking about it!

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Kaloderma is the reason I wetshave, about 3 years ago I went to the store to get a can of gunk, but instead bought a tube of this cream, (because it came with a crappy boar brush), and had a fantastic shave! That got me thinking about old style ways of shaving, I came across a Dovo Best in a knife shop bought it, looked around the web found a different forum, and eventually found my way here. I still use Kaloderma from time to time, it's a good product, and for 2 or 3 dollars its cheaper than canned gunk and performs far better.

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Originally Posted by midloth72

Thanks for the shout out - respect ! Will let you know when
your package lands ! Ja mata

Scott

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Respect due mate. My soap/cream collection ocd has increased two fold since initial pms last year. Good stuff. Never thought I'd have so many things to choose from. Cheers fella!

It's good to see a thread that has praise for something simple and effective that isn't the norm, ie Palmolive and Arko. Hopefully more people try it as a result and enjoy it as much as we do!

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Kees

Mein Deutcsh ist schlecht and so is my German spelling but you get the drift. Don't know what they are saying. Interesting though, I hope they have a good supply here in Canada then.
Bob

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The gist of the German conversation is that it is good stuff, Kaloderma being Greek for good skin and that the German stuff is different from the stuff sold abroad.

Kees

Thanks for giving me the gist of it. As the tube says "Made in Germany", I find it hard to believe that they would do separate production runs using a different formula for their domestic market and one for the export market. Stranger things have happened though and they could just be right about that. In doing a search I did find a site that sells WWII original German military items. That site advertised for sale an issue metal container of Kaloderma believe it or not. Must be pretty funky by now but shows how popular it must have been even back then to be an issue item.

Bob

easyace

Nice looking kit you have. That Kaloderma tube sure looks different from what we get here in Canada.

Bob

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easyace

Nice looking kit you have. That Kaloderma tube sure looks different from what we get here in Canada.

Bob

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Thank you.

You can't tell from my picture, but the tube is dark green in colour, I'll look out for some more, next time I travel.

Tried some Kaloderma this weekend--bought it from a small Rexall pharmacy attached to a medical clinic. Pretty good, and very cheap (free brush as well!).

The store I bought it in has fair selection of old school shaving products---Kaloderma, lots of Proraso (large Italian Canadian poplulation where I liv--every drug store and many small stores sell Proraso), Omega, Wilkinson Sword and a few others as well.

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Sasquatch

I could never figure out the whys and wherefores of what gets imported where or not. Total puzzle to me. We had a quick visit to friends in Surrey on a stop over and forgot to look for Palmolive and Erasmic which I would like to try. We live in a smaller city so Online is about the only way to try other stuff but shipping kills the deal unless it is bundled with a larger order for free shipping. Speaking of running I think I'll have a shave and waddle down for morning coffee. The daily ritual of a retiree. Enjoy your visit home. I had a lot of good times on the Island too many years ago when in the Navy.

Bob

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Hmm, only just noticed this for some reason. Had a great trip home thanks and managed to get some old school classics like Aquavelva and similar, even a puck of Williams as that's what I started with years ago. Shame you missed out on Erasmic and Palmolive at 50 pence a stick, pm me if you haven't found a fix yet.

Think my next shave will be Kaloderma after going back through this thread, re-located my shave den to my cellar and started using a WWII German mess tin to lather and shave out of. Would be fitting to use the Kaloderma in it. Yar!

Getting on to this thread a bit late, I know...

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Originally Posted by easyace

I picked up a tube in Cyprus, last year. (Recycled SOTD Pic)
It's not bad, on a par with Nivea.
I haven't seen it in the UK or in Qatar.
I had previously bought a tube around 1980, I think in Greece, I was hoping for a bit of nostalgia from the fragrance, however it was completely different.

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Yep, both Nivea and Kaloderma are pretty big in both Greece and (my native) Cyprus. My father swears by them when he goes back to Cyprus.

Nivea is as well known as Coca Cola in those countries. Kaloderma is well respected, probably because the name in Greek literally means "good skin", so it's a good marketing/selling point.

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Originally Posted by BobH

I am surprised that Kaloderma is not readily available in England considering that England seems to have a greater variety of shave creams and soap available than here in Canada.

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It does by definition, I suppose, but you really have to look hard for them. Tabac for instance is available widely in pharmacies, but only the smaller chains and these are not everywhere. You can expect to pay widely varying prices as well...

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Originally Posted by Sasquatch

The only creams and soaps you see in abundance here at supermarkets are Palmolive, Wilkinsons and Erasmic. Sometimes Ingrams and sometimes Tabac in the chemists. The rest I aquire are ordered online or sent as samples from my virtual pal Midloth72.

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Quite right. Palmolive and Wilkinsons are in abundance, but Erasmic and Ingrams not so much and only in places like SuperDrug (for Ingrams) or smaller pharmacies for Erasmic.

It seems that Nivea (shave cream) and Kaloderma are very close to each other and I wouldn't be surprised if they were made by one and the same. Shame they are not more widely available in the world. They are both made in Germany as far as I know.

I tried Kaloderma on its own and was not impressed. Yesterday, I used it together with the lavender glycerin soap from Bulk Barn and was very impressed. That said, I don't have a lot of experience with wet shaving.