Thread: Williams shaving soap. oppinions?

I dont know if there is such a thread pertaining to this product, but if there is please refer it to me. i am curious if any members here have any experience with williams shaving soap? Williams Mug Soap

Do a search, there are several threads about Williams that I've seen.

There is indeed a great deal of discussion here about Williams.

I used it long ago, before I began shaving with a straight razor. Williams seems to be somewhat difficult to create a lather with, but it does deliver a good shave. In fact, I've read here that if you can create a lather with Williams, you shouldn't have difficulty creating a lather with any other shaving soap on the market.

IMHO, there are other equally good or better shaving soaps on the market such as Van der Hagan, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Pre de Provence and Tabac.

thanks guys, i will delve the forum further. I can get a pretty good lather out of it, though i found that it quickly dries out, no matter how much water i use. So i apply it in patches when i use it

I love the scent of williams mug soap but your right it dries super fast and flakes. This was the first soap I ever used that wasent in a foam bottle. I realized this didn't happen with other soapes when I switched to prorasso which rocks and is in my opnion miles ahead of williams for comfort.

It is a great soap, until you you branch out and try others..

You can see my thread in the soaps forum. I used to hate it, tried and tried again to use it for years and never got a lather that was worth it. Was always foaming and thin, faded..etc.

Then I unlocked a method...

It's the soap most of us started with and then most moved on to greener pastures.

It's in the category of cheap and gets the job done.

Williams is a good soap, I have much love for it because it was my first soap love. Soak the top with water to soften the puck, load bristles
generously and give it a good whipping for a good lather.

i may waste an entire puck trying to learn how to lather it.. so far no luck.. i'm not a huge fan of the smell.. its not offensive, just soapy. maybe a badger brush would help, i dont know.. i do know that i prefer proraso and mitchells wool fat over williams at the moment. even if they cost twice as much, they are much less hassle and thats okay with me. proraso and mwf are both still quite affordable.
by the sound of it if i want an inexpensive shaving soap i should use the other pucks of WMS i have as hand/shower soap and buy some arko instead.. folks say if the smell is too strong just leave it unwrapped for a bit and it mellows out.
kinda hijacked the thread, but oh well.