Thread: Joris shaving soap

Gentlemen:

I have used Joris shaving soap for a number of years, but I have not commented on it. It's oversight more than anything else, I think. Nor have I read much about this soap. Joris is exquisite in every respect, from its moist and luxurious lather to its smooth glide and exceptionally comfortable cushion. I love the soapy clean and subtle fragrance of it, too. It had been a while since I had used it. I used it yesterday, wondering why on earth I had neglected it in my stash. If I were to name my top five soaps at this moment — there are several threads on this topic — they would have to be thus in order of preference: Martin de Candre, Joris, Mitchell's Wool Fat, D.R. Harris and Savon du Midi. Joris is luxury delicious. Anyone try this delightful shaving soap?

I have Plisson soap. I believe they're the same, correct? Good stuff, very slick.

Originally Posted by MichaelFrancis

I have Plisson soap. I believe they're the same, correct? Good stuff, very slick.

Michael, from what I understand, they are the same soap but in different clothing, or in the general neighborhood, at least. I have never tried Plisson, so I can't say. Joris is made in France. I read somewhere — or was I imagining? — that Plisson is actually made in England. Would that make them different soaps I don't know. I have heard good things on Plisson, too.

Thanks for the write-up, Obie. I've certainly heard of Joris, but I've never tried it and it never seems to be discussed. Sounds like it's very underrated 'round these parts... of course we'll leave it to you to change all that

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Thanks for the write-up, Obie. I've certainly heard of Joris, but I've never tried it and it never seems to be discussed. Sounds like it's very underrated 'round these parts... of course we'll leave it to you to change all that

Ryan, shaving with it yesterday, I had to scratch my head at why I had neglected this superb soap. I think it just slipped in between cracks, so to speak, in the shave den. This is lovely stuff.

So I've heard that plisson and joris are the same. If it's true then joris is a remarkable soap, both of them seem to be highly underrated.

I looked up the ingredients on both of these soaps and they appear to be identical.


Joris:
Potassium Palmate, Sodium Palmate, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin Aqua (Water), Parfum (Fragrance), Palm Kernel Fatty Acid, Sodium Chloride, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Citral, Eugenol, Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde, Limonene, Linalool, Pentate, Tetrasodium Etidronate.

Plisson:
Potassium Palmate, Sodium Palmate, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Aqua, Parfum, Palm kernel Fatty Acid, Sodium Chloride, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxyde), Citral, Eugenol, Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde, Limonene, Linalool, Pentasodium Pentetate, Tetrasodium Etidronate

Good work, Michael. Yes, from the looks of things, they do seem similar.

It's on my "To buy list" Thanks Obie....

I'm curious, has Joris shaving soap been discontinued ? It's hard to find anywhere and when you do it's out of stock. I agree it is a superb soap I've had in rotation for about three years.

Scott