Thread: Anyone tried this brand?

A very good cigar store near me with a great smoking lounge has started selling a brand of shaving cream made by Hirsh. It's a big jar, but a little pricey (about $25). BTW: The store carries a limited selection of some good wet shaving supplies (Truefit, merkur blades and DE and the like of decent quality).

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Hirsh shaving cream.
If so, thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by oldsCool

A very good cigar store near me with a great smoking lounge has started selling a brand of shaving cream made by Hirsh. It's a big jar, but a little pricey (about $25). BTW: The store carries a limited selection of some good wet shaving supplies (Truefit, merkur blades and DE and the like of decent quality).

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Hirsh shaving cream.
If so, thanks in advance.

I haven't tried it but I am interested in the cigar store that is selling it. What is the name and location?

Gentlemen, I'm afraid I have never heard of this shaving cream. Could it be something designed specifically for that store?

Originally Posted by oldsCool

A very good cigar store near me with a great smoking lounge has started selling a brand of shaving cream made by Hirsh. It's a big jar, but a little pricey (about $25). BTW: The store carries a limited selection of some good wet shaving supplies (Truefit, merkur blades and DE and the like of decent quality).

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Hirsh shaving cream.
If so, thanks in advance.

That must be something really unique - a cigar store selling wet shaving products as well! Only in the US I guess.

Anyway, as it happens I haven't heard of this either. Any chance you can post a pic might help people remember?

Originally Posted by rum

That must be something really unique - a cigar store selling wet shaving products as well! Only in the US I guess.

Our local cigar shop keeps a selection of cutthroats and shaving products

Havana House Cigar Merchant -UK, Cuban Cigars, Online Cigar Shop

Originally Posted by welshwizard

Our local cigar shop keeps a selection of cutthroats and shaving products

Havana House Cigar Merchant -UK, Cuban Cigars, Online Cigar Shop

Thanks for that. Link is blocked from work, so will try it later - very impressed that this is based in the UK!!

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I haven't tried it but I am interested in the cigar store that is selling it. What is the name and location?

I'm interested too...

Gentlemen, thanks for your responses. It's called Cigar King in Skokie. They have a web site that has a link to Shavingcreams.com and in that site there's a picture of the Hirsh product.

It's been around forever. It has a big wooden Indian out front. Here's link to the place.

Cigar King Skokie


Here's the link with picture of the cream on the page under "new" products:

Shavingcreams.com

I've been looking at the sandalwood cream, but the parabens and polyacrylamide are scaring me.
Back in grad school we used to use heavy protection when working with acrylamide (a neurotoxin).
Presumably it became inert after polymerizing, but what the heck is it doing in shave cream?

The FDA allows 0.2% of non-polymerized acrylamide to be in the final product
The polymerized molecule is too long to pass into the skin.