Ok, you win, recommend me a hard soap please …

[pjgh]

I'm interested in how you get on with the new soaps, as I'd love a performing Trumpers soap bowl. I've used a few refills before and they really were shite.

I bought one maybe five years ago to find it utterly unlatherable. The closest I got to something that I'd be happy shaving with was using the puck like a shaving stick.

I still have the box (as the bowl was too gorgeous not to get) and the ingredients listed are: Sodium Palmate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Stearate, Aqua (Water), Potassium Cocoate, Glycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Tetrasodium ETDA, Sodium Chloride, Isopropyl Myristrate, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Evernia Furfuracea, BHT, Coumerin, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

Checking the website, the ingredient list is now different: Sodium Palmate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Aqua (Water), Sodium Cocoate, Parfum (Fragrance), Sodium Chloride, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Isopropyl Myristate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Coconut Fatty Acid, Evernia Furfuracea, BHT, Coumarin, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

So, different and hopeful that the new formula is good I've popped an order in for a refill which will drop straight into my redundant bowl.

Fingers crossed!

Oh, and oddly, they describe it as a glycerine soap on the Eucris page yet there is no mention of glycerine in the ingredients??? Furthermore, it's the only hard soap from Trumpers not to have Glycerine listed immediately after Aqua (Water). Probably a typo.

 

[hotmetal]

I am waiting for your reports, I think I would like Eucris but like others, I've avoided Trumper altogether because of the reputation of the hard soaps, even though the creams are said to be good. I don't know why but I don't massively like creams, even though the Proraso sandalwood and the Palmolive Classic I have are perfectly serviceable.

 

[Gairdner]

I’m sticking to the CR Salter soap as it’s magic stuff. No frills just does a great job and easier on the wallet.

 

[RussellR5555]

Anything Saponificio Varesino ideally the 4.3 Formula

 

[jimmyc]

MWF it just works.

 

[Mike Smart]

Dreadful stuff

I am waiting for your reports, I think I would like Eucris but like others, I've avoided Trumper altogether because of the reputation of the hard soaps, even though the creams are said to be good. I don't know why but I don't massively like creams, even though the Proraso sandalwood and the Palmolive Classic I have are perfectly serviceable.

Trumpers Euucris & Spanish Leather are both wonderful creams give them a go you won’t be disappointed

 

[Bogeyman]

MWF it just works.

Please be careful even mentioning the "Fat" casually as the lovers of this soap are like Mr. Meeseeks on Rick & Morty!!

 

[mrasparini]

MWF is my definitive soap. Although I am very tempted to treat myself with a Martin de Candre as soon as the MWF is finished... although the MDC is at least 5 x more expensive...

 

[pjgh]

MWF is my definitive soap. Although I am very tempted to treat myself with a Martin de Candre as soon as the MWF is finished... although the MDC is at least 5 x more expensive...

... but does take literally forever to make even a dent into the top of the soap. You certainly get your money's worth!

 

[Bogeyman]

MWF is my definitive soap. Although I am very tempted to treat myself with a Martin de Candre as soon as the MWF is finished... although the MDC is at least 5 x more expensive...

IMO MWF is the better of the two.

 

[NeilJ]

IMO MWF is the better of the two.

I agree, certainly on price and performance. The scents on MdC are top notch though.

 

[pjgh]

IMO MWF is the better of the two.

I concur.

I used my MWF on Monday and MDC last night. Both excellent soaps and I commented such in my SOTD posts, but MWF on Monday with a 1912 and a splash of Pash is my absolute favourite setup.

 

[isaiah53]

I find Martin de Candre miles better than mwf. I've tried the wool fat loads of times and is way too much of a fart on for me, I really want to like it but just don't see the fuss. Martin de Candre is pretty much the best soap I've used.

 

[pjgh]

I've tried the wool fat loads of times ... but just don't see the fuss.

Wash your mouth out! (with Mitchell's)

 

[donnie_arko]

I agree, certainly on price and performance. The scents on MdC are top notch though.

I absolutely love the scent of the Fat, even the lanolin bit of it, reminds me of Nivea blue cream!

 

[Gairdner]

I’ll go out on a limb and say I might even prefer wee Cyril’s tallow soap to the mighty Fat. By the way Traditional Shaving Co. are doing the 99g CRS soap for £3.45. Link to Cyril R Salter Shaving Soap