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Hi all,
I have recently raided a TK Maxx in London, and bought a couple of shaving products I had never encountered before. One of them is this Polish shaving soap that goes for 3-4 quid a cake.
I don't know what benefits does charcoal offer to the shave, but it's also got shea butter, licorice oil, Green tea and aloe extract, and looked generally pleasing in terms of formulation. And it's 3 quid anyway, plus I personally like the smell.
Now, regarding the shave - the soap is very hard, I doubt you will have much luck bowl lathering with it. However, luckily I face lather exclusively, and my stubble is doing quite fine picking up soap from hard cakes like this - although, admittedly, I had to load at least twice as long as usual. Lather is on a thin side (compared to my usual Speick or Cade), however it's still very protective and glide is excellent. Also, I think on the skincare front it's quite nice. Anyway, it was good enough to get me through a Feather SS shave without any nicks or burns.
So there you go - a funny little addition to your arsenal that could be handy when you're on a road, and is totally worth trying out given the price point. Recommended.
I have recently raided a TK Maxx in London, and bought a couple of shaving products I had never encountered before. One of them is this Polish shaving soap that goes for 3-4 quid a cake.
I don't know what benefits does charcoal offer to the shave, but it's also got shea butter, licorice oil, Green tea and aloe extract, and looked generally pleasing in terms of formulation. And it's 3 quid anyway, plus I personally like the smell.
Now, regarding the shave - the soap is very hard, I doubt you will have much luck bowl lathering with it. However, luckily I face lather exclusively, and my stubble is doing quite fine picking up soap from hard cakes like this - although, admittedly, I had to load at least twice as long as usual. Lather is on a thin side (compared to my usual Speick or Cade), however it's still very protective and glide is excellent. Also, I think on the skincare front it's quite nice. Anyway, it was good enough to get me through a Feather SS shave without any nicks or burns.
So there you go - a funny little addition to your arsenal that could be handy when you're on a road, and is totally worth trying out given the price point. Recommended.