I have one of the old ones,with a formulation almost equal to other made in UK soaps like the Crabtree and Evelyn Sienna & Nomad,the Floris JF and Elite,or the Edwin Jagger ones (veggie based).That stick works really good.However,it seems that the new Boots stick,with a new formulation doesnt works as well as the old one.I need to try one of the new ones and compare it with the one I have.