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I have tried a couple of high end soaps, most notably TOBS but they always dry my skin out the next day..
Daily, I use an extremely cheap French Supermarket soap and I don't have any problem at all... "Monsavon - Bol a raser.. ". I can also use Prorasa for Sensitive Skin soap which is fine too...
I do not suffer from dry skin but is has become clear to me that some of the soaps contain an ingredient which definitely dries my skin the following day, regardless of whether I used an after shave balm or not.. I use the either a Prorasa After Shave balm or a Niveau Balm neither of which is particularly strong..
Which of the ingredients in the higher end soaps would be the most likely culprits ?
Both TOBS and the Monsavon share the following ingredients and after my rather succinct research this morning I believe that the following elements should not be a major cause of skin drying or sensitivity
Could anyone point in the right direction as what should be avoided in general for someone that is sensitive to ingredients within some shaving soaps and which if any of the higher end soaps are known for being gentle on the skin ?
Cheers
Daily, I use an extremely cheap French Supermarket soap and I don't have any problem at all... "Monsavon - Bol a raser.. ". I can also use Prorasa for Sensitive Skin soap which is fine too...
I do not suffer from dry skin but is has become clear to me that some of the soaps contain an ingredient which definitely dries my skin the following day, regardless of whether I used an after shave balm or not.. I use the either a Prorasa After Shave balm or a Niveau Balm neither of which is particularly strong..
Which of the ingredients in the higher end soaps would be the most likely culprits ?
Both TOBS and the Monsavon share the following ingredients and after my rather succinct research this morning I believe that the following elements should not be a major cause of skin drying or sensitivity
- Water
- Stearic Acid ( Tallow)
- Potassium Hydroxide + Sodium Hydroxide (The balance between the two being used to keep the soap in it's solid or semi solid state)
- Glycerin ( Helps keep things hydrated - lubed up )
- Coconut or Palm Acid( No idea what this is used for)
- Benzyl Alcohol ( Not sure what this does bit is appears to be common on many/most soaps, possibly it's antibacterial or cleansing properties )
- Parfum ( now this could be anything, it's always a very vague term - Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene etc)
- Triethanolamine ( This is in TOBS but not MonSavon)?
- Methylisothiazolinone ( This is in TOBS but not MonSavon)?
- Sodium Chloride ( No idea why would would use salt....)
- Disodium Phosphate ( In Monsavon but not TOBS so shouldn't be a problem )
- Lauric Acid ( In Monsavon but not TOBS so shouldn't be a problem )
Could anyone point in the right direction as what should be avoided in general for someone that is sensitive to ingredients within some shaving soaps and which if any of the higher end soaps are known for being gentle on the skin ?
Cheers