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Mike's Natural Soaps said:The amount of time that the soap will maintain its scent can vary considerably. All scents have a much better chance of sticking around if the soap is allowed to dry after use and then stored in a container in a relatively cool location. If this is done, the soap should last a year or more.
Dubster said:That's the first time i've seen Mikes soap lathered. Seemed to me a lot of effort to load the brush and not a huge amount of lather delivered considering the loading time.
The end result looked very creamy, which i like, but does that soap take time to dial in?
Dubster said:That's the first time i've seen Mikes soap lathered. Seemed to me a lot of effort to load the brush and not a huge amount of lather delivered considering the loading time.
The end result looked very creamy, which i like, but does that soap take time to dial in?
Fox said:Dubster said:That's the first time i've seen Mikes soap lathered. Seemed to me a lot of effort to load the brush and not a huge amount of lather delivered considering the loading time.
The end result looked very creamy, which i like, but does that soap take time to dial in?
It does take some working to get a nice lather and it is a very silky soap, probably due to the presence of clay coupled with the soap. I have tried the Barbershop and Bay Rum and both require the same amount of effort to lather, so his soaps illustrate some degree of consistency.
You are right Darren, its not huge puffy fluffy lather like some soaps, but it does provide nice protection, cushion and excellent skin conditioning. Its a soap I like to use in rotation with my own. It does take a bit of time to dial in to your preferred degree of lather.
I also like the fact that his soaps are very soft, (Lanolin content) so can be pushed into a bowl and/or shaped by hand rather easy.
Its a very clever crafted soap and ticks 99% of all the boxes an artisan shave soap should. My only pet hate is clay. I believe clay/s should not be in a shave soap as there are better ways to add slip and those allow for a closer shave.
Al H said:Fox said:Dubster said:That's the first time i've seen Mikes soap lathered. Seemed to me a lot of effort to load the brush and not a huge amount of lather delivered considering the loading time.
The end result looked very creamy, which i like, but does that soap take time to dial in?
It does take some working to get a nice lather and it is a very silky soap, probably due to the presence of clay coupled with the soap. I have tried the Barbershop and Bay Rum and both require the same amount of effort to lather, so his soaps illustrate some degree of consistency.
You are right Darren, its not huge puffy fluffy lather like some soaps, but it does provide nice protection, cushion and excellent skin conditioning. Its a soap I like to use in rotation with my own. It does take a bit of time to dial in to your preferred degree of lather.
I also like the fact that his soaps are very soft, (Lanolin content) so can be pushed into a bowl and/or shaped by hand rather easy.
Its a very clever crafted soap and ticks 99% of all the boxes an artisan shave soap should. My only pet hate is clay. I believe clay/s should not be in a shave soap as there are better ways to add slip and those allow for a closer shave.
to be fair you state it is your pet hate and opinion which i do respect but in my opinion there are different ways to add slip and those allow for a closer shave
Dubster said:I will bow down to superior knowledge here, lol
I wasn't knocking the soap or it's/ your lathering ability Al H, in fact i thank for demonstrating it for us. A big fluffy lather doesn't bother me, i prefer a lather to be creamy and slick myself. The artisan soaps i've tried thus far have been Nanny's, Razorock/TFS and Fox's own WSC. These soaps for me at least are super easy to lather and don't require heavy loading of the brush. That said, i use a synthetic brush and i believe they don't require as much product, but as always YMMV
Again, thank you very much for the demonstration
Fox said:Dubster said:I will bow down to superior knowledge here, lol
I wasn't knocking the soap or it's/ your lathering ability Al H, in fact i thank for demonstrating it for us. A big fluffy lather doesn't bother me, i prefer a lather to be creamy and slick myself. The artisan soaps i've tried thus far have been Nanny's, Razorock/TFS and Fox's own WSC. These soaps for me at least are super easy to lather and don't require heavy loading of the brush. That said, i use a synthetic brush and i believe they don't require as much product, but as always YMMV
Again, thank you very much for the demonstration
I was trying my best to not post in this thread, as I didn't really want to get into the clay thing.
Like I said though Mikes soaps and Mike himself I hold in the highest of light as its a hard soap to beat, though I will try my best of cause!
Al H said:Fox said:Dubster said:I will bow down to superior knowledge here, lol
I wasn't knocking the soap or it's/ your lathering ability Al H, in fact i thank for demonstrating it for us. A big fluffy lather doesn't bother me, i prefer a lather to be creamy and slick myself. The artisan soaps i've tried thus far have been Nanny's, Razorock/TFS and Fox's own WSC. These soaps for me at least are super easy to lather and don't require heavy loading of the brush. That said, i use a synthetic brush and i believe they don't require as much product, but as always YMMV
Again, thank you very much for the demonstration
I was trying my best to not post in this thread, as I didn't really want to get into the clay thing.
Like I said though Mikes soaps and Mike himself I hold in the highest of light as its a hard soap to beat, though I will try my best of cause!
so clay cannot be that bad then mate :icon_razz:
Bechet45 said:Well I certainly did something wrong, not enough, whatever but that was the worst shave I've had in a long time! Having now read about the 'got to work at it' aspect of this soap, I got that wrong for sure!
I won't shave with this stuff again until I have learned to generate a good, slick cream from it.
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