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Aqua, stearic acid, triethanolamine, lanolin, glycerin, sodium, methylparaben, menthol and parfum.
I differ, here, as I happily use the Myrsol as a pre-shave (like Trumper's Skin Food).
I would never dream of using either as a post-shave.
(After 40 years shaving, I do think pre-shaves make a difference).
If I recall the ol' codger was past 90 when he died so I imagine reformulation was not top priority.
Benz3ne said:Triethanolamine is a particularly common pH adjuster, to balance the use of stearic acid. Does a decent enough job and you almost always need next to none (think <0.1%). Stearic acid is a particularly weak acid so to buffer to slightly acidic (~pH 6 for skin products) you'd need not a lot whatsoever. Similar story for methylparaben (0.4% maximum, most companies use between 1/8 and 1/4 of this figure) but I'll agree that methylparaben can be more easily swapped out. There's definitely alternatives out there, but it's another one which is good at what it does! It'd also read 'sodium methylparaben', as the salt of methylparaben rather than sodium, methylparaben. It'd be a nightmare to manufacture if you had to add sodium to an aqueous mixture!
I.e. there's significantly mitigated risk given the quantities used.
If you enjoy the Emulsion I can highly recommend you try some Mitchell's Wool Fat body lotion (unscented.) For me, it was 95% identical but only 1/4 the price
James, can you use that body lotion as a post shave balm/moisturiser?
You certainly can Chris, I used it as such... Its really no different to the Myrsol in use despite the one differing ingredient (Glycerine / Paraffinum liquidum)
If you enjoy the Emulsion I can highly recommend you try some Mitchell's Wool Fat body lotion (unscented.) For me, it was 95% identical but only 1/4 the price
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