Poignant Words

Bogeyman

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I read the following on another forum and wholeheartedly agree with it. It's sure to get the "juices" flowing here as it pulls no punches. Here it is (abridged version):



I have, or have used, all those soaps he mentions except PAA and I can vouch for those I know as they are fantastic shavers. Soap makers are not dermatologists after all and it's foolish for anyone to want them to be.

This oughta stoke the boilers here.
 
I absolutely agree! (Check my sig)

You'll know my bracket is somewhat closer to the classic end of the market, finding anything with post-shave consideration (you know, "butters" and the like) to be my hard stop. For that, I've pretty much missed the entire "artisinal" thing. My exception to the rule there is Wickhams 1912 that I truly adore but did tell him that I'd personally drive down and punch him in his privates if he ever thought of dropping shea butter in.
 
In your den, the stick of Arko with the Turkish man with a face of lather looks back at you and laughs.

Arko will survive shaving fads and a nuclear fallout.
 
Indeed you can shave with bar soap. Just as an experiment, after washing with Pears and finding it slick, I tried rubbing my badger on it (!) and I was totally amazed how much creamy lather appeared in the bowl in next to no time. Shave was close too, so it certainly works. Probably the cheapest shave you could have, but that's not my objective and I enjoy the luxury of a Cella almond oil soap puck. But you certainly can shave with Pears.
 
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