Soap and cream recommendations for newbe
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canon said:
Nanny (Sharon) can be contacted either here under the name soapalchecmist, or via her website: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.nannyssillysoap.com/">http://www.nannyssillysoap.com/</a><!-- m -->
Other forum members that make good soap; Henk Verhaar, Prof Blighty, Artisansoap, Briallen, Sunburryboy93, and I' sure there's one or two I missed.... they can be contacted via PM.
For sensitive skin, try and get a sample of a few, before buying a whole jar, just to make sure it suits you.
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And of course it's entirely possible that your perceived sensitive skin is actually down to razor abrasion (depending on how you've been shaving up to now...)
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Soap: L'Occitane Cade, Truefitt and Hill luxury hard soap.
Cream: TOBS creams, T+H cream (perticularly ultimate comfort), Body Shop maca root cream.
I agree with HM, you might not be sensitive to soaps anyway, it's often down to the effects of multiblade razors.
Cream: TOBS creams, T+H cream (perticularly ultimate comfort), Body Shop maca root cream.
I agree with HM, you might not be sensitive to soaps anyway, it's often down to the effects of multiblade razors.
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I definitely recommend Nanny's and Henk's, but laying out 50p for a Palmolive stick from the supermarket will be money very well spent.
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I recommend Tabac soap for any noob.
The scent isn't everybody's cup of tea. But it's so easy to lather.
The scent isn't everybody's cup of tea. But it's so easy to lather.
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Taylor of Old Bond Street Luxury cream :shave
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Pop in to Body Shop (as they are on just about every high street) and get a sample of the Maca Shave cream, they tend to be quite generous in their samples. As said in above posts , trying before you buy is always a good move, but also keep an eye out for stuff on BST at knock down prices.
Arrowhead said:
Yes, Palmolive and Maca Root (mentioned in another post) are such amazingly cheap ways to try out good quality soap or cream. For better or worse most people have a supermarket that sells Palmolive close by, and if you go to Body Shop they'll give you a sample for free.
Just as an aside while I remember, I was in L'Occitane the other day and asked about a sample of their shaving cream. The girl said they didn't have any but if I brought a pot in she'd let me have some. My immediate thought was of course the size of the pot I could get away with!!
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And to think I spent many years using goo bought by my wife! I wonder how much threads like this cost all of us?!
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
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Fido said:
Nothing - I bought enough soaps & creams to see me out months ago :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Simply go to Savers for Erasmic cream - but not the soap.
Simply go to Superdrug for Ingrams cream.
Simply go to almost any supermarket for Palmolive cream or soap stick.
Simply go to Boots for theireponymous own brand cream or soap.
Cheap and cheerful all and each provide top quality shaves.
Simply go to Superdrug for Ingrams cream.
Simply go to almost any supermarket for Palmolive cream or soap stick.
Simply go to Boots for their
Cheap and cheerful all and each provide top quality shaves.
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for sensitive ish skin (mines very sensitive) then i recommend the following products:
-Truefitt & Hill ultimate comfort shaving cream - superb lather, subtle lavender fragrance and excellent performance.
-Taylor of old bond street, Jermyn Street cream - as above, more elaborate smell with sweet notes and musk, but about half the price of above.
-palmolive cream - comes in tubes at tesco for £1.60.. its surprisingly good, and has never irritated even my skin.
for soaps, i get on fine with the following
-arko soap stick, some love the smell, some don't. I do love it, it lathers up easilly and provides a comfortable shave with no irritation for me.
-crabtree and evelyn nomad soap. Nice no nonsense hard soap.
i used to use tabac soap.. but found it too aggressive on my skin
-Truefitt & Hill ultimate comfort shaving cream - superb lather, subtle lavender fragrance and excellent performance.
-Taylor of old bond street, Jermyn Street cream - as above, more elaborate smell with sweet notes and musk, but about half the price of above.
-palmolive cream - comes in tubes at tesco for £1.60.. its surprisingly good, and has never irritated even my skin.
for soaps, i get on fine with the following
-arko soap stick, some love the smell, some don't. I do love it, it lathers up easilly and provides a comfortable shave with no irritation for me.
-crabtree and evelyn nomad soap. Nice no nonsense hard soap.
i used to use tabac soap.. but found it too aggressive on my skin