Hi James, thanks for the reply. I suspected that it would be the simplification and a more pragmatic route concentrating on the one product. I was completely unaware of the flexibility with scents. I suspect that there will be some very interesting and innovative OSP creams in the near future.Hi there. Good question! For me, it's mainly based around efficiency. Cream needs less equipment, which means I have more space and can be more flexible/effective. It also allows me to give stronger scents as fragrance needs to be added to soap when the soap is hot and it burns off. With a cream, I can stir it in cold. It's better for forming free samples too!
Also, there aren't many tallow based creams about so I'm just trying to do what nobody else has really done!
You know from way back, one of my preferences is residual slickness. I don't think this cream has as good residual slickness as your soaps have.Do you think it could be slicker?
I'll have a look at what I can do. However, the trade off for residual slickness will be oiliness in the sink etc. I'll have a think.You know from way back, one of my preferences is residual slickness. I don't think this cream has as good residual slickness as your soaps have.
Classic!!none of your MWF bollocks - stand on one leg whistling the Star Spangled Banner on the
third Wednesday after Pentecost.
Funny you say that. My next and maybe final soap release is going to herby rosemary number!Third use today - Trafalgar synth - loaded in the cat bowl then face lathered - resumed usual splash/balm post treatment.
Ease of loading - no issues for me - comparable to PAA (pre-CK 6 base) or MT paste.
Lathering - very good, extremely tolerant - I decided to try and break it today by gradually adding more and more water to
the knot. I had to stop - it came to the point where there was so much lather spewing out the brush - and onto the handle -
that it was becoming almost impossible to hold safely. I think the wide window for getting the moisture right will be of particular
benefit to less experienced shavers - none of your MWF bollocks - stand on one leg whistling the Star Spangled Banner on the
third Wednesday after Pentecost. This cream is in no way fussy. That being said - I'm using water that is very soft - might be
different in London?
Lather stability - exemplary, not the merest hint of it starting to break down on the face or begin to dry out. Also, when I rinse the razor
the lather sits on top of the water in the bowl and takes a long time to break down. This is a sign of quality in my experience.
Slickness - others have mentioned this, but it is just fine for me. I can do my touch-ups without needing to apply more lather, which
is what I care about most. Sure - if it could be slicker - who's going to complain if it is? - but I understand soap formulations are a
complex balance of attributes. Funnily enough, the very slickest tube cream I use is Williams Mint Ice Menthol - which is the very opposite
of expensive.
Post feel - in MWF, hard Kent or Salter territory - that's a compliment. My skin likes it very much, I'd be interested to know if castor
oil features anywhere in the formula.
Hope this helps @James Riley - yours - I.
A final thought about potential scents - I'd like a mint/spearmint sort of thing - nice and fresh without the need for a bucket of
menthol - also - no soap range is complete without something lavender. What about a Homme de Caron inspired scent? A nice
dark spicy herbal English lavender, rosemary?, dropping down to a vanilla/benzoin base? Just a thought.
There are certain ingredients in soaps that are guaranteed to get on well with my skin - a tallow base, lanolin, goat or sheep's milk - for instance. Castor oil is another - it turns up in quite a few artisan soaps and some aftershaves - 4711 and some RazoRock splashes. Your sample gives an above average post for me - so I was wondering if it was used - cheers - I.Funny you say that. My next and maybe final soap release is going to herby rosemary number!
There isn't any castor oil in it. Why do you ask?
none of your MWF bollocks - stand on one leg whistling the Star Spangled Banner on the
third Wednesday after Pentecost.
Funny, that I'd exactly what I was aiming for when I made the fragrance!There are certain ingredients in soaps that are guaranteed to get on well with my skin - a tallow base, lanolin, goat or sheep's milk - for instance. Castor oil is another - it turns up in quite a few artisan soaps and some aftershaves - 4711 and some RazoRock splashes. Your sample gives an above average post for me - so I was wondering if it was used - cheers - I.
Oh - the next release sounds good - the very first soap I bought from you was the UKWSS edition - aka the herb garden - it works really well with the matching splash or Myrsol Agua Balsamica.
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