Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
I have been using this soap for the last few months and I love it. This soap produces a rich lather and I never need to reload my brush for subsequent passes. This soap takes a lot of water to thin out (which seems to be a common characteristic of good shave soaps). The soap has a soapy scent which some people like or don't like, but it smells good to me. It doesn't seem too strong of a scent to me either, but some people think it does based off of what I have read about it before I bought it. Even if you think the scent is strong, it doesn't seem to linger like Tobac does, but provides as good of a lather.<br /><br />Perhaps the greatest characteristic of this soap (at least boasted by the brand) is that it is made using wool fat, which has lanolin. Lanolin is a wax secreted by sheep (and I guess other &#34;woolly&#34; animals) that helps protect the animals skin and wool from the environment and is often added to soaps (among other things) as a moisturizer. That being said, I don't really notice any huge difference in moisturizing, but I don't have really dry skin either. So, who knows? I can't tell you whether or not it will help you with dryness, but it works well for me and may work well for you too.<br /><br />If you have dry or sensitive skin, I would recommend looking for a review written by someone who also has dry or sensitive skin. Even though the company boasts the qualities of lanolin, there are other ingredients that may be a problem for you (maybe even the lanolin itself).
Rating: 5 stars