Review (5/5): 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.
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 "woolly" 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.
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).