Review (5/5): Best Soap I've Used!
First things first - I purchased this product at a discounted price in exchange for my honest, unbiased review. The soap was actually for my son, so here is his evaluation:
I should start off this review by stating that I'm new to wet-shaving and have only used three other soaps prior to this one. I had actually considered this soap as one of my first purchases; I had found it and Mitchell's wool fat soap while looking for soaps that contain tallow. However, both it and the other soap were out of my price range for my first soap, before even knowing if I would like the wet shaving process. To my relief, I do, and very much. Wet-shaving makes the act of shaving more of an experience, rather than a chore. Before we get onto the soap itself, one small plus (or big, depending on your mindset) is that the soap is manufactured by a small business in the USA. The next plus is that you will know every ingredient that is in the soap.
Now for the soap itself...
Let me start by saying that this is my favorite soap that I have used thus far - not on every aspect, but as a whole. The scent is very natural; you can actually smell the clay in it, or it least I think I can, and it gives it a nice earthy smell. The scent is not overpowering and it starts to grow on you the more you use it. As far as lathering, it lathers just as well as anything else I have tried - better than two, and the same as another one. As far as how slick it makes the razor feel on your face, I have used one other soap (Colonel Conk's) that was better than this one. However, the downside to Colonel Conk's soap was that it made my skin feel very slick after shaving, so I would have to re-wash my face with a facial cleanser to get all the residue off, and to stop breakouts from happening. Finally, I had to stop using it. This soap rinses off like a shaving soap should, or how I think one should. One thing I noticed about this soap is that it does seem to take a little more water than other soaps I have used. This is not at all an issue, but it caught me by surprise. I could not get a lather to save my life. At first I thought there was something wrong, but I added a few more drops of water and Shazam - lather for days. I was so happy to be able to get this product at a discounted price for giving an honest review and this has been mine.