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I know there is a thread here about Soap Commander but I want to talk a bit about it. It doesn't get much attention here yet the value for money is, IMO, way up there - if value is important to you.
Up front, I am not a fan of the soap names. Names like "Courage", "Honor", and "Vision" tell me nothing but I guess that's the company's right. Moving on, my assessment of the technical attributes important to me - IN GENERAL.
Scent Strength is reasonable. You will notice it.
Scent Dissipation is good. For the most part, it stays with you the entire shave and does not dissipate into nothing or degenerate into generic "soap"
Scent, is of course personal. I find their Old Spice emulation to be the best attempt of all the Old Spice "tributes" I have tried (7).
Slickness is average. Some are better, some are worst.
Residual slickness is average.
Cushion is excellent, nearly on par with Klar (which I believe gives me the closest shaves)
Ease of Lathering - trivial, it explodes in lather
Hydration -Average, some better, some worse
Lather Feel (How luxurious does the lather feel) - Very good, better than the average soap
After Shave feel - Average
Usually I don't discuss cost but in this case I said "if value is important to you". Coming in at $2.50/oz this is clearly a soap selling BELOW the average cost based upon unit cost (my analysis of over 230 soaps had an avg cost of $3.99/oz and median of $3.25/oz).
Every time I use these soaps, I get one of the closest shaves (second only to Klar). They smell good, scent is of decent strength, and the cost is VERY reasonable. If you are looking for an inexpensive but good soap, I have found Soap Commander to be right in the middle of what I call the normal curve of soaps I have tried. It's Good Stuff. Of special note is their superior customer service. I always get a handwritten note. Always. They appear to be sincerely appreciative of business. These are good people.
Also of special note is their seasonal scents. They don't just pick something and tell the consumer, for example, "this is our Winter Scent". Rather, they crowdsource the scent in blind testing allowing consumers to be part of the process. Good stuff and a powerful way to use the Internet. It's always more powerful to take the opinion of many people than just have a few people decide what the customer wants.
Up front, I am not a fan of the soap names. Names like "Courage", "Honor", and "Vision" tell me nothing but I guess that's the company's right. Moving on, my assessment of the technical attributes important to me - IN GENERAL.
Scent Strength is reasonable. You will notice it.
Scent Dissipation is good. For the most part, it stays with you the entire shave and does not dissipate into nothing or degenerate into generic "soap"
Scent, is of course personal. I find their Old Spice emulation to be the best attempt of all the Old Spice "tributes" I have tried (7).
Slickness is average. Some are better, some are worst.
Residual slickness is average.
Cushion is excellent, nearly on par with Klar (which I believe gives me the closest shaves)
Ease of Lathering - trivial, it explodes in lather
Hydration -Average, some better, some worse
Lather Feel (How luxurious does the lather feel) - Very good, better than the average soap
After Shave feel - Average
Usually I don't discuss cost but in this case I said "if value is important to you". Coming in at $2.50/oz this is clearly a soap selling BELOW the average cost based upon unit cost (my analysis of over 230 soaps had an avg cost of $3.99/oz and median of $3.25/oz).
Every time I use these soaps, I get one of the closest shaves (second only to Klar). They smell good, scent is of decent strength, and the cost is VERY reasonable. If you are looking for an inexpensive but good soap, I have found Soap Commander to be right in the middle of what I call the normal curve of soaps I have tried. It's Good Stuff. Of special note is their superior customer service. I always get a handwritten note. Always. They appear to be sincerely appreciative of business. These are good people.
Also of special note is their seasonal scents. They don't just pick something and tell the consumer, for example, "this is our Winter Scent". Rather, they crowdsource the scent in blind testing allowing consumers to be part of the process. Good stuff and a powerful way to use the Internet. It's always more powerful to take the opinion of many people than just have a few people decide what the customer wants.
