#11

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Virginia
(01-10-2017, 05:32 PM)NaturalSynthetic Wrote: No. I tend to stick to about 4-5 soaps that I really like. I try others and usually pitch them if I don't use them for a month. After awhile I stopped trying new soaps.

What are the soaps that use?
#12

Member
Nashville, TN
I have two kinds of soaps: those that work well and those that don't. I discard the ones that don't work and cycle through all of the good ones.
#13

Administrator
Philadelphia, PA
tabac should probably be on the list. I think most shy away from it because the scent of tabac can be decisive.

regarding valobra. I've never used it myself. does valobra only come in 1 scent or is there some variety? if there's some variety, what should I look for?

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#14

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Virginia
(01-11-2017, 05:26 PM)andrewjs18 Wrote: tabac should probably be on the list. I think most shy away from it because the scent of tabac can be decisive.

regarding valobra. I've never used it myself. does valobra only come in 1 scent or is there some variety? if there's some variety, what should I look for?

They have a Patchouli and Fougere scent as well as "Cologne". My personal scent wheel would have me lean toward the fougere.
#15
(01-11-2017, 06:56 PM)Jason_Drain Wrote:
(01-11-2017, 05:26 PM)andrewjs18 Wrote: tabac should probably be on the list.  I think most shy away from it because the scent of tabac can be decisive.  

regarding valobra.  I've never used it myself.  does valobra only come in 1 scent or is there some variety?  if there's some variety, what should I look for?

They have a Patchouli and Fougere scent as well as "Cologne".  My personal scent wheel would have me lean toward the fougere.

+ Czech and Speake No. 88, Oxford & Cambridge
+ AoS Tallow soaps (Unscented, Lemon, Sandalwood). Discontinued, but readily available on Ebay.
-Rob
#16
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2017, 09:18 PM by Nero.)
(01-11-2017, 08:44 PM)shevek Wrote:
(01-11-2017, 06:56 PM)Jason_Drain Wrote:
(01-11-2017, 05:26 PM)andrewjs18 Wrote: tabac should probably be on the list.  I think most shy away from it because the scent of tabac can be decisive.  

regarding valobra.  I've never used it myself.  does valobra only come in 1 scent or is there some variety?  if there's some variety, what should I look for?

They have a Patchouli and Fougere scent as well as "Cologne".  My personal scent wheel would have me lean toward the fougere.

+ Czech and Speake No. 88, Oxford & Cambridge
+ AoS Tallow soaps (Unscented, Lemon, Sandalwood). Discontinued, but readily available on Ebay.


There was also a Lavender AoS.

IMO, the AoS tallow (discontinued) and C&S soaps are a touch better than the Valobra-branded soaps.

* But do not buy the current AoS soaps, they lag far behind the ones we are referring to. They work ok, but just nothing like the old ones.
#17

Restitutor Orbis
Like Andrew, mine would be Tabac. I really liked its performance, this goes even with Arko and La Toja but every time I'm set on using them, a different soap would catch my attention.

I also have creams but whenever I convinced myself I have to use one, I usually decide to postpone and go lather a soap which I find to be more enjoyable.

Creams I liked are St. James, TOBS, Biotique and Body Shop Maca.
#18

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Woodstock, VT
(This post was last modified: 01-11-2017, 10:35 PM by vtmax.)
I spent 2016 rotating Tallow & Steel, Jabonman Premium tallow, Wickham 1912, SV, Nuavia, L&L, MW, CRSW & of course my favorite, Mike's Natural. Might have been a few more.

I had half a puck of Haslinger's Aloe Vera I discovered in a drawer and after one use wondered how, as Rob said, a soap slipped through the cracks, in my case the little Austrian lather bomb.

Needless to say an order was placed.
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