Three sandalwood soaps: Gimme the skinny

Sandalwood Nobile is a very complex scent. I have studied several GC/MS of various Sandalwood species. There are 12 real sandalwood varieties in the scent. Along with 50+ aroma chemicals from Givaudan, Firmenich, IFF, Symrise, and Takasago.

I tried to emulate single-note sandalwood. It's dry, slightly animalic, slightly powdery,  and very woody with a hint of milkiness. At first, it seems the scent is weak, but it has phenomenal tenacity.

I have used Sir Henry's and it is a great soap that gets little traction as too many people focus on the $$ of shaving soaps as a measure which is IMO totally meaningless. The smell of Sir Henry's reminds me of the long discod. Cold River Soap Works Sandalwood. That co. is now however defunct. I have owned two GD soaps and will never ever buy another. That's all I will say about that brand. I have never heard of Ladrino until now so it must be obscure. As well, it's MSRP is insane at $32.99!! I wouldn't pay $32.99 to see Joe Biden eat a bale of hay.  

That said, the best smelling Sandalwood IMO was the OSP from the UK of which I have but one tub. Beautiful and a stellar performer. Yes, I have owned and used the old AOS Sandalwood as made by Valobra and it was good, albeit overpowering and it smelled exactly like the discod. Fine Sandalwood hard soap, with the latter dialed down a little for scent strength.

The OSP Sandalwood is definitely in my top three Sandalwood scents.

Sandalwood Nobile is a very complex scent. I have studied several GC/MS of various Sandalwood species. There are 12 real sandalwood varieties in the scent. Along with 50+ aroma chemicals from Givaudan, Firmenich, IFF, Symrise, and Takasago.

I tried to emulate single-note sandalwood. It's dry, slightly animalic, slightly powdery,  and very woody with a hint of milkiness. At first, it seems the scent is weak, but it has phenomenal tenacity.

Thanks MO. I guess you achieved your objective as the only thing I can detect in Sandalwood Nobile is sandalwood. I will admit though that mine is in the earlier Janus Tallow formula, which while excellent, pales in comparison to the current Kairos formula.