Palm[olive] Sunday

[Tomo]

It’s about time we had a thread dedicated to the use of Palmolive shaving cream. This cream is widely available in supermarkets and pharmacies around the world. It’s quite possibly the best bang for your buck shaving cream on the planet. Despite its humble price tag, the performance is excellent. The fresh soapy fragrance is both clean and refreshing.

It’s a cream for everyday of the year but let’s come together to celebrate it every week on Palm[olive] Sunday.

Who’s with me?

 

[Alum Ladd]

Brilliant idea and a great tribute to a fine classic product with superb performance!

Witty tag title too!

Very in!

 

[kosovel]

Much like I've never went to church every Sunday when i was a kid, i don't think I will celebrate Palm[olive] Sunday very frequently. But I'm up for this Sunday, been a while. Feels like I have sinned by neglecting Palmolive for so long.

 

[Tomo]

For todays shave I picked some of my quite achievers and got a great result.

 

[Big Rick]

Just used it now!

What a cream and what a shave!

Rick

 

[Multum in parvo]

Sneaking in with the stick…

DFS
Super Slim Twist, Gillette Stainless (5), Palmolive stick, Beagle Fan, La Toja splash

 

[Alum Ladd]

Nice little 2 passer with a late 50's English Tech and some good old Palmolive classic.

Rock-solid performer. Lovely cream.

 

[kosovel]

A promise is a promise! Sunday, 23:45 here in UK, so last minute shave to celebrate Palm[olive] Sunday.

What can I say? A solid shave, 2 passes no cuts, slightly irritated skin. It works. Not the best, not the worst. 6/10?

 

[steveclarkus]

Great cream no doubt!

 

[Tomo]

 

[Tomo]

How do they make it so good so cheap?

 

[Multum in parvo]

DFS
Schick L1, Parker (5), Palmolive Stick, SOC Mistura, Pitralon Polar

 

[kosovel]

Palmolive rubbed on my face, face lathered with the Simpson synthetic, 2 passes, parker semi-slant, and soaking one more boar brush to prepare for Decemboar.
Good shave! Palmolive was great, but man, I can't figure out this Parker semi-slant. Simpson brush is perfection.

 

[Alum Ladd]

A nice little 3 passer with the lovely English PAL lightweight. The English version of the STAR Model 100, except almost all aluminium construction weighing under 25gm, only the top cap being brass. Early/Mid 1950s. It handles very much like a bakelite.

A sweet and efficient shaver, paired with the excellent Indian Super Max Diamond Edge blade, very reminiscent of a Gillette Platinum.

the PAL will give most Techs a good run for their money, performance-wise. It beats many of the family IMO.

I have been applying the Palmolive directly to my wettened face recently, not on brush. I can work it in nicely and it acts as an effective pre-shave. A lovely slick lather, very adjustable in the shave by adding a few drops to brush.

As @Tomo said at the beginning of this great thread, Palmolive is the best bang for the buck cream on the planet. Superb, rock solid performance and a very enjoyable product to use!

A very acceptable DFS+ on a 3 day stubble.

Nice!

 

[Chef455]

How do they make it so good so cheap?

As Fred Franzia said in regards to why he could sell a bottle of wine for $2.00, (less than a bottle of water costs) "They're overcharging you for the water... don't you get it?"

 

[Multum in parvo]

BBS

Lord plastic OC, dark blue Platinum (4), Palmolive, Eagle G3 Pure, La Toja splash

 

[Alum Ladd]

Took the excellent early 1930's Laurel English Open comb out for a run today.

A great shave, I just need to do more skin stretching on my ravaged old face. The great Palmolive was, as is becoming usual, my go-to cream.

Fantastic, rock solid lather as always.

Great fun!

 

[ksblazer]

Great thread!!

I hope to participate next year

As I have a few sticks sitting around in the den to try.

I have a question about the creams?

I know there are a few different types of Palmolive tubed creams.

Which is your favorite?

It was about 8yrs ago and I think I tried the regular green in the tube. It had a green leaf on it, I remember.

Anyway I remember really liking the clean green soapy scent it had. Did a great job of removing my whiskers and post shave was good. But about 10-15min later I would get a terrible poison ivy like outbreak on my neck and jaw line area.

I was really bummed out as I could have easily been happy having it in my rotation of soaps and creams.

So I’m wondering if it has ever been reformulated over the years since? If so, I may want to give it another try or maybe one of the other styles of Palmolive creams.

 

[Multum in parvo]

Great thread!!

I hope to participate next year

As I have a few sticks sitting around in the den to try.

I have a question about the creams?

I know there are a few different types of Palmolive tubed creams.

Which is your favorite?

It was about 8yrs ago and I think I tried the regular green in the tube. It had a green leaf on it, I remember.

Anyway I remember really liking the clean green soapy scent it had. Did a great job of removing my whiskers and post shave was good. But about 10-15min later I would get a terrible poison ivy like outbreak on my neck and jaw line area.

I was really bummed out as I could have easily been happy having it in my rotation of soaps and creams.

So I’m wondering if it has ever been reformulated over the years since? If so, I may want to give it another try or maybe one of the other styles of Palmolive creams.

Could be overaged stock could be a sensitivity on your side…

I like the Italian version with menthol best an excellent cream for summer.

 

[ivan_101]

Great thread!!

I hope to participate next year

As I have a few sticks sitting around in the den to try.

I have a question about the creams?

I know there are a few different types of Palmolive tubed creams.

Which is your favorite?

It was about 8yrs ago and I think I tried the regular green in the tube. It had a green leaf on it, I remember.

Anyway I remember really liking the clean green soapy scent it had. Did a great job of removing my whiskers and post shave was good. But about 10-15min later I would get a terrible poison ivy like outbreak on my neck and jaw line area.

I was really bummed out as I could have easily been happy having it in my rotation of soaps and creams.

So I’m wondering if it has ever been reformulated over the years since? If so, I may want to give it another try or maybe one of the other styles of Palmolive creams.

It hasn't been reformulated as far as I know. I have a problem with the Sensitive version. If it has been more than 12-14 months since manufacturing date I get irritation. I don't get that with the Classic ans the Cool, so I avoid the Sensitive. Not sure if it is still available in Germany and other Wester European countries.