Shaving Soap Sticks are the Best.
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How else would one create lather??
Didi you miss the bit about the “loaded brush”?
In case you did, we weren’t talking about rubbing soap in one’s face and loading the brush from there.
Maybe I should have made that clearer for the ones who just rub shaving sticks in their faces and shave from there
, but that is not my style of shaving.B.
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I've used many soaps and creams in tubs, jars, and tubes and have only two sticks: Spieck and LaToja.
They all work well for my face lathers, and I don't find any one to be easier or more convenient to use, nor do I find any one type to be "better" or "best" in use - without venturing into the highly subjective complication of performance while actually shaving (slickness, face-feel, etc...).
I suppose the one benefit is not having to rinse off a jar of soap after loading the brush.
They all work well for my face lathers, and I don't find any one to be easier or more convenient to use, nor do I find any one type to be "better" or "best" in use - without venturing into the highly subjective complication of performance while actually shaving (slickness, face-feel, etc...).
I suppose the one benefit is not having to rinse off a jar of soap after loading the brush.
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
In the case of tallow Tabac, at least at one time the ingredients list for the puck and the stick were slightly different. To me the stick was marginally softer than the puck and is on the right below.
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Some people use their hands.
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To make lather?
This topic is supposed to be about shaving sticks and how you like them.
To each his own.
Pucks are my preference, but that doesn't make them "the best".
Use of phrases like "in my opinion" and/or "for me" is always good.
As @brucered notes: (9 yrs ago)
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Pucks are my preference, but that doesn't make them "the best".
Use of phrases like "in my opinion" and/or "for me" is always good.
As @brucered notes: (9 yrs ago)
Tub vs Tube
Tube. Why are the tubes generally more expensive than the tubs of the same product? Cost per volume isn't the same in a lot of the offerings. More so in the higher priced creams.
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I learned about shave sticks on youtube when I first started wet shaving. Both shavenation and geofatboy have great instructional videos on shave sticks and geo has an instructional session on how to make your own shave stick from any soap puck or shave soap you have in your inventory. I would not try to make a stick from a soft cream like TOBS, and most of the cream manufacturers have sticks available in their popular scents. My favorite sticks are still Arko and Derby, since I am one of the few people that love those scents. To me, they are clean and fresh scents which are unlike anything else on the market. When I am in a time crunch, I find that the shave stick will save me time (and I do not have to rinse and dry the bowl).
I think I may owe you an apology, I had presumed that everyone would understand the analogy.
So let me explain.
This is a website dedicated to shaving enthusiasts and shaving enthusiasts generally do not take the minimalist “back to bare bones” approach to shaving.
So, there are probably as few members who lather with their bare hands as there are members who use a Bowie knife for shaving.
Of course, your experience could be different and you might know plenty of people who whip up lather with their hands. It just seems that on shaving websites those who lather with their bare hands have been largely silent until now.
B.
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So, who else likes shave sticks?
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
I do, I have a small collection of vintage sticks, here is my oldest dating from 1921, An unused boxed Yardley 'Stick In The Glass Case' complete with instruction leaflet. Does anyone have an older stick?
I find shave sticks fun and convenient to use. Why don’t I use them more? I think it’s the point that a couple of others made. If I load my brush from a puck then it is already full of lather when I apply it to my face, and the brush feels softer and splays more easily that way. When I use a shave stick my brush isn’t as pliable until I’ve worked the soap on my face for a bit. Small downside of stick lathering and that’s the only negative I see.
Pros and cons, like everything in life.
Pros and cons, like everything in life.
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I wet my brush really good then shake it out and add water as needed when I use a stick. It's very soft.
I was outed further up this thread. I converted primarily to sticks after ARKO! and Tabac set the hook. I often make pucks into sticks, even when sticks are available but pucks are cheaper.
Here is the current first line and some miscellaneous hangers on. There is even a tiny stick of TOBS sandalwood cream, still drying out. I don't even like the TOBS Sandalwood scent.
I have traditional sticks packed in the vintage tubes. Palmolive, Wilkinson, Speick. That plastic Williams tube holds an unused South African (?) Williams stick sold in a USA PX.
Then there is the ready reserve in the basement soap (and beer) refrigerator. With extra arko!
Here is the current first line and some miscellaneous hangers on. There is even a tiny stick of TOBS sandalwood cream, still drying out. I don't even like the TOBS Sandalwood scent.
I have traditional sticks packed in the vintage tubes. Palmolive, Wilkinson, Speick. That plastic Williams tube holds an unused South African (?) Williams stick sold in a USA PX.
Then there is the ready reserve in the basement soap (and beer) refrigerator. With extra arko!
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Very nice collection. You have more than me and I have a lot.
I have no problem with anyone sharing an opinion, that's what we do here. My suggestion was that your opinion could be shared without the implication that other opinions might be incorrect. I apologize for being a little too sensitive about strongly stated opinions.
It is only recently that I got round to using my stock of shaving sticks. I discovered I liked them but to my dismay found out the Palmolive sticks are no longer made. I have 5 or 6, bought at 50p each. How I wish I'd bought more.
I have one Arko stick. I like that too and you better believe I'll be buying loads of them while they're still available and cheap. And a few other brands too.
I'm set for life with plenty of straight razors, I should apply the same principle to soap too. The way civilisation is heading (in the unholy name of Net Zero) you never know what will be made unavailable next. Apparently farms are non-essential, so...
I have one Arko stick. I like that too and you better believe I'll be buying loads of them while they're still available and cheap. And a few other brands too.
I'm set for life with plenty of straight razors, I should apply the same principle to soap too. The way civilisation is heading (in the unholy name of Net Zero) you never know what will be made unavailable next. Apparently farms are non-essential, so...
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
Here are some of my collection which are not in storage, some I have multiples. I use them but have not yet used the Dubarry Silkashave, the Yardley Stick In A Glass, or my Williams which is not shown. I probably have around 50 in total. Many of these are from boxed sets including aftershave, brilliantine, and other products.
