Any cure for soap and cream AD?

[Elmfuzz]

Recently got into wetshaving, and the unbranded soap puck that came with my razor is very nearly through (as well as cracked into pieces) I went a little mad in comparison to my budget and i've got my eyes on more. Any help?

[Xezmer]

No help. If you buy more than you can use in a lifetime and want more--replace what you don't want. Honestly.

If I don't have enough to last me till i'm 50 then I figure i'll use it eventually. Anything more is excess and if I want more i'll sell what I like less and use that money and replace. Works pretty well.

[Elmfuzz]

0.o that's a scary approach. Within the space of a day of deciding to order some, i've put in for some Bluebeards revenge (attracted by the shiny packet) some Mitchells wool fat and am thinking of getting the Trumpers Eucris and Coates tea tree. I can't wait for the postman to come-i asked my fiancee for a Merkur 39c slant for our anni, and i'm also looking at a new brush (but have no idea where to start). Help!

[Omnichron]

If you're looking for a cure you're not going to find it. I too suffered from the same AD not long ago. What did I do? I just dove in and embraced it... much happier.

[Elmfuzz]

oh dear...that's expensive...did i at least pick good products upon which to turn my debit card upon?

[Xezmer]

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=167314 :laugh:

[Elmfuzz]

ahhhh, well. Not in the CONUS. still, AD is no fun for my bank statement.

[rhmills]

I can't find a cure.

[kg4ghn]

The only cure is to buy more soaps.

This lasts until you find a post about another soap you haven't tried.

[Elmfuzz]

then i should really stop looking. I might wait to see what the Bluebeards revenge is like. It seems to have received really positive press, but a little TOO positive if you see what I mean.

[htownmmm]

oh dear...that's expensive...did i at least pick good products upon which to turn my debit card upon?

There is no cure! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!

And yes, you bought great products.

marty

[Elmfuzz]

btw. I've heard sandalwood is nice, was thinking of buying. But what does it actually smell of?

[brianw]

In a single word....NO

[Elmfuzz]

It smells of NO? it might put off all the dudes that try and grope me at work (i'm male too-it's damn creepy) i may have to buy some

[El Judio Bravo]

The one sure cure that leaps into my mind: Grow a full-face beard. :lol:

Ain't nothing else I can think of that will do it.

[BladeDE40]

A cure for this SAD and SCAD has eluded scientists for many years...many have claimed to have found a cure only to find that their test subjects regress back into back into a state of SAD/SCAD. Scientists have even tried to cure this disorder by introducing test subjects to other fixations such as razors, shaving brushes, and aftershaves; but all this has done is create a host of other disorders such as RAD, SBAD, and ASAD. For now the best the scientific community can do is try to control and slow down the progression of AD's, however, a new threat is on the horizon...a group of people who can only be identified by their association with Badger and Blade threaten to spread AD's faster than they have ever been spread before. With their global reach the members of Badger and Blade have the ability to create a global AD pandemic!

[KiltedShaver]

I'm afraid there's no cure, but, it sounds as if you've bought some really good products! You live in the land of great shaving products, with Trumpers, Coates, Truefitt & Hill, Taylor of old Bond Street, and more. You've got a great selection of products right at your doorstep almost. Good choices, and like a couple have advised already, just buy and see what you like, then sell what you don't care for.

The Bluebeard's Revenge is good cream! I won some in a contest, and it's a great cream. Good lather, great protectiveness, pretty slick. I think you'll enjoy it!

Regards,
Aaron

[Luc]

If you find a cure, please post! :laugh:

[Elmfuzz]

I've found no cure, but a treatment. Lasts about a week! it's called the bank statement. I don't wanna use cheap products any more; unnatural goo just doesn't cut as well as a nice lather.

[Luc]

I've found no cure, but a treatment. Lasts about a week! it's called the bank statement. I don't wanna use cheap products any more; unnatural goo just doesn't cut as well as a nice lather.

There's a work-around that I found... But it doesn't exactly work... Find 3 other friends in your area, buy a huge selection of soap, split the cost in 4. Cut the soaps in 4...

[cswann1]

I'd say, find a soap/cream you like very well that does not make you sacrifice in other areas of your life, buy it and enjoy. Make sure your friends and family know that you'd like to try other products, so that on birthday and holiday occasions you have a steady stream of new things to try. If you happen to receive a product you really like and can live with the price, make it your new norm. If it's priced higher than you're willing to accept, let your peeps know that you really like it and that you'd be happy to see it as a gift.

[thrown.clear]

btw. I've heard sandalwood is nice, was thinking of buying. But what does it actually smell of?

That's a tough one... I've tried five different sandalwoods, and they all smelled quite different from one another.

It's a deep, woodsy, musky-manly smell. Kind of.

Of all I've tried the Art of Shaving Sandalwood is my favorite (complex, strong, lathers like a beast.)

My least favorite has been Caswell Massey (bitter smelling, and just an awful cream all around) and, regrettably, Castle Forbes. It smelled like a lumber-yard that had fallen to rot and mildew.

I was, in fact, so disappointed by my Castle Forbes excursion (Lime - I'm in the "smells like Pine-Sol" camp. Lavender - smells great, but it makes my face feel tight and dry; and Sandalwood... yech) that I really thought I was done experimenting with creams and soaps for awhile. SC/SS AD - Over.

I was wrong. It was only over for 12 hours or so. An empty, purposeless, 12 hours. Then I ordered some Coates Teatree and EJ Sea Buckthorn.

[K.T.]

It's not an Acquisition Disorder if your rate of purchase matches your rate of use. :001_huh: Start shaving your entire body. And your neighbor's, too.

[Go West Young Man]

Here's the question - are you buying lots of stuff for the fun of buying it and to brag about your huge collection? If so, sorry, there's no help for you but to let SSAD/SCAD run it's course naturally!

If you're trying products with a view towards finding what works for you, just buy sample sizes instead of full pucks/tubs/tubes- you'll have 3-5 shaves worth to try it out and it won't cost a fortune.

[K.T.]

If you're trying products with a view towards finding what works for you, just buy sample sizes instead of full pucks/tubs/tubes- you'll have 3-5 shaves worth to try it out and it won't cost a fortune.

But ounce for ounce the full size tube is so much more economical. You save money by buying in bulk! :biggrin1:

[BladeRunner001]

Recently got into wetshaving, and the unbranded soap puck that came with my razor is very nearly through (as well as cracked into pieces) I went a little mad in comparison to my budget and i've got my eyes on more. Any help?

Alas you are doomed. The only cures are:

1. Buy more
2. Send them to me :lol:

[ddaley212]

If you're looking for a cure you're not going to find it. I too suffered from the same AD not long ago. What did I do? I just dove in and embraced it... much happier.

+1 there will never be a cure lol

[Elmfuzz]

personally, I'm liking buying mass amounts of stuff. I'll just have to find a job that'll support it.
In an entirely, completely (of course ;) separate note, does anyone know of any jobs at Coates or Trumper?

The worst thing is knowing my precious purchases are in the hands of the infamous Royal Mail