Best hypoallergenic cream (or soap)?

Hi gents,

Going off another thread someone else posted but what is the best hypo-allergenic cream (or soap) that you know of?

- ice

I'm on my second tub of AOS Unscented shave cream and part way through my first puck of the unscented soap. I think both are excellent, and they're both completely without added fragrance (they both do have some minimal smell to them - it's just the sum total of the ingredients though). The cream is listed by AOS as "hypoallergenic" - I'm not 100% sure on the tallow soap - the cream is for sure though. I see from your sig that you have some of the AOS product, so you're already familiar with it - the unscented and sandalwood seem totally equal to me, performance-wise.

I've also tried a sample of the Taylor's Jermyn Street shave cream which I believe is their "sensitive skin" formula. It seemed very mild but it is lightly scented. It performed very well for me but I expected nothing less from Taylor.

Anyway, of the three, I think the AOS tallow soap has a slight edge for me in performance, and the two creams are about equal. They all seem to be towards the top of the performance/quality range though - I think any one of them could be the "best" for somebody.

--------T_M

That would depend on your definition of Hypoallergenic, as there is no standard medical definition for the term.

There are also no standard tests or criteria that a product must go through before a company can call its product hypoallergenic.

In many cases it winds up being a sales booster with no real meaning.

It would also depend on what your sensitivities are, as one "hypoallergenic" product might be great for someone with a reaction to one type of compound but not to someone with a different sensitivity.

If you know what your tendencies toward allergies are, your best bet is to be knowledgeable about the ingredients list, and how each or a combination of those ingredients affects your skin.