I've finally tested all the Australian shaving creams that I can find by walking into shops locally. I haven't hunted any down on the internet, so that I've probably missed many.
Here is my assessment, and I will be interested to see what other Australian members think.
1. Faulding "Shave", $2 to $3 per 75gm tube - better than Arko Regular, not as slippery as Erasmic cream, dries out a bit quickly.
2. Palmolive Shaving Cream, $2 to $3 per 65gm tube - better than Arko Regular, not as slippery as Erasmic cream, dries out a bit quickly.
3. Oriental Shaving Cream, $17 for 500gm jar - on par with, or slightly better than the previous two. I haven't quite made up my mind.
4. Windsor Shave Cream, $7 per 150ml tube - nearly on par with Trumpers shave cream. Rich lather and very slippery.
5. Natio Shave Gel & Natio Shave Cream, $10 per 150gm tube - these two are brushless, and I really can't tell much difference between the gel and cream versions. Both are rich and very slippery. Much better than the Neutrogena brushless shave cream, and nearly on par with the slipperiness of Trumpers shave cream.
6. David Jones Ultra Rich shave cream, $11 per 175gm tube - this brushless cream feels richer than the two Natio ones, but curiously is slightly less slippery. Still, the shave is great.
7. Trishave 3 in 1 anti-rash shave creme, $8 per 100gm tube - this brushless cream is found in most supermarkets. It has lots of menthol and claims to clean before shaving and moisturise after shaving, as well as being a good shaving cream. It's not as slippery as the Natio and David Jones creams, but still delivers a good nick free shave with my Merker 33C.
The Windsor Shave soap at $10 is as good as most of my other vegetable soap pucks, and the Comoy soap puck which I used today, delivered a pleasant nick free shave - though I've seen others criticize it here. But it's not worth posting about them separately in the Soap forum.
I think that we get a very good deal down here with the locally made products.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. I'd rate both the two Natio products and the David Jones one ahead of the more expensive brushless Body Shop Macca Root shave cream (even though it too is a pretty good product). I'd rate the Trishave one as on par with the Body Shop one.
Here is my assessment, and I will be interested to see what other Australian members think.
1. Faulding "Shave", $2 to $3 per 75gm tube - better than Arko Regular, not as slippery as Erasmic cream, dries out a bit quickly.
2. Palmolive Shaving Cream, $2 to $3 per 65gm tube - better than Arko Regular, not as slippery as Erasmic cream, dries out a bit quickly.
3. Oriental Shaving Cream, $17 for 500gm jar - on par with, or slightly better than the previous two. I haven't quite made up my mind.
4. Windsor Shave Cream, $7 per 150ml tube - nearly on par with Trumpers shave cream. Rich lather and very slippery.
5. Natio Shave Gel & Natio Shave Cream, $10 per 150gm tube - these two are brushless, and I really can't tell much difference between the gel and cream versions. Both are rich and very slippery. Much better than the Neutrogena brushless shave cream, and nearly on par with the slipperiness of Trumpers shave cream.
6. David Jones Ultra Rich shave cream, $11 per 175gm tube - this brushless cream feels richer than the two Natio ones, but curiously is slightly less slippery. Still, the shave is great.
7. Trishave 3 in 1 anti-rash shave creme, $8 per 100gm tube - this brushless cream is found in most supermarkets. It has lots of menthol and claims to clean before shaving and moisturise after shaving, as well as being a good shaving cream. It's not as slippery as the Natio and David Jones creams, but still delivers a good nick free shave with my Merker 33C.
The Windsor Shave soap at $10 is as good as most of my other vegetable soap pucks, and the Comoy soap puck which I used today, delivered a pleasant nick free shave - though I've seen others criticize it here. But it's not worth posting about them separately in the Soap forum.
I think that we get a very good deal down here with the locally made products.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. I'd rate both the two Natio products and the David Jones one ahead of the more expensive brushless Body Shop Macca Root shave cream (even though it too is a pretty good product). I'd rate the Trishave one as on par with the Body Shop one.
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