I'm doing research to assemble super cost-effective DE starter gift kits for about $20, and am looking for suggestions for the best shaving soaps for $5 or less. I want to include a puck or stick in each kit which will perform well, easily providing lots of slick, protective, moisturizing, high performance lather with delightful fragrance. I'm shopping in the USA, so I'd very much appreciate links to the lowest cost provider (product + shipping) in/to the USA.
If I can find sticks and pucks for under $5 that's great, but I also realize that perhaps the way to provide some of the best/most popular soaps is to buy a large brick of something popular (eg. Cella, Klar Kabinett) and mill that down into individual tubs each containing a few ounces. Each kit should contain enough supplies to last about six months. While I haven't done the research on Cella, for instance, it would need to be able to be split into tubs each one providing 4-6 months of shaves for under $5.
My research includes soaps culled from B&B and other shaving forums.
FYI, I've posted a similar thread in the Shaving Creams forum to find the best creams for $5 or less.
PLEASE VOTE, ADD TO MY LIST, COMMENT & SUGGEST: is there a certain formula that performs better? a favorite fragrance? a smaller, or perhaps sample puck at a better price? a discount supplier? I'd be delighted and surprised if there were one supplier from whom I could order most or all at once, and thus cut down shipping costs. I've included Cella and Klar Kabinett because those are easily milled down into tubs each providing 4-6 months of lathers for $5. BUT, if you know of a great soap which isn't on the list but could and should be because once milled it would come out to less than $5/4-6 months of shaves, do please include it in your post and a link to the best/lowest price supplier. Please DO NOT include the premium brands (eg, MdC) which, even milled down, would not provide at least four months of shaving lather for $5. Also, for soaps which are available in many scents (Col Conk, Honey Bee, Mama Bears, Ogallala), what are your favorite and/or the most popular fragrances?
If I can find sticks and pucks for under $5 that's great, but I also realize that perhaps the way to provide some of the best/most popular soaps is to buy a large brick of something popular (eg. Cella, Klar Kabinett) and mill that down into individual tubs each containing a few ounces. Each kit should contain enough supplies to last about six months. While I haven't done the research on Cella, for instance, it would need to be able to be split into tubs each one providing 4-6 months of shaves for under $5.
My research includes soaps culled from B&B and other shaving forums.
FYI, I've posted a similar thread in the Shaving Creams forum to find the best creams for $5 or less.
PLEASE VOTE, ADD TO MY LIST, COMMENT & SUGGEST: is there a certain formula that performs better? a favorite fragrance? a smaller, or perhaps sample puck at a better price? a discount supplier? I'd be delighted and surprised if there were one supplier from whom I could order most or all at once, and thus cut down shipping costs. I've included Cella and Klar Kabinett because those are easily milled down into tubs each providing 4-6 months of lathers for $5. BUT, if you know of a great soap which isn't on the list but could and should be because once milled it would come out to less than $5/4-6 months of shaves, do please include it in your post and a link to the best/lowest price supplier. Please DO NOT include the premium brands (eg, MdC) which, even milled down, would not provide at least four months of shaving lather for $5. Also, for soaps which are available in many scents (Col Conk, Honey Bee, Mama Bears, Ogallala), what are your favorite and/or the most popular fragrances?
- Palmolive Classic Stick $1.09
- Williams $1.50
- Arko Stick $2*
- Van der Hagen deluxe $2.50
- Erasmic Shave Stick $2.50
- Col Conk Bay (which fragrance) 2.25 oz $3.25
- Godrej Shaving Round $3.00
- Honey Bee (which fragrance?!) $4.50
- Mama Bears (which fragrance?!) $4.50
- Ogallala (which fragrance?) $4.75
- La Toja stick $5
- Cella 1Kg $37 (~$1/oz)
- Klar Kabinett 500g $20 (~$1.1/oz)
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