Soapy Bathman soaps?

TripleG · Aug 11, 2014

I usually don't start threads but I couldn't find any information on Soapy Bathman, a shaving soap maker (http://soapybathman.ca/).

Does anyone have any experience with this soap and have any comments on the quality and scent?

It might sound silly but they have a banana scented soap and it intrigues me.

BlondeHerbie · Aug 11, 2014

I was ready to buy a couple of soaps after looking at ingredients then saw that shipping from Canada was more than a puck of soap. So like you I'm hoping to see some more input before I spend that much.

Fenris · Aug 11, 2014

Did someone call for a soapy Batman?

egh128 · Aug 11, 2014

Fenris said:
Did someone call for a soapy Batman?

Best. Soap. Ever.

Fenris · Aug 11, 2014

egh128 said:
Best. Soap. Ever.

I went with this one, as the best result for soapy Batman on Google image search was slightly... less than safe for work, let's say.

TripleG · Aug 11, 2014

BlondeHerbie said:
I was ready to buy a couple of soaps after looking at ingredients then saw that shipping from Canada was more than a puck of soap. So like you I'm hoping to see some more input before I spend that much.

Ah, I didn't even think about shipping, that can be a deal breaker.

And telling someone not to Google something is perhaps the easiest form of reverse psychology :laugh:

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Illadelphia · Aug 11, 2014

Douglas at HTGAM is going to be the official US vendor for soapy bathman soaps. I believe before the month is out

TripleG · Aug 11, 2014

Illadelphia said:
Douglas at HTGAM is going to be the official US vendor for soapy bathman soaps. I believe before the month is out

Most excellent, thank you!

Azhrei · Aug 12, 2014

I have a sample of the Bay Rum, but unfortunately I have yet to use it. I can't even comment on the scent because I've never had or used a true Bay Rum scented product. All of the Bay Rums I've had access to have been cut with other scents like HTGAM Coconut Bay Rum.

What I've seen on other sites says that the product is good, but I don't have any first hand experience with that yet.

Slayo · Aug 12, 2014

Cool name! Banana scent? Mmm...

Ender78 · Aug 12, 2014

Banana? ::turns green::

lfs70 · Aug 12, 2014

HTGAM has them on their site today.

TripleG · Aug 12, 2014

lfs70 said:
HTGAM has them on their site today.

Thank you!

I'm in the middle of a few soaps right now but if I order some, I'll report back - perhaps via my bananaphone.

sarimento1 · Sep 1, 2014

soapy bathman on deck for the shave today...will try to post a report later; the blue tint is intriguing!

$soapy bathman plisson filarmonica 12 ogallala bay rum sep 1 2014.jpg

Corey · Sep 1, 2014

I have the Just Bananas scent. It smells awesome. It smells like actual bananas right around the point where they're getting some brown spots and they're almost perfect for making banana bread, not the chemically banana flavoring that tends to get used in banana flavored candy. Visually, it looks like it was made from those same bananas with a yellowish/brownish hue. I love the smell far more than I thought I might. From the two times I've used it, it has created a very nice lather and I've gotten a very good shave out of it. It's my soap of choice for the Single September thread, so by the end of the month I'll know quite well if I love it or hate it.

TripleG · Sep 1, 2014

Corey said:
I have the Just Bananas scent. It smells awesome. It smells like actual bananas right around the point where they're getting some brown spots and they're almost perfect for making banana bread, not the chemically banana flavoring that tends to get used in banana flavored candy. Visually, it looks like it was made from those same bananas with a yellowish/brownish hue. I love the smell far more than I thought I might. From the two times I've used it, it has created a very nice lather and I've gotten a very good shave out of it. It's my soap of choice for the Single September thread, so by the end of the month I'll know quite well if I love it or hate it.

Excellent review, great to know about the real, ripe banana scent vs. an artificial candy scent. And a good heads-up about the color. I prefer a pristine white color like from a TFS but ultimately, it doesn't matter if the scent and performance are there. I hope you continue to enjoy it for your Single September!

kingfisher · Sep 1, 2014

TripleG said:
Excellent review, great to know about the real, ripe banana scent vs. an artificial candy scent. And a good heads-up about the color. I prefer a pristine white color like from a TFS but ultimately, it doesn't matter if the scent and performance are there. I hope you continue to enjoy it for your Single September!

You know that "pristine white"color that you favor is generally achieved by adding titanium dioxide, right? So it's not actually a characteristic of the soap itself, it's artificially created by adding the whitening agent. Just so you know........

Corey · Sep 1, 2014

TripleG said:
Excellent review, great to know about the real, ripe banana scent vs. an artificial candy scent. And a good heads-up about the color. I prefer a pristine white color like from a TFS but ultimately, it doesn't matter if the scent and performance are there. I hope you continue to enjoy it for your Single September!

So, I started my September thing using the Just Bananas and finishing off with HTGAM Tombstone AS, which, by the way smells and feels amazing. Tombstone is a mix of leather and gunpowder and a few other scents and it truly does smell like leather and gun powder with a faint background note of complementing scents. The Just Bananas has a slight hint through the leather and gun powder, and I gotta tell you, I worried about how this combo would smell, but it turns out I'm a fan of banana leather. Who woulda thought?

sarimento1 · Sep 1, 2014

So, here are my impressions on first shave with Soapy Bathman Crisp Bay Rum.
Overall, absolutely excellent, exceeding my expectations.
Lathered superbly, huge volume.
Heavily loaded the badger onto the pre-soaked soap-in-the-jar.
Gave the brush generous extra hot water.
Finished lathering on my face.
Lather exploded, reminded my of Tabula Rasa.
Nice, but not-too-thick lather, so it worked great for straight razor shaving.
Scent was there, but not as strong as Ogallala bay rum soap.
Good lubrication.
Lather rinses easily from the blade.
Face feel afterward was very nice, perhaps not as buttery as MWF but certainly on par with DRH.
Overall, a really nice soap and shave.

Azhrei · Sep 1, 2014

sarimento1 said:
So, here are my impressions on first shave with Soap Bathman Crisp Bay Rum.
Overall, absolutely excellent, exceeding my expectations.
Lathered superbly, huge volume.
Heavily loaded the badger onto the pre-soaked soap-in-the-jar.
Gave the brush generous extra hot water.
Finished lathering on my face.
Lather exploded, reminded my of Tabula Rasa.
Nice, but not-too-thick lather, so it worked great for straight razor shaving.
Scent was there, but not as strong as Ogallala bay rum soap.
Good lubrication.
Lather rinses easily from the blade.
Face feel afterward was very nice, perhaps not as buttery as MWF but certainly on par with DRH.
Overall, a really nice soap and shave.

That is pretty much my experience with the Crisp Bay Rum sample as well. I will add that the soap and proto-lather are blue tinged, but the lather whitens just fine with further lathering. I'm going to hit it with my Muhle XL Silvertip Fibre and see how it handles that.

Further points of clarification:
I've never tried Ogallala so I can't corroborate the scent claim.
Never use Tabula Rasa so I can't corroborate that either, but it did lather well and easily.

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