Fellow Wet Shavers,
I recently acquired a vintage box of Williams Menthol Shaving Soap in a box of other vintage pucks. This, in itself, is no big deal. However this particular puck is extraordinary. You see, normally, any vintage soap puck is completely devoid of any original scent. And menthol being prone to evaporation is completely gone from any puck that has not been sealed. Williams cardboard boxes offer little protection. Ive owned 5 pucks of Williams Menthol and none of them have had any scent or menthol properties left to them. Thats where this puck differed. Amazingly this pucks menthol survived! It is from the 2000-2002 era, and is the last timeframe that menthol pucks were made.
Realizing that probably no one else had ever, or possibly will ever, find a menthol puck with scent and menthol still intact, I just could not keep this to myself. I wanted to share this with the other WISE Men. Those gents who share my love of all things Williams (both modern and vintage). So I offered up a puck pass in the WISE thread.
This thread was created to post our reviews of this puck to share with the rest of B&B, who may not tune into the WISE thread on a regular basis. The puck is enroute to its first user (after me, of course).
My initial review is below:
Upon opening the box, I got a surprising sharp mint smell, I thought it smelled like Altoids at first. The more I smelled it, it reminded me of the smell of those wax lips/wax fangs that I used to get as a kid around Halloween. I could definitely feel the menthol on my face, not as strong as modern menthol soaps, which are typically made to face freezing levels. It was a very mild, and gentle cooling, very nice. I have no idea how this compares to a menthol puck in its prime, but I have to assume it would have been much stronger.
My full review is below in the following video. I shot this to document my first use of the puck.
The puck is now enroute to cpacamper, so expect his review soon.
I recently acquired a vintage box of Williams Menthol Shaving Soap in a box of other vintage pucks. This, in itself, is no big deal. However this particular puck is extraordinary. You see, normally, any vintage soap puck is completely devoid of any original scent. And menthol being prone to evaporation is completely gone from any puck that has not been sealed. Williams cardboard boxes offer little protection. Ive owned 5 pucks of Williams Menthol and none of them have had any scent or menthol properties left to them. Thats where this puck differed. Amazingly this pucks menthol survived! It is from the 2000-2002 era, and is the last timeframe that menthol pucks were made.
Realizing that probably no one else had ever, or possibly will ever, find a menthol puck with scent and menthol still intact, I just could not keep this to myself. I wanted to share this with the other WISE Men. Those gents who share my love of all things Williams (both modern and vintage). So I offered up a puck pass in the WISE thread.
This thread was created to post our reviews of this puck to share with the rest of B&B, who may not tune into the WISE thread on a regular basis. The puck is enroute to its first user (after me, of course).
My initial review is below:
Upon opening the box, I got a surprising sharp mint smell, I thought it smelled like Altoids at first. The more I smelled it, it reminded me of the smell of those wax lips/wax fangs that I used to get as a kid around Halloween. I could definitely feel the menthol on my face, not as strong as modern menthol soaps, which are typically made to face freezing levels. It was a very mild, and gentle cooling, very nice. I have no idea how this compares to a menthol puck in its prime, but I have to assume it would have been much stronger.
My full review is below in the following video. I shot this to document my first use of the puck.
The puck is now enroute to cpacamper, so expect his review soon.
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