Review: Trigodon shaving soap (croap) from India

I was surprised to find a soap like this in India as the only commercial shaving soap that exists is the Godrej shaving round.

This is the one and only Artisan shaving soap I know of in India.

Cost is Rs.700 (AUD$15) for 120g of soap. I don't know about international shipping as I got it while I was there.

Communication with the company was easy and straight-forward.

http://trigodon.in/products/handmade-shaving-soap-turquoise-dream

Consistency is of a hard putty (hard croap). It comes in a beautiful, wide diameter steel tin (really easy to lather in!!).

It contains shae butter and glycerin. The Turquoise Dream scent is a fresh and slightly lemoney scent. Definitely better lathered up than straight from the tin.
Lathering is ultra easy! I loaded for about 10 seconds and had enough for the entire 3 pass shave.
It lathers up think and youghurty with a great sheen. It also holds a lot of water so is easy to work with.

It reminded me a lot of the MDC sample I had tried. Possible due to both being high in coconut oil but the loading and lathering brought MDC to mind.

The shave itself, the lather was very slick and protective. It really softens the beard and leaves a nice slickness behind so I could go over the same spot again, if needed.

I finished off my shave and rinsed off. Skin was a tiny bit dry (just like with MDC) but nothing too much and my ASB fixed that up.
The fragrance did irritate my face however, this is a YMMV factor as I react to many, many soaps out there!!

Overall, I must say I wasn't expecting an Artisan soap from India to be this good! Performance definitely competes with other soaps I have used.

I'd like to try the lilac...looks like they only ship within India..

I had asked them about the DE razor on sale. But they never replied back. Wanted more pictures. I saw the site, 3-4 days ago.

Good review. Thanks.

malocchio said:

I'd like to try the lilac...looks like they only ship within India..

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Probably worth asking as standard shipping shouldn't be too much.

Performance wise, I can definitely recommend this soap without hesitation.

The skin irritation is just my sensitive skin (I even reacted to PS green tea which is one of the most soothing soaps).

interesting name for a shaving related company. a subliminal message perhaps?

I've emailed them a couple of weeks ago, but never heard back. Has anyone successfully made contact with them?

I kinda dig the FireBrush on their site.

benhunt said:

I've emailed them a couple of weeks ago, but never heard back. Has anyone successfully made contact with them?

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I had also sent an email to them with a follow-up question about the soap and didn't hear back.

I'll update if I do hear back from them.

I have never visited India but my first thought was that the price of the soap seems as if it would be quite high for any domestic market.

djh said:

I have never visited India but my first thought was that the price of the soap seems as if it would be quite high for any domestic market.

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You would be absolutely correct.

At 700 rupees, it's a very expensive shaving soap.

For reference, In India, you can get an awesome philips beard trimmer for like 1100 rupees!

The "Calm Seas" sounds intriguing and those soap bowls are really nice.

benhunt said:

I've emailed them a couple of weeks ago, but never heard back. Has anyone successfully made contact with them?

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They do not reply back.

SuperChris said:

The "Calm Seas" sounds intriguing and those soap bowls are really nice.

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Wow
That one does seem nice!

Not sure why they are not replying at all

djh said:

I have never visited India but my first thought was that the price of the soap seems as if it would be quite high for any domestic market.

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Yea, a pretty huge jump from the Godrej shave rounds

I ordered both the "Calm Seas" soap and the Katar DE razor on their site. Received both today morning. Just had a shave (2-day beard growth) with the razor loaded with a 7 o'clock black. Super smooth shave. The razor is very aggressive with heavy blade exposure. Even after the razor has been tightly assembled, you can almost see half of the words "Gillette" and "Super Platinum" that are present on the blade. Lots of exposure to the blade between head and safety bar. Will try out the soap in the next shave.

objectiveB said:

I ordered both the "Calm Seas" soap and the Katar DE razor on their site. Received both today morning. Just had a shave (2-day beard growth) with the razor loaded with a 7 o'clock black. Super smooth shave. The razor is very aggressive with heavy blade exposure. Even after the razor has been tightly assembled, you can almost see half of the words "Gillette" and "Super Platinum" that are present on the blade. Lots of exposure to the blade between head and safety bar. Will try out the soap in the next shave.

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Looking forward to your soap review.

So, they obviously responded to your emails to them?

I and other members haven't received replies to several emails. Strange!

nav said:

Looking forward to your soap review.

So, they obviously responded to your emails to them?

I and other members haven't received replies to several emails. Strange!

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Try the gmail address on their site. They do respond quickly. They responded to me in a day regarding my query on shipping status.

Nice review! Sounds interesting!

objectiveB said:

I ordered both the "Calm Seas" soap and the Katar DE razor on their site. Received both today morning. Just had a shave (2-day beard growth) with the razor loaded with a 7 o'clock black. Super smooth shave. The razor is very aggressive with heavy blade exposure. Even after the razor has been tightly assembled, you can almost see half of the words "Gillette" and "Super Platinum" that are present on the blade. Lots of exposure to the blade between head and safety bar. Will try out the soap in the next shave.

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Could you please post some pictures of the razor.