Volcano Soaps

**Obelit** · 07-09-2009, 01:12 PM

Gentlemen,

Some shaving soaps, though of the highest quality, set my Hollywood face on fire. I call them volcano soaps. Perhaps you have come across this problem as well.

Musgo Real and Gold Dachs give me a — gave me — an excellent shave, but they set my face on fire. Finally I surrendered and stopped using them. No other shave soap or cream I have used has the same effect on my face.

Perhaps a chemist out there in the shaving world can give a good explanation for this.

Regards,

Obelit

**burnwood** · 07-09-2009, 01:18 PM

Knock on that proverbial wood, I have never come across these soaps. I know many have though. Best of luck to you.

**TorzJohnson** · 07-09-2009, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Obelit

Gentlemen,

Some shaving soaps, though of the highest quality, set my Hollywood face on fire. I call them volcano soaps. Perhaps you have come across this problem as well.

Musgo Real and Gold Dachs give me a — gave me — an excellent shave, but they set my face on fire. Finally I surrendered and stopped using them. No other shave soap or cream I have used has the same effect on my face.

Perhaps a chemist out there in the shaving world can give a good explanation for this.

Regards,

Obelit

Well, Musgo Real doesn't make a shaving soap. If you were using that lime oil soap, it's a pre-shave. That may be why your face erupted with lava.

**Shane** · 07-09-2009, 07:18 PM

I clicked on this thread thinking "Hey, a new brand of soaps!"

Check to see if there's a common thread between the two products. You might have a reaction to an ingredient.

**Obelit** · 07-09-2009, 07:45 PM

Gentlemen,

You are correct about Musgo Real not making soap. I should also correct myself: I meant the shave cream in the tube. My mistake. Either way, I don't intent to go near the stuff.

Of course, Gold Dachs does make soap.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Obelit

**Martin BS** · 07-10-2009, 03:33 AM

I experienced this volcano effect using Fantasia Shaving Soap.
Figured that I just reacted to some ingredient but don't have the list of ingredients, so I just don't use it.

**Luc** · 07-10-2009, 03:44 AM

Originally Posted by TorzJohnson

Well, Musgo Real doesn't make a shaving soap. If you were using that lime oil soap, it's a pre-shave. That may be why your face erupted with lava.

+1

I wouldn't recommend using Musgo pre-shave as a shaving soap. It doesn't lather well. Great as pre-shave!

Originally Posted by Shane

I clicked on this thread thinking "Hey, a new brand of soaps!"

Check to see if there's a common thread between the two products. You might have a reaction to an ingredient.

+1

**Suzuki** · 07-10-2009, 07:09 AM

Some of the QED soaps have really lit my face up - they're all natural products, but too much EO can be a problem - especially if its a "hot" one like bay rum.