Any info on Saponificio Bignoli Antica ricetta shave soap?

[Avenir1122]

I came across this shave soap but haven't found much info on it, just mainly that it is triple milled, tallow based, and seems to be an original old recipe apparently. Not much info online though about what it's like and all though. So I'm kind of curious as to what it's really like performance wise, especially compared some other Italian hard soaps.

 

[NorthernSoul]

The Bignoli soaps AFAIK are Italian style soft soaps (cream soaps). The one I have used the most is the Mediterranean Citrus which is vegetable based. Good performance that is reminiscent of a firm shaving cream. The Old Recipe version is similar except it uses tallow in the base.

 

[sylbub]

I tried the lavender, Liquorice and Mint, and the pine ones. Very nice smelling croaps - lather very easily.

 

[Barberbite]

I came across this shave soap but haven't found much info on it, just mainly that it is triple milled, tallow based, and seems to be an original old recipe apparently. Not much info online though about what it's like and all though. So I'm kind of curious as to what it's really like performance wise, especially compared some other Italian hard soaps.

Like all the other soaps in their catalog, Saponificio Bignoli Antica Ricetta is a very soft cream and has a persistent citrus scent, for me the orange scent dominates but you can also feel a mix of lavender, sweetish background orange blossom, citrus and Marseille soap. A small amount of cream is enough to obtain an excellent foam, very compact and lubricating. Buy it and you will see that you will not be disappointed by this excellent shaving cream of Saponificio Bignoli.

 

[Wgg2017]

I bought this several years ago. It’s absolutely not triple milled. It’s a soft croap. My tub had very little scent. I would call it unscented and whatever I was smelling would have just been the ingredients. It worked ok but if they really call it triple milled that alone would be enough for me to stay away. I clicked the link but I don’t speak Italian.

 

[Avenir1122]

I bought this several years ago. It’s absolutely not triple milled. It’s a soft croap. My tub had very little scent. I would call it unscented and whatever I was smelling would have just been the ingredients. It worked ok but if they really call it triple milled that alone would be enough for me to stay away. I clicked the link but I don’t speak Italian.

Yeah that's gotten me confused now, a lot of sites say triple milled or lamented,guess it was an error then. But still seems like an excellent softer Italian soap there.

 

[NorthernSoul]

Yeah that's gotten me confused now, a lot of sites say triple milled or lamented,guess it was an error then. But still seems like an excellent softer Italian soap there.

I think the wording may be a bit confusing, but they aren't deliberately trying to mislead people. I have no idea what they mean by "laminator" but this is a soft soap.

Cream -based soap. Refined with triple passage in the laminator.

Tips for use
Very creamy soap from which you can get the maximum yield by taking a "half a fingertip", moistening the brush with hot water and working with circular movements in the lathering bowl obtaining a thick and creamy lather. The final step, applying directly on the moistened face will prepare the skin and hair with a delicate and effective shave.

 

[guitarslinger]

It’s good stuff. Normal italian softy. Great lather. Above average shave.

Mine had a pronounced orange blossom neroli type scent. Versatile scent.