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is it similar to proraso red?
Lanolin heavy shaving creams?
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is it similar to proraso red?
really not similar.
proraso red has woody, musky scent (to my nose) with typical cream glide.
institut karite has a clean, lavender scent with a shea butter glide.
both are quite nice shave creams.
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First myrsol coco menta shave today! I didnt get as explosive as a lather as id like but i think think it was my fault. Im more used to tube creams so ill have to work harder on it next time. But even with a thin lather i found it super protective, with a decent menthol kick and my face feels very very smooth after.
An enjoyable product and brand , ill for sure try their liquid lanolin infused cream too i think!
An enjoyable product and brand , ill for sure try their liquid lanolin infused cream too i think!
Thanks for the thread. I have been considering alternatives to Musgo Real recently.
I just bought tubes of LEA Classic and Couto.
Fingers crossed.
I just bought tubes of LEA Classic and Couto.
Fingers crossed.
You might try Stirling Sheep, but all Stirling soaps have lanolin except the Beeswax. Finding soaps with tallow and lanolin is getting harder.
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Lavanda should be on your Radar by Ach Brito... good price and has nice lanolin content.. Myrsol appears nice too but the lather was poor , gotta try it again (coco menta tub).
Cella red is my #1 at the moment my face is just the softest after using it , pretty much like Musgo real.
I do have the haverford, i have to try it again as similar to the myrsol my lather was not super impressive
For my water Stirling soaps are thirsty.
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i use reverse osmosis for shaving to keep things even as im on well water, but yea ok ill give her more to drink!
I typically use Stirling. For me, nothing beats it. I do; however, use Musgo Real when I am pressed for time or traveling.
@Talal - Ach Brito Lavanda is next on the list.
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Stirlings ingredients are super impressive i just need to give the lather more time i think.. next shave ill revisit it for sure..
Yes the Musgo Real is ,as you know, almost in its own league but i have been trying to match it for its price point.. Lavanda is a good contender .
Myrsol needs another revisit , i also just grabbed the 1kg lanolin rich shave soap.. 35$ shipping all in, couldn't resist..
Yea i think as i start to thin out my creams im going to stick with stuff with either tallow , lanolin , or both.. (like Stirling with added shea butter too and coconut milk!)
The only none Tallow/Lanolin i might keep are the : Speick active and regular, Cella Green tub, Proraso red (maybe) .
My current love though is Cella red .. wow this stuff just fluffs into a cloud instantly and my face is notably smoother even the day after ! moreso than any other product ive tried.
Nice! - Myrsol isn't going to explode like Cella .... I have to work it longer than others to get it to build up nicely .... but 'explosive' isn't how I'd characterize their lather .... as you experienced, it does a great job of facilitating a nice shave.
I've never tried their liquid shave soap ... I'll be curious to hear your results!
The sweet almond oil in the Cella red conditions the skin similar to lanolin. That's why so many women's makeups have it in the ingredient list and it can be had in serum form. The Cella is really impressive.
For Stirling, you should also try the Unscented Beeswax. I, along with many others, think it is their best base. I often load my brush with it, then will load an underwhelming performing soap for the scent and it works wonders.
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i was looking at the "Sheep" .. curious if yourself or others have experienced a different result with the mutton tallow base than beef? something tells me it shouldnt matter ..
i need to retest the hareford sterling this morning and see if i can lather it better as i want to try their almond one , in hopes its similar to Cella red or even better
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Well, this is my experience and yours may be different. I've tried the sheep and didn't find it any different. However, others say they do find it better. Again, just my experience.
Second, for me, Stirling isn't as good as Cella red, though it is good. The Beeswax is very close, though. Cella is the one of only a couple of soaps that I buy backups for.
Full disclosure, I usually use a straight razor, and always do so when testing a soap. I do use DE safety razors time to time to see how the soap performance compares. I find a straight razor will quickly find out any weaknesses in a soap. Stirling is okay, but not Cella level, but better than many. However, I have soaps that don't do well with a straight razor that do very well with a DE razor, and Stirling is one of the latter. Again, just my experience.
Now, for a fantastic performing tallow + lanolin soap I find Shannon's Soaps Chupacabra base to be at the top. They are very moisturizing and cushioning, and slicker than snot on a snail.
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Had my 2nd shave today with sterling , used a lot more water. and holy moly yea that was more like it.. very nice.. but i still think cella red has an edge .. ill keep testing both side by side..
Thanks for this.. yea im gonna try the shannons soap now as well .. gonna thin out most of the stuff i have in my collection now as i want something with tallow and lanolin moving forwards
Thanks for this.. yea im gonna try the shannons soap now as well .. gonna thin out most of the stuff i have in my collection now as i want something with tallow and lanolin moving forwards
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my face feels great today, very very close to cella smooth if not the same now that i think about it... Ill have to compare both again.. I did use a Carbon Treet Dura Sharp for the first time today.. was it the blade i wonder?
Cant wait to compare the lime coconut shannon to the sterling , Cella red shootoff.. Myrsol is great but without the tallow it doesnt have that additional edge.. I have the 1kg harder shave soap coming from them so ill be testing it as well..
in terms of the softer tube stuff Musgo real is the obvious champ, Lavanda coming in a close 2nd , with the arguable proraso red in there (i think its good stuff).
Tons of great creams out there but i really love the extra fats, butters and lanolin.. the results are so clear..
More to come...
Cant wait to compare the lime coconut shannon to the sterling , Cella red shootoff.. Myrsol is great but without the tallow it doesnt have that additional edge.. I have the 1kg harder shave soap coming from them so ill be testing it as well..
in terms of the softer tube stuff Musgo real is the obvious champ, Lavanda coming in a close 2nd , with the arguable proraso red in there (i think its good stuff).
Tons of great creams out there but i really love the extra fats, butters and lanolin.. the results are so clear..
More to come...
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i do have a shavette im going to try soon i prefer just popping blades in and out otherwise im on aggressive razors : R41 2013, Future @ 6.5 , Yaqi Slant (Wild aggressive chinese razor), Fatip open comb slant, are my main ones for example. so im curious how this will fair in that regard
also im curious specifically for your self, how do you gauge how "slick" a soap is? I think the term confuses me a bit on how its used .. especially when folks say soaps are "slicker" than creams but im not sure i notice this discernment as they are all "slick" and slippery to me ..
I hope that question makes sense, just trying to see if i understand what slick means when folks use that term.
I think slick and slippery would be the same thing, don't you? If the blade glides across the skin with no dragging then that is slick.
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yea thats what i thought but the way some folks describe it made me think it was some other factor , as soaps are more slick than creams i keep reading but im not sure if i am able to discern this
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Ok an update!
retried the myrsol after learning my lesson with the stirling on how to properly lather up harder soaps and literally had the thickest meringue like whipped cream lather it was incredible.. The Myrsol coco menta is quite enjoyable and offered a lovely shave, but as it relies on lanolin and glycerin without the additional tallows or butters it surely could not really compete with Red Cella and Stirling Haverford.. Great great stuff it is though i REALLY enjoyed this shave .. the smell is so lovely too ..
So far in terms of how soft my face feels post shave the #1 top performer is Cella red.. My face feels the absolute softest and even my partner mentioned it even looks softer from a distance (an interesting comment). #2 so far is stirling haverford with Musgo Real at #3 and Myrsol #4.. Ill have to retest musgo again to ensure where it stands in this battle of these 4..
the other ones coming up that are worthy of testing against these heavy hitters are : shannons soap coconut lime and then the 1kg brick of Myrsol... lets see how they do.. but i suspect the 1kg myrsol will be similar to the coco menta..
The only thing ive found interesting so far is ive read that the 1kg brick of Cella red is a bit different to the small tubs, and as some threads are pointing out, is the superior product.. Is this something anyone can confirm as my only experience thus far is ths small tub and its #1... so if theres a better version of this out there.. I'd love to know!
I think after this test run i will likely thin out the majority of my den and basically stick with these heavy hitters.. I just really like lanolin, tallow and or butter rich creams .. an absence of one of those 3 is surely detectable in a cream.. but that doesn't mean they are bad , ive just gotten spoiled i suppose
Thank you for reading
retried the myrsol after learning my lesson with the stirling on how to properly lather up harder soaps and literally had the thickest meringue like whipped cream lather it was incredible.. The Myrsol coco menta is quite enjoyable and offered a lovely shave, but as it relies on lanolin and glycerin without the additional tallows or butters it surely could not really compete with Red Cella and Stirling Haverford.. Great great stuff it is though i REALLY enjoyed this shave .. the smell is so lovely too ..
So far in terms of how soft my face feels post shave the #1 top performer is Cella red.. My face feels the absolute softest and even my partner mentioned it even looks softer from a distance (an interesting comment). #2 so far is stirling haverford with Musgo Real at #3 and Myrsol #4.. Ill have to retest musgo again to ensure where it stands in this battle of these 4..
the other ones coming up that are worthy of testing against these heavy hitters are : shannons soap coconut lime and then the 1kg brick of Myrsol... lets see how they do.. but i suspect the 1kg myrsol will be similar to the coco menta..
The only thing ive found interesting so far is ive read that the 1kg brick of Cella red is a bit different to the small tubs, and as some threads are pointing out, is the superior product.. Is this something anyone can confirm as my only experience thus far is ths small tub and its #1... so if theres a better version of this out there.. I'd love to know!
I think after this test run i will likely thin out the majority of my den and basically stick with these heavy hitters.. I just really like lanolin, tallow and or butter rich creams .. an absence of one of those 3 is surely detectable in a cream.. but that doesn't mean they are bad , ive just gotten spoiled i suppose
Thank you for reading
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