Some caution may be needed. I blocked the U bend on a wash basin due to a lanolin based shaving soap. A plumber was needed, first question he asked was about shaving soap.
Lanolin heavy shaving creams?
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Wow thats good to note.. thank you..
Lanolin fan here --- Give Myrsol soaps a try, plenty of lanolin goodness .... though it comes in a tub and not a tube.
I too am a big fan of Musgo and yeah it is pricey .... I'd also speculate that they are slowly getting out of the shave business ... they've slowly been whittling down their range shave products. Too bad as I think they have the best cream on the market...
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thank you for this .. ill give it a look!
yea so far ive never had anything make my face feel like this post shave.. its ridiculous ... Proraso red is also decent but its the Shea in that one which is also a great ingredient
I'm a big Stirling Varen fan. Not sure, but I think it contains some lanolin. Too lazy to climb upstairs to look, though. 
Yes sir, I believe all the Stirlings contain lanolin except Unscented With Beeswax.I'm a big Stirling Varen fan. Not sure, but I think it contains some lanolin. Too lazy to climb upstairs to look, though.
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Thank you for the added recommendations!
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The haverford looks great from the Stirling wow.. and beef tallow in it too! im gonna get this
You might give Mitchell Wool Fat a try. It has been reformulated, but lanolin is definitely one of the ingredients left. And presumably plenty of it as it has a history stemming from sheep.
Another one would be Haslinger Sheep Soap.
Cheers,
Guido
Another one would be Haslinger Sheep Soap.
Cheers,
Guido
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Thank you i have seen the mitchell wool fat but i really enjoyed the ingredients list of the stirling! i got the haveford one
All three varieties of Godrej shaving cream contains lanolin.
Musgo does not contain lanolin, but Musgo Real does.
Both are made by Ach. Brito, but Musgo and Musgo Real are different product lines.
As the names are confusing, referring to Musgo Real just as Musgo only adds to the confusion.
B.
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Thank you for this yes i mean Musgo REAL , for sure
and it makes sense they make lavanda too, another lanolin cream but has notable less of the stuff in there.
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looking at myrsol shaving creams i dont see much in terms of explaining the scents.. can you give me a little bit of a run down on what you know? the F Extra for example is that more moisturizing? the local place here has the don carlos scent and coconut and mint only.. not sure which to grab..
if the don carlos is more like a "perfume" or colone id prob skip it.. the coconut mint sounds unique and interesting , kind of like that malibu liquor i guess?
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Really like the smell of Haverford.
Works really well as a deskunker as well.
@JCinPA - Varen is tops for me
Yummm… Sheep Tallow…
Maybe just me, but I’ve kinda a love - hate with the original tallow formula. To which I’ve moved on a while back with Haslinger.
Haslinger’s Schafmilch is solid, be aware their pucks are on the smaller side
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I have a bunch of the Myrsol soaps - to my nose none of them have particularly strong scents, in fact I find them fairly subdued.... as in 2 out of 10 strength, which I prefer. None of the soaps leave scent after washing, but the post-shave feel is lovely.
The 'Blue' (which I like) is the most perfumy of the lot. I have the Don Carlos which is fresh bright with a citrus note. The F/Extra is along the lines of Floid Genuine .. kind of spicy barbershop. I do not have the coconut mint.
If you have a local place go have a whiff ... If you want something quite neutral and not perfumy at all try the Antesol or K which is peppermint.
As always YMMV, but I'd give it a try if you are looking for lanolin.
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i went with the coconut mint as no one i know has tried it either! will report soon
and yes a light scent is what im after for sure.. im quite keen to try this well reputed brand
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the sterling tub has arrived the haverford.. it looks and feels really "Fatty" and will likely be a great shape, but man am i not a fan of this very strong , very synthetic smelling vanilla .. will give it a proper test run but it may be too "perfumey" for me.. a shame..
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the sterling has been tested..! Thank you for the recommendation!
Unfortunately I wasn't too impressed.. and to be fair the product had its work cut out for it as my previous shape was a first time trying cella red soft croap... my first tallow shave.. good golly my face was soft the day after even.. ! I was in shock!
Anyway back to the sterling, luckily the Haverford scent really mellowed out when lathering which was great.. I was very excited to try lanolin shea tallow combo, as on paper it sounds great.. Lathered it up and felt the lather was kinda thin but protective. pass 2 the lather was almost gone on the brush.. and very thin.. i had to reload the brush again from the tub which is not something ive ever done on any soap or cream.. even with the reload it was still a bit thin and just not as rich as the cella red or even proraso red (no tallow or lanolin there just shea). I used reverse osmosis water too as i do with all my shaves to keep things equal.
Touching my face now post shave i most certainly do not have that ultra soft rich feeling i had from Cella red that is given as well by musgo real creams but id give cella red the edge..
I will try the sterling again but in 12 years of wet shaving ive never had to reload more cream/soap or run out of lather ever..
So far cella red and Musgo real appear to be on another level to anything else.. Proraso red is up there.. need to give the Lavanda a better trial to gauge it again...
Unfortunately I wasn't too impressed.. and to be fair the product had its work cut out for it as my previous shape was a first time trying cella red soft croap... my first tallow shave.. good golly my face was soft the day after even.. ! I was in shock!
Anyway back to the sterling, luckily the Haverford scent really mellowed out when lathering which was great.. I was very excited to try lanolin shea tallow combo, as on paper it sounds great.. Lathered it up and felt the lather was kinda thin but protective. pass 2 the lather was almost gone on the brush.. and very thin.. i had to reload the brush again from the tub which is not something ive ever done on any soap or cream.. even with the reload it was still a bit thin and just not as rich as the cella red or even proraso red (no tallow or lanolin there just shea). I used reverse osmosis water too as i do with all my shaves to keep things equal.
Touching my face now post shave i most certainly do not have that ultra soft rich feeling i had from Cella red that is given as well by musgo real creams but id give cella red the edge..
I will try the sterling again but in 12 years of wet shaving ive never had to reload more cream/soap or run out of lather ever..
So far cella red and Musgo real appear to be on another level to anything else.. Proraso red is up there.. need to give the Lavanda a better trial to gauge it again...
FWIW, Institut Karite shave cream is nice, rich in shea butter, albeit not lanolin.
