Did they actually make their own shaving soap? Didn't they say the reason for the formula change was because their soap noodle supplier had stopped using tallow? At the time I assumed that meant the soap base which they then modified.
MWF Closing?
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Another supplier closing up shop. That's sad to see. I tried MWF early on in my wetshaving days with the original Tallow version and struggled to make a lather. I would have liked to give the newer reformulation a shot to see how it is now.
The price for refill pucks on Amazon is €70 as of this morning, it was about €14 last week.
I hope people who aren’t on the forums but just like shaving with MWF run across these posts and see that Kent is the same thing.
I hope people who aren’t on the forums but just like shaving with MWF run across these posts and see that Kent is the same thing.
Wow what crazy news, just when I could finally get a decent lather - when I discovered face lathering works better for me with MWF. For 13 years I’ve loved this soap, seems a different era is upon us now.
"I shall miss you, Withnail"...
Sad to say goodbye to a troublesome old friend. Glad that I still have two pucks of Mitchell's to use and treasure. The fragrance of the soap is quite possibly my favourite of any shaving soap, and it will be missed. Closest thing I can compare it to is Cerutti 1881 edt, for that fresh laundry fragrance. End of an era.
Sad to say goodbye to a troublesome old friend. Glad that I still have two pucks of Mitchell's to use and treasure. The fragrance of the soap is quite possibly my favourite of any shaving soap, and it will be missed. Closest thing I can compare it to is Cerutti 1881 edt, for that fresh laundry fragrance. End of an era.
Just as an aside for those of you who struggle to achieve a rich lather with MWF it could be your water. Try 10ml of bottlled water directly onto the soap and work up a lather using a dry brush, works for me.
Sad news. Time to get a last puck before the start of my 2025 GRUYERE.
Well..., MWF died last year for me. And it was a big loss. But then, I am getting numb to this pain since we have been through this exercise over the past several years. Palmolive, Valobra, Speick, Williams, to name just a few.
2025 will bring another one down, I have no doubts.
Tallow MWF is my best shaving soap, and I will enjoy it for many years to come. It simply checks all the boxes.
2025 will bring another one down, I have no doubts.
Tallow MWF is my best shaving soap, and I will enjoy it for many years to come. It simply checks all the boxes.
The Palmolive shaving stick was 50p now selling for £20, that's around 70cents to $25
For anyone with access to Amazon UK, Hampshire Wool Fat is currently around £10 for 100g. It’s a tallow soap so much like the old MWF formula.
They're being listed for $20, but I don't think they're going for much more than $5, if that.
Sorry to see them go. I didn't get along with the shaving soap, but the bath soap was outstanding.
Does anyone have experience with both the bath soap and the shave puck (tallow version?)
I went searching for the soap and found a site that has the tallow bath bar and wondering if it's the same as the shave soap, just in a different configuration?
I went searching for the soap and found a site that has the tallow bath bar and wondering if it's the same as the shave soap, just in a different configuration?
No, it's not the same soap.
As a general rule of thumb, if you don't see potassium in the ingredients list (e.g., potassium stearate, potassium tallowate, potassium palmate, etc.), then it's not really a shaving soap. There may be exceptions, but this is generally the rule.
I liked the old tallow formula. Their shave soap was a fun distraction from my regular rotation soaps. But that was about it. However, I was a huge fan of their bath soap. Unfortunately, that formula changed well before the shave soap, and that bath soap went from amazing to garbage overnight. That was a shame. The change of the shave soap to a non-tallow formula was a shame. And now the death of the whole business is a shame.
I'm currently using up my last puck of the old formulation bath soap. It had been stored in a drawer for years and a couple of weeks ago I just thought I'd revisit it; kind of fitting in a way. It's very good indeed.
I have used the tallow shaving soap off and on over the years and always thought it was pretty good, but not a real favourite. I've still got a puck somewhere or other. Still, a great shame that it's gone for ever.
Hi, I have both. It's not the same soap though it is excellent for bathing. The bath bar is the slickest soap I've ever used but it's not optimized to also deliver stable lather like the shaving soap is.
You can also reach out to the owner on eBay/etsy. She's lovely.
