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Posted: 8/30/2016 10:13:03 PM EDT

What's your favorite type of soap?

Personally I like hard soap & croaps most of the time but creams usually have a much stronger scent.

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Posted: 8/31/2016 12:48:07 AM EDT

[#1]

I normally use soap puck. Occasionally add a small dab of porasso.
What is Croap?

Posted: 8/31/2016 12:52:04 AM EDT

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What is Croap?

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Soft puck about the consistency of a sponge, very common with Italian soaps.... like Proraso

Posted: 9/1/2016 1:05:26 AM EDT

[#3]

The porasso I've got is more like toothpaste in container and consistency.

Posted: 9/1/2016 3:23:39 PM EDT

[#4]

The Arko I use is kind of putty-like in consistency. It usually comes in stick form and I press it into a bowl but I recently saw they're selling pucks of it in bowls now too.

Posted: 9/1/2016 7:56:58 PM EDT

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The Arko I use is kind of putty-like in consistency. It usually comes in stick form and I press it into a bowl but I recently saw they're selling pucks of it in bowls now too.

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If you want a bowl get one now. They stopped production of the bowl due to low sales (NOT the stick thank god

),this is directly from Arko reps and any you see for sale is leftover stock.

I picked up a couple, same exact stuff.

Posted: 9/1/2016 8:00:45 PM EDT

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The porasso I've got is more like toothpaste in container and consistency.

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Ahh gotcha, I was referring to the tub not the tube

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Posted: 9/1/2016 10:53:51 PM EDT

[#7]

I voted for hard puck, but I like the softer soaps also.

Like Barrister & Mann, Razor rock, Mikes Natural Soap, so I guess those are considered CROAP since they are softer and poured in tins.

Posted: 9/2/2016 10:16:06 AM EDT

[#8]

Cremo Cream for me.

Posted: 9/8/2016 12:40:46 AM EDT

[#9]

Tobs sandalwood is my all time favorite, but new to me cremo is the bees knees for cost and function.

Posted: 9/8/2016 8:31:51 AM EDT

[#10]

I've been an Em's Place fan for quite a few years but Cremo is my favorite now.

Posted: 9/8/2016 8:39:44 AM EDT

[#11]

I expect to get flamed, but I like using Shave Secret with a thin coating of Edge Gel on top of it. The gel softens things up, and the Shave Secret provides a nice, slick base.

Posted: 9/8/2016 8:48:46 AM EDT

[#12]

Cream, I currently have a AOS soap and do not like it as much as the cream. Plan on trying poroso next.

Posted: 9/8/2016 1:17:46 PM EDT

[#13]

I either use a shave gel or some stuff I got at a farmers market that applies like deodorant stick onto wet skin.

Posted: 9/15/2016 1:28:57 AM EDT

[#14]

I've recently discovered croaps. RazoRock is kind of a croap- love the Classic. I also just discovered Mickey Lee's Drunken Goat- very smooth, luxurious lather, cocoa butter, cocoa scent. A little goes a long way.

Posted: 10/26/2016 4:21:44 AM EDT

[#15]

Right now I'm loving the Proraso Red cream. But- I just ordered a puck of Tabac and an artisan sandalwood from the Shave Den.

Posted: 11/8/2016 6:58:15 PM EDT

[#16]

When I use my Merkur, I use a local goat milk soap. Works great.

Posted: 11/29/2016 10:00:19 PM EDT

[#17]

Cream: Art of Shaving. Soap: Captain's Choice.

I tried Taylor of Old Bond Street, not as good as the others. Also tried Mama Bear's soaps which have great scents, but don't lather up or perform as well as the others.

Posted: 11/29/2016 10:04:57 PM EDT

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The porasso I've got is more like toothpaste in container and consistency.

Ahh gotcha, I was referring to the tub not the tube

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Is this stuff ( Proraso Green) really as good as it's made out to be? I tried the Proraso Red, and while a good performer with a rich lather that was easy to load on a brush and left the skin moisturized, the scent was weak and not all that great. I once considered Green for a springtime scent (tried Captain's Choice North, but it didn't take) but heard it smelled like Vicks Vapo Rub or Halls Cough Drops.

Posted: 11/29/2016 10:54:41 PM EDT

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Is this stuff ( Proraso Green) really as good as it's made out to be? I tried the Proraso Red, and while a good performer with a rich lather that was easy to load on a brush and left the skin moisturized, the scent was weak and not all that great. I once considered Green for a springtime scent (tried Captain's Choice North, but it didn't take) but heard it smelled like Vicks Vapo Rub or Halls Cough Drops.

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The porasso I've got is more like toothpaste in container and consistency.

Ahh gotcha, I was referring to the tub not the tube

This:

<a href="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/clausewitz8/media/356B8813-8800-4E09-9310-D46EACCE0070_zps3quzxbvp.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r523/clausewitz8/356B8813-8800-4E09-9310-D46EACCE0070_zps3quzxbvp.jpg</a>

Is this stuff ( Proraso Green) really as good as it's made out to be? I tried the Proraso Red, and while a good performer with a rich lather that was easy to load on a brush and left the skin moisturized, the scent was weak and not all that great. I once considered Green for a springtime scent (tried Captain's Choice North, but it didn't take) but heard it smelled like Vicks Vapo Rub or Halls Cough Drops.

Simple answer no.

Long answer

It smells like weak Vicks Vapor rub, not off putting but not special in any way. It lathers up easy as pie because it has a detergent agent in it. And it's the Italian's barber shop quality product, ie it's inexpensive and works pretty good.

It's nowhere near top of the line, but it can be found locally as CO Bigelow, it's cheap, and the menthol chill is nice on a warm days or when you've had a long night and need to wake up.

Products better than it from Italy alone. Saponificio Varesino, Valobra, Cella, Xpec, Antica Barbiera colla, Aqua di Parma, Pannacrema Nuvia, Santa Maria Novella, & RazorRock.

You could give it a spin though from Bath and Body works for $5.

Personally though I reach for Lea classic when I want proraso level menthol and Arctique by Barrister & Man when I want to freeze my damn face off.

Posted: 11/29/2016 11:56:31 PM EDT

[#20]

Thanks for the response, Clausewitz!

Posted: 11/30/2016 1:11:11 AM EDT

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You're welcome

Posted: 12/19/2016 5:15:23 PM EDT

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I'm trying this right now. It's not too bad honestly. A little closer shave than I was expecting. But not as "safe". Much easier to get cut with it.

Posted: 5/25/2017 1:17:03 PM EDT

[#23]

I've been married to C.O.Bigelow shave cream for a while now, but have recently discovered Taylor of Old Bond Street shave creams/hard soaps, and so far they are the new #1.

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