How many soaps in your rotation?

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by Rusty blade, Dec 22, 2016.

  1. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

    Currently 32 soaps, creams, and sticks. Like Jared, several will drop off with attrition. I have been trying to reduce the total for a while..................
     
  2. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Just 2 for now. And even that is enough, given my Mickey Mouse den.
     
  3. Str8 Shaver

    Str8 Shaver Well-Known Member

    38, and they're all assigned to certain brushes, so they all get used in rotation...
     
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  4. Spyder

    Spyder Well-Known Member

    A couple dozen, I use all of them. I have yet to acquire Mdc and the fat, then I'll be good for awhile.....
     
  5. Demidog

    Demidog Well-Known Member

    Just one for me at the moment since I'm testing different blades and trying to keep everything else consistent.
     
  6. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    My number is WAY too high to share! I seriously need to have a den clearance to get down to a manageable number.
     
  7. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

  8. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    My mother told me not to poke the bear, but about four?
    Like 2 + 2 = 5 (for extremely high values of 2?)
     
  9. CliffDweller

    CliffDweller Well-Known Member

    About 30 in total, combining soaps, shaving sticks and creams. I am on a "no purchases through 2017 "campaign and will be slowly winnowing these down into a more manageable number. I did get a little over-excited in 2016 and over-bought product. But, I now have a pretty good rotation algorithm going that gives a good variety and allows me to actually finish off product at a decent clip.
     
  10. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Cella, Tabac, AOS, TOBS, two homemade soaps and a couple of DIY shave oil formulations. Feels like enough.
     
  11. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Folks talking about figuring out how to finish off soaps.
    Here I am making a list of the ones I want to buy!
     
  12. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    5 actual, but two are R66. So, only four unique soap base recipes.
     
  13. Straight razor dandy

    Straight razor dandy Stuck cleaning the house himself PERMANENTLY

    I would like to "No-Buy" (NB) in 2017, but with all the barrister and mann releases, it would just be an impossibility. Maybe I can NB '17 outside of b&m and Stirling?? I don't know...
     
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  14. Rusty blade

    Rusty blade The Good Humor Man

    Care to care to share your algorithm?
     
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  15. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    I have about 20 pucks and tubs in inventory, but I don't rotate them. I use one at a time, use it till it's done and only then do I move on to the next soap.

    I have one soap in rotation!
     
  16. david of central florida

    david of central florida Rhubarb Rubber

    Too many, but i like the variety.
    Route 66
    Rum Runner
    A Perfect Gent
    Sweeney Todd
    Frozen Margarita
    Bourbon Jungle
    Soap Commander
    Love
    Respect
    Endurance
    Renewal
    Passion
    Vision
    Cyril R Salter French Vetiver
    Catie's Bubbles Mile High Menthol
    Pyrate Cove
    Bay Rum and Ginger
    Rose
    Tangerine
    Art of Shaving sandalwood
    TSD
    Windsor
    Barber Shoppe
    Tsd signature bay rum and bergamot
    Palmolive
    C.O.Bigelow
    Truefitt&Hill
    Ultimate Comfort
    1805
    Latoja
    Spieck
    Gilette classic
    Jack Black Supreme Cream
    Captain's Choice Bay Rum
    Sara's Creations
    Bay Rum
    Lavender eucalyptus and mint
    (Vetiver, bergamot , another waiting unopened)
    Stirling samples
    Black ice
    Mountain man
    Mikes natural soaps
    Orange Cedarwood and Black Pepper
    Beta Bulgarian Rose
    Arko
    Ogallala bay rum shave stick

    This is starting to get embarrassing. I do give stuff away regularly.
     
  17. Rusty blade

    Rusty blade The Good Humor Man

    This shows great discipline. You have my full and total respect. :happy088:
     
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  18. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    Rusty, I am so tempted to use my other soaps and put them all in rotation. It helps that I have only one shave mug!
    :)
     
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  19. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    I'm by no means organized to have a rotation, I use what smells, looks, feels good for any given day.
     
  20. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    For the longest time, I just used one at a time until it was finished. Over the last year, I have added a little variety into the rotation.

    Currently I have 3 soaps (SC Love, Institut Karite, Arko Stick) and 3 creams (AOS Lavender, CTAPT, & Apple Blossom SC). When I use something up, I will add something else. For the most part, I am just trying to get through some of this product much of which has been around for a few years.
     

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