TSD gang, I will be traveling to a location with hard water - lots of dissolved minerals. What brands of soaps have you found that work well in hared water? Which do you find do not? Please limit to lines of soaps or brands not individual soaps. Thanks Frank
No idea about soap brands, but I've heard distilled water works well for lathering in hard water areas. May be an easier, cheaper solution.
I've used Stirling and Arko in hard water areas without any problems. In reality, I guess I have used La Toja and Palmolive shave sticks with similar success. I have not tried any of my other soaps in hard water.
Mystic Water soaps were recently reformulated for better hard water lathers. I think citric acid (lemon juice) was the added ingredient. Tapatalk Via Kyocera
My water at home is hard, although I'm not sure the specific statistics. I've never had problems lathering any soap I've owned.
I have hard water at home, and don't have issues with any soaps. I just make sure I have enough loaded, and add water a little at a time.
These work well for me in hard water: Arko Derby Gold Dachs TSD Lanolin Vintage Williams (pre soaked) Vintage Old Spice (pre soaked) DeVergulde Hand VDH Luxury Dr Ditmar These do not: Truefitt & Hill GFT Penhaligons Then there are several that fall in the middle for me.
I have the hardest water in the nation. I've looked it up. Only Williams suffers. It won't be a big deal, just use whatever you like. You will notice more residue.
I live in Arizona, which has very hard water. There's a company here that makes soap which I find work very well with hard water, which is called Wet Shaving Products (WSP). They have a fair assortment of scents as well as a great lather despite hard water.
All of them work, given a properly loaded brush. If you want something that loads more quickly in hard water, go with a cream or a PAA or Crown King soap. Quickest lathering soaps I have. If you want something that has good residual slickness for buffing and repeat strokes, even in hard water, Stirling, Mystic Water, and WSP Formula T. This is where most of the highly regarded soaps seem to fall short for me in my hard water area.
Hard water here!! Or is it no water.. I treat all of my soaps the same, lather like it owes you money. I haven't found an artistan soap that was hard to lather.
All of the soaps that I have work well in hard water. Stirling Caties Bubbles Sir Hare Arko La Toja Tabac RazoRock TFS Blades Grim
Lol so true. Arko is a tip top performer in any situation you throw at it. I'd say just about any of the stirling soaps also. Or like someone else said just buy a gallon of the cheapest distilled water you can find.
Arko shave ttick Barrister and Mann Haslinger Schafmilch Sheep Milk & Lanolin (very similar to MWF) La Toja Mitchell's Wool Fat Palmolive Classic shave stick (european version) Pre De Provence No. 63 Route 66 Stirling Tabac The Body Shop Maca Root Wilkinson Sword shave stick (european version) Wholly Kaw