What should be in a barbershop soap?

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by dangermouse, Nov 16, 2017.

  1. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

    Guys, I know this has been a thread before, but I can't find it anywhere? It seems there is a great variation in the ingredients of a barbershop scented soap but what should be the basic ingredients (scent wise) bergamot, lavender....:)
     
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  2. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

  3. PLAla

    PLAla Bit Shy of a Full Puck

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  4. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    I have a Colgate Barbershop soap from a PIFer, along with Clubman A.S. and expect to make a purchase soon of Ghost Town Barber(Chiseled Face). I'll thus be able to compare all three once I get them going. Should be interesting. Stay tuned, fellas. :)
     
  5. Yehuda D

    Yehuda D Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I can only speak for Stirling's Barbershop soap. That one is about as barbershoppy as it could get!
     
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  6. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Thank you to @Yehuda D for reminding me I have the Stoylin Barbershop soap, too. It's a great one, all right.
     
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  7. dangermouse

    dangermouse Well-Known Member

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  8. Ksblazer

    Ksblazer Well-Known Member

    The old school barbershops I went to in my youth used Pinaud clubman.

    So that is the scent I associate with a barbershop. From what I've learned is that it all depends on where you were from as to what a barbershop scent is.


    Americans will differ from Italians and Turks.
     
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  9. Rhody

    Rhody Well-Known Member

    Its a YMMV thing really. Take stirling barbershop. Its way vanilla but called barbershop. I have several favorites but I'm not sure I could describe the scent ingredients
     
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  10. MisterGrain

    MisterGrain New Member

    oakmoss, lavender, and something green
     
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  11. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    I have two soaps that were made to be barbershop soaps...one is colgate barbershop the other Marvys. Neither have much scent.
     
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  12. Dansco

    Dansco Well-Known Member

    OSP barbershop is nice. I'm not much for scents but this is the description from the website...

    "Barbershop - Bergamot, lavender, patchouli, cedar wood and a touch of basil to take you back to the roots of wet shaving!"

    I'm only 31 so I don't really have an "old fashioned barbershop smell" in my head but I like this one.
     
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  13. cliffb599

    cliffb599 Well-Known Member

    Ok noob question. Who’s OSP ?


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  14. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Far from a noob...I have no idea either.
     
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  15. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Not like he does much else except hate on Williams....just saying. :prrr::rolleyes:
     
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  16. cliffb599

    cliffb599 Well-Known Member

    Ok got it.
    OSP (Obsessive Soap Perfectionist)


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  17. PickledNorthern

    PickledNorthern Fabulous, the unicorn

    Obsessive Soap Perfectionist.


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  18. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Mike's makes a terrific Barber Shop soap.
     
  19. Rhody

    Rhody Well-Known Member

    This is on my short list. Maybe a purchase today.
     
  20. Dansco

    Dansco Well-Known Member

    London based Artisan soap maker, Obsessive Soap Perfectionist. Maybe more of an English thing. It's nice though
     

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