Farewell to Mitchell's Wool Fat (MWF reformulation)

Got 2 of the 3 soaps I ordered. Both tallow formula. Not sure what happened to the third puck. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow.

 

Where did you read this? and if they were getting the palm formula a year ago, why is it just now hitting the internet?

There was a bad batch of MWF tallow formula last year. Is that what this is referencing?

 

There's a little bit of formaldehyde in each breath you exhale, too. Humans naturally produce it, and if we didn't, we would die. That's something they don't normally teach in Science class.

Just some food for thought.

 

Correction, the receptionist was misinformed. They have several hundred pucks in stock at the moment, and it's all old formula. They will update the website when they switch to the new formula.

 

Third puck from Amazon US arrived. It's also tallow based.

Edit: ...and ordered four more from mensroombarbershop.com. I remember the last time I ran out of a product I really liked. It sucks. I plan to put that day off for as long as possible. It helps that my 'other' favorite soap, Saponifico Verisino, is $40-50 per puck. That makes this a cheap investment, comparatively speaking. It's still annoying. I don't like having to prep for the shaveacolypse all in one go like this.

On the bright side, MWF holds onto it's scent over the years better than most soaps.

 

Review of new formula from @kosoval

"Ok, got the first shave with the new formula. The soap is fine. Lathers better (easier) then the original formula. Scent is still very subtle, but much more generic... The previous soapy scent is replaced by a scent of Nivea hand cream. Aftershave feeling not bad. I think its a great daily driver for uncomplicated shavers.

HOWEVER, it is NOT the same soap. It should not be sold as the original formula. Its misleading and disrespectful to loyal users that are on this forum. I have never been a huge fan of MWF as some of the people here, but it holds a special place in my soap collection as an unpretentious daily go-to soap.
Part of it was also that I felt good with the ingredients in it. I would choose tallow instead of palm oil anytime because of my personal ethical views. I also live in the UK, so UK made products have a priority for me. They do not travel from far away like Turkey or US or EU or.... In a way, it felt like supporting your community.
But at the end, I know the world is all about making a buck, so I pick whatever is affordable and works and shut up. I am just a cog. But MWF doesn't feel like the community any longer. Importing another ingredient from tropics and co-creating global problems."

 

Review of the new formula from @optometrist

First use of the non-tallow using my Simpson Trafalgar T3 and what a **** soap, IMO. Airy lather, the only positive being no dissipation. It's totally usable, but nothing close to the tallow version it's replacing.

 

Review by @AJMiami

This new stuff is good, I’m doing a 180 turn. How good? I’m not willing to say it’s on par or better with the previous formulation, but I would be content with shaving with it exclusively if didn’t have access to other stuff.
Summary, I got BBS with 2 passes + cleanup, and going against the grain on the second pass. Shave was irritation free, without a hint of blood. Rinse was easy without leaving residue. Post shave feel was good, I could have skipped the after shave.
My method was to load the brush damp, with all water removed. Swirled the puck for 20 seconds and ended up with too much soap.
Initial lather on my face, and then 2nd pass lather which was hydrated properly and was very protective.
I’m a fan.