To answer your questions:
- Any good? Great!
- Lather? Outstanding
- How's the fragrance? This is subjective, but I like it a lot.
Mike's Natural Soaps Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper review
Overall: (9.5/10)
Ease of lathering: (10/10)
Copious amounts of thick, rich lather are produced quickly and easily with this soap, enough for the four passes I did and then some. This is the easiest lathering soap I have ever used. The water where I live is moderately hard.
Life span of lather: (10/10)
I was in no hurry to finish my shaves, yet the lather did not dry out on my face. A very high quality lather indeed.
General skincare: (9/10)
The moisturizing and general skincare qualities of this soap are very good. Just right in fact - enough to be moisturizing but not so much as to leave my face feeling greasy or sticky. My face feels great after the shave!
Lubrication: (10/10)
The razor just glides over my face, and this with a blade that sometimes tugs a little on the first pass. I used three passes (with the grain, across the grain, against the grain) with a fourth touch up pass against the grain.
How protective: (10/10)
Very protective resulting in a notably comfortable shave. The lather has excellent cushioning, and I had no irritation, nicks or cuts.
Scent: (8/10)
The soap has a very nice orangey scent, among the best of any shave soap I have used. It is a little bit of sunshine that makes starting off the day just that much better.
Price: (10/10)
At $8.25 for a 2.5" x 3.5" x 1" bar (approx. 65 mm x 85 mm x 25 mm), this soap is a great value for the money.
Would you buy again: (10/10)
Oh hell yeah! I will definitely be buying more of this soap, as it works very, very well.
Miscellaneous:
Mike's Natural Soap is a little softer than most glycerine soaps, but not as soft as the Italian barbershop soaps such as Vitos.
Customer service is great and the vendor very responsive. I placed the order late at night and it was notified by email the next afternoon that it had shipped. The package arrived within a few days, and that after being shipped 3,000 miles.
Although I really like the Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper scent, I like the Peppermint and Rosemary scent is even more. An extra goodie in the form of a lime soap sampler was also included in the package. It also is very nicely scented.
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