Mentholated shave soaps

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by Omelmad, Dec 18, 2014.

  1. HoosierTrooper

    HoosierTrooper Steve-less in Indiana

    Just started using this over the weekend, truly a great soap.

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  2. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    Did it still have some menthol left after the years of time?
     
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  3. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    It is a good soap both in scent and performance.
     
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  4. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I wonder how cooling that soap is?
     
  5. HoosierTrooper

    HoosierTrooper Steve-less in Indiana

    It doesn't feel much different than any of the regular vintage Williams I've used in the past.
     
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  6. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    The menthol has gone away over time. Pity, unless you choose to bombard it with M Bomb or menthol crystals and water.
     
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  7. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    I see. :)
     
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  8. Hodge

    Hodge Well-Known Member

    QCS Vostok is a nice step up from Proraso Green but nowhere near as intense as Stirling Glacial. I liken Stirling glacial soaps as to eating habenaro peppers. You gotta "ride the wave" till the intensity diminishes
     
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  9. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    I don't know if I'm ever going to like Williams. I just don't feel confident enough to shave with the lather I get =P but ONCE I got a lather I think Would have been more than adequate =P but didn't shave
     
  10. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    Where would you put it between the three in the cooling sensation

    Proraso green - TSD soap with 1xmenthol - Stirling glacial
     
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  11. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    This qcs Vostok sounds interesting =)
     
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  12. HoosierTrooper

    HoosierTrooper Steve-less in Indiana

    I'm sure that if you ever try any of the vintage pre-Combe Williams you'll change your opinion.
     
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  13. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    It's a very good soap, very cold but definitely not as powerfully-mentholated as a Glacial soap.
     
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  14. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    Really? Very cold? Hey do you have a scale?
     
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  15. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    They will be greatly difficult to find in Sweden haha!
     
  16. crackstar

    crackstar Israeli Ambassador to TSD

    Check this out:

    Folks, I received a request from a friend here to list some of my menthol stuff, and to rank them in the freeze levels. Well, let me say that I have a lot, and I mean a HELL of a LOT of items, and it will take some time to list everything, but I will do my best. I will start with my creams, and I will put the coldest ones in first, and gradually work my way down to the ones with less menthol. Once that's done, I'll list my menthol soaps, aftershave balsams, and aftershave splashes.

    Here we go:

    The creams:

    Freeze level A:

    QCS Vostok
    TSD Iced Subzero
    Denu
    Gada Cool Mint
    Italian Palmolive Menthol/Egyptian Palmolive Menthol/Palmolive Cool (from the Balkans)
    Lea Menthol
    Aquabarba
    Godrej Menthol Mist
    Egyptian Ingram Blue
    Egyptian Ingram Green

    Freeze Level B:


    Gillette Menthol
    Williams Menthol
    Proraso Green (new version)
    Proraso Green (older version)
    Top Ten Sensitive
    Aspis Ice Rain
    SuperMax Menthol
    Arko Ice Mint
    Viking Blue Ice (from Russia)
    Viking Fresh (from Russia)
    Viking Sensitive (from Russia)
    Derbylux
    Bozzano Sensitive
    Noxzema
    Lord Emofresh
    Ice Cool
    Kool Frosty
    Kool Monsoon

    Freeze Level C:

    Tet-a-tet
    Top Ten Menthol
    Everest
    Bulgarian Viking Sensitive
    Pascale Menthol
    Nord-ost
    Karo Fresh
    Solo Menthol
    Tibet Forest Fresh
    Cerrus (a cheap German cream, now discontinued)
    Arko Moist
    Blix Fresh
    Palmindaya
    Phyto Expert Regular/Sensitive
    Proraso Blue

    The soaps: (not too, too many)

    Freeze Level A:

    TSD Iced Subzero
    Tryphon Permafrost
    Tryphon Permafrost Blue
    Nanny's Ice & a Slice
    Tryphon Mentolo
    Mama Bear Awakenings
    Ginger's Garden Ice Mint
    Yeti Snot
    Stirling Glacial Wintergreen
    Stirling Glacial Obsidian
    Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
    Stirling Glacial Lavender
    Stirling Glacial Spearmint
    Synergy Frost_byte

    Freeze Level B:

    Proraso White
    Mama Bear Lemon Ice
    Stirling MITA
    Stirling Black Ice

    Freeze Level C

    Valobra Menthol
    Tryphon Alpino
    Tryphon Clorofilla

    Aftershave balsams and splashes:

    Freeze Level A:

    Iced Subzero aftershave milk
    Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
    Osage Rub
    Alcolado Glacial
    Barbon
    Floid Classic
    Alt Innsbruck
    Visal aftershave gel
    Vifrex aftershave gel
    Schlecker Pferdebalsam
    Stirling Glacial Wintergreen Witch hazel

    Freeze Level B:

    Aqua Velva Ice Blue
    Max Refreshing
    Mennen Skin Bracer Original
    Anherb aftershave gel
    Anherb aftershave balsam
    Svoboda aftershave balsam
    Tet-a-tet aftershave balsam
    Everest edc/aftershave balsam
    Nord-ost aftershave balsam

    Freeze Level C:

    Phyto Expert Sensitive aftershave balsam
    Tabiano aftershave gel

    Well, I hope that I didn't forget anything, and I did the best I could to give everyone here a good and general idea about my menthol stuff!
     
  17. rmcintyre84

    rmcintyre84 Got out of the kitchen

    Is Proraso Green the same as C.O. Bigelow?
     
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  18. RaZorBurn123

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

    I believe so. I'm sure someone will chime in and verify it is.
     
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  19. Shane16

    Shane16 New Member

    I may be very new to this subject, but I have encountered a soap that I am in love with. It is an artisan hand crafted soap, called an Orange Menthol. It is really good in my opinion, it hydrates my skin beautifully, but the only downside some people may think is, the menthol is not very strong in this, but it's definitely noticeable. Anyways, I definitely recommended it. It is called Orange Menthol, and Maggard Razor's, and it costs about $14 before shopping.
     
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  20. GDCarrington

    GDCarrington Burma Shave

    Some of these vintage Williams pucks are more than 40 years old. They are so old that the menthol is no longer there so there is no way to make a reference.

    Current Williams is not available in menthol.
     
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