How does stirling compare to Synergy soap? I'm interested in trying stirling, their lavender & sage in particular.
I've tried both. IMO Synergy is much better. Yeah Stirling has tallow but Synergy performs as well as a tallow soap. Only veggie soap I've used that does. Synergy is easier to lather and doesn't have a slimy lather chock full of castor oil that's hard to wash off.
Heh, and for counterpoint, IMO Stirling is much better. Fantastic dense, protective lather and very moisturizing. I don't find it slimy or difficult to rinse off. Synergy, for me, I was able to make big piles of fluffy lather, but it just wasn't the dense stuff that I like to shave with. But I know I'm in the minority, most seem to like it.
I like both these soaps. Synergy is easy to under hydrate. Take your pick, I'll shave with the loser and be happy.
I'm gonna go ahead and try a puck, variety is the spice of life as they say. Gotta support a fellow Texan small business too.
I'm thinking of trying the Synergy Frost_Byte soap to see how nice and cold it is. I have three WONDERFUL mentholated Stirling soaps which I'm in love with. Such beautiful scents they have with great lather and perfect skincare.
I would be really interested in your impressions of Frost_ Byte. It's plenty cold enough for me, but I'm curious to see how it stacks up against Glacial and the others you use. Paul
I've been told it's a close second-place to the Yeti Snot which is EXACTLY as cold, but not colder than the Glacial. I'll soon buy a Frost_Byte just to make a comparison.
my puck of arlington is almost done...i'm going to replace it with it with synergy peach....stirling didnt do much for me
Ihave been thinking of the synergy cavendish... I just got a few samples of stirling. loving them so far.
I have the Cavendish in stick. It's awesome. I also have Rose and Tea Tree Oil from Stirling. It's awesome too. LOL!
I love my frozen tundra Stirling soap But absolutely love the Cavendish scent from synergy. Imo Stirling soap edged out the synergy in performance and skincare though.
I really am torn between the two. The one thing that really aggravates me about Stirling is that I can never seem to rinse it off my face good enough. But the performance is so good and I probably don't need to have an aftershave afterwards. Synergy Cavendish is easy to lather, but I had trouble keeping it slick. Stirling is the slickest soap I own.
Finally! I thought I was the only one. I feel it is probably a result of the castor oil. I use the Stirling body soap where castor oil is further down the list. I get some of the same feel but significantly more muted and it washes away well.
Me too, I have the Stirling, and I have VDH Soap and Williams Soap. I also Patrick's Blend Soap aka Van der Williams Shaving Soap.
