There are many soaps with lanolin that that hydrate skin nicely; but even when I use Williams or Arko, as long as I use a good aftershave balm ( like Nivea) dry skin doesn’t seem to be a problem.
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Paul Turner, I always like what you say. I'm still trying to figure out your sense of humor though which I think is quite prevalent There I just gave you another like.
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There's a HTMLish Code that strikes out a word. It's subtle so you have to make it look like you said something, then scratched it out followed by the acceptable words. I had a conversation with a young college student discussing Philosophy. At some point he declared me a Stoic. I've been a Practicing Stoic for more than ten years. It's not something you achieve, but constantly strive for. It shares many tenants with Christianity. Here's some snippets I've collected from my reading. "Virtue consists in a will which is in agreement with Nature. This principle also applies to the realm of interpersonal relationships - "to be free from anger, envy, and jealousy". In the words of Epictetus, "sick and yet happy, in peril and yet happy, dying and yet happy, in exile and happy, in disgrace and happy," The idea was to be free of suffering through peace of mind (literally,'without passion), where peace of mind was understood in the ancient sense — being objective or having "clear judgment" and the maintenance of equanimity in the face of life's highs and lows." The four cardinal virtues of the Stoic philosophy are wisdom (Sophia), courage (Andreia), justice (Dikaiosyne), and temperance (Sophrosyne), a classification derived from the teachings of Plato." One of my favorite quotes; Say to yourself in the early morning: I shall meet today ungrateful, violent, treacherous, envious, uncharitable men. All of these things have come upon them through ignorance of real good and ill... I can neither be harmed by any of them, for no man will involve me in wrong, nor can I be angry with my kinsman or hate him; for we have come into the world to work together... Marcus Aurelius
Pretty much everyone here has already chimed in saying it depends on the ingredients, so I'll only add that I do like Taylor of Old Bond Street and Van Der Hagen for moisturizing cream and soap, respectively. I'm eager to try out Stirling's sheep-based tallow soaps, though.
Whether soap or cream, for sensitive skin one of the most important things to look at is the ingredients. Some ingredients for fragrance or effect (menthol) can irritate sensitive skin, so it would probably be better to look for mild/basic ingredients and formulas specifically geared to sensitive skin.
I find Cold River Soap Works "Schapenmelk" soap to be easy to lather and very very skin friendly. My face always feels great after using it. I would also agree that Stirling products works extremely well.
I'm verypleased with the Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Love the ease of a quick slick lather. May try another scent but dont know which one Suggestions?
Creams as opposed to soaps, don't contain more moisturizers. But I'm not concerned with face-feel after a shave because I always follow up with a balm.