What are your favorites/recommendations for super cold uber mentholated products? I've got both TSD M Bomb and a couple ounces of crystal menth on order, but I'm interested in finding out more.
I don't know about super cold.. but Mama Bear's Awakenings and TSD Iced Subzero are my favorite cold soaps. For AS, TSD Iced subzero and Osage Rub.
For soap and cream you want the TSD Iced Sub Zero. Along with your mbomb get a bottle of Osage Rub and apply all three in the appropriate stage and I guarantee you won't be able to feel your face.
Alcolado Glacial is awesome - For my face, about the same level of menthol as osage rub, but it smells a bit better (has a bit of a lime scent)
JoAnna USED to carry samples. You can buy it at http://westindianshop.com/alcoladorefreshinglotion-small.aspx This is the small. You can buy it in quantities up to 16 ounces in a single bottle. You can also get it at http://shoeboxshaveshop.com/alcolado-glacial--available-in-two-sizes.html It was cheaper for me in Alaska to get it from WestIndianShop. Depending on where you live, it could very easily be different
You have the right idea, menthol crystals. Add as much as you would like to your creams, soaps, balms, whatever. Enjoy 'em, they're cheaper than dirt
Good heads up on the new shop. The Alcolado Glacial is super cheap and they have some other things that look good too!
TSD ISZ is cold stuff! So is Osage Rub and Alcolado Glacial, but Osage Rub is better IMHO. Queen Charlotte Vostok is a chilly croap as well.
I agree with everything above especially Iced Subzero, Osage Rub, and Alcolado Glacial. I'll add-Palmolive Menthol, Godrej Menthol Mist, Ingrams-all shaving creams. Baxter of California AS Balm has less menthol than the above products but is very nice. JoAnna's double iced splashes are as cold as Osage/Alcolado-my favorite is Cedarwood and Lemon. Iced Peppermint and Mojito are also very nice. I do have Da Bomb which makes anything cold-I like putting it in my shampoo. I also have menthol crystals which I've experimented with in many products. The one that worked best for me was in the witch hazel. Everything else is just easier to use Da Bomb. Yes I can talk menthol all day but I gotta get back to work. Happy Face Freeze
I love the Godrej MM, I don't know where it goes on the coldness scale but it's definitely the coldest thing I have so far. I just got a tube of Ingram's that I have yet to try though, so we shall see...
If we can call Iced Subzero 10, I'd give Godrej a 6. Ingram's is about the same. Palmolive is about a 7. Can anybody comment on Mama Bear's Awakening on my scale? I've heard good things about that and have been tempted. Don't tell JoAnna.
I'm definitely getting some ISZ next time around. I have a cream and a soap on order right now and I'll see which one I like best first, luckily I have the M Bomb and Crytal Menth to tide me over! I think both the lemon cedar wood and the blue juniper I have coming will both be nice with the added cold.
Just be careful with the menthol crystals. Too much menthol is just that. It won't hurt you but it will make you damn uncomfortable for an intense half hour or so if you use it straight. ISZ is about as good as it gets. Just order all your future TSD SS/SCs with twice the ice and you'll have all the freeze in whatever scent you like. As mentioned above, Mama Bear's awakening is supposed to be good too, but I haven't tried it yet either.
A good thing i did with menthol. Is do have the cream you want mentolated. Find out how much you like. Then add that total amount again. If you have to much menthol you can always just add in more cream to take it down a notch. With soaps this is more difficult...
I really don't like that being said on the forum. And I'd be in error not to say something as I, and others, carry a large amount of responsibility and liability for the info provided here. You don't know it can't hurt him. Too much menthol can hurt certain people, like those with respiratory problems or other conditions. Too much of anything is simply too much, and can be harmful. Everything in moderation.
when I get it(the crystal):freezing I'll devote the weekend to testing, starting small and then finding out what my tolerances are. I've been reading through the excellent posts in the forums on recipes and warnings and such, so I'm becoming aware of the risks of any of this self experimentation with home made concoctions. I had a painful/embarrassing experience with some icy hot as a child (didn't wash my hands after I put it on... fill in the blanks after that) and I'm not looking to repeat that kind of disaster or worse.
Too much menthol might be bad, anything in an insane excess is (i think the crystals are dangerous if you eat them), but menthol actually has been shown in studies to be advantageous for those suffering from respiratory disorders. It stimulates the cold receptors in the upper airways. (people who have really bad COPD will actually claim that they can breath easier if they have a fan blowing air into their face, the blowing air stimulates those same receptors) It will actually decrease shortness of breath and may increase Lung volumes. I saw a study a while back in the American Journal of Critical care medicine on cold receptors and menthol inhalation was what was used to stimulate the receptors. This is why a big snort of vick's vapor rub allows you to breath easier when you have a cold. Menthol is much safer than perfume and after shave. I've seen quite a bit of asthmatic attacks due to perfume. If you use perfume you could actually cause an asthma attack, which could be life threatening . I for one am not giving up my heavily mentholated aftershave
As far as Godrej Menthol Mist is concerned, it definitely is somewhat colder than Ingram, and I would rate it as more of a 9/10 on the menthol scale. I would rate the Palmolive Menthol creams from Italy, Romania, and Egypt at around the same. I would rate Ingram at about 8/10, with Proraso Green at 7/10. Nothing can beat TSD Iced Subzero soap or cream. Now, as far as an aftershave is concerned, you want either Osage Rub or Alcolado Glacial for maximum face-freezing, although Alt Innsbruck is pretty damn cold as well.
