After finishing my last puck, I have been looking for their shave soap and it is not in stock anywhere. I see product listed as the shave cream, but it is really their ASB. About 5 months ago, I signed up to be notified when available from the manufacturer but have not heard anything. Does anyone know if they discontinued the product?
They had one in stock (at least according to the website). I also emailed the company and will update if they respond.
It does not look like it. https://www.ikparis.com/en/21-men-cares "Notify me when available" likely means out of stock rather than discontinued. If it were discontinued, wouldn't they simply remove the product from their website? Given the current global supply chain difficulties, they may not be able to get some of the ingredients.
They were quick to answer my email and they have been discontinued while they work on an updated formula.
Sounds to me more like they had no choice. Otherwise they wouldn't discontinue. They'd just replace it with the new formula when it's ready. I would guess either some ingredient has become scarce, or the soap was made by a third party that has ceased to exist. There's been plenty of that going around in the last year for sure.
So what's with all these old formula soaps becoming "unavailable". Fine Accoutrements, Tabac, now this?
Maybe it is because some people won't use a soap made with animal products? There seems to be a move away from using tallow. That doesn't explain the reformulation for Institut Karite, though. I read once that shea butter was more expensive than tallow or palm oil. If that is still the case, then the reformulation could be due to increased ingredient costs. LOL, all things are possible, but some, like the mythical Shavepocalypse, are very, very unlikely. How many great shaving soaps are still available? If the artisans are included, that is at least dozens, and more likely hundreds.
Some of us are not comfortable with "artisinal" stuff. We need regular everyday man stuff: Cella, Tabac, Williams, Arko, etc..
Tabac and Fines formula change is linked to Kappus Group shutting down the Krefeld factory after it went into receivership, both of the soaps were made at that factory. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreiring-Werk