Best soap or cream for travel

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Just back from 10 days in Ibiza with disappointing shaves throughout. Prep, razor, blade and brush have been fine in the UK and the soap I was using (Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn) works fine at home. Even in Ibiza the lather seemed fine but despite great care and attention to technique I couldn't get a decent irritation free shave.

I'm presuming that something about the water/soap combination may have been the problem as the water was the only variable so any suggestions for a reliable soap and cream for travel or any other tips?
 
I'm off for Morocco this coming Saturday and decided to go low-end... Gillette Blue & will use facial soap... or maybe not, but I don't wanna lose any of my razors for some stubborn idiot at the airport security claiming they are weapons...
 
A tube of TOBS cream isn't too dear for a premium product, it performs very well and it's a nice size.

Environment might be the issue though, if you're getting decent lather then the water shouldn't be a problem. Shaving in very different climates does produce some erratic results... some people's skin doesn't take well to big changes in temp and humidity. There may be not a lot you can do about it.

On business trips in Morocco, Portugal and Spain recently I used cooler water just because it felt nicer. Didn't have any problems... setup was TOBS lavender cream, Gillette 7 o'clocks and Barbershop bay rum, sometimes a dash of T+H pre shave oil while I showered. I did need a touch of moisturiser too, my skin dried out a little. Pre shave oil doesn't have many fans here but I like it.
 
I use Men-U shave cream because of the handy packaging. It's a small hard plastic bottle with pump. I used it in Spain a couple of weeks ago, and it performed well. It is a nice fresh cream.

A couple of squirts onto a badger brush and straight onto my face. I like the badger for travel as it's quick drying and lathers up the cream well.

Razor? Well its as the mood takes me. If it's a DE, then the Wilkinson Sword Classic is pretty fool proof. Sometimes I take a Gillette Sensor, but just now am using single blade disposables.

For AS, I use cold water then moisturiser.
 
ARKO stick - works everywhere, no matter the water. Was it only a year ago, hmm, anyway: last year I was on a lime stone island and I had problems using Palmolive (the water is unbelivable hard there). To be fair I didn´t have any ARKO with me, but I think it lathers more easy than Palmolive.

Or as PC wrote MdC ;)
 
If I'm traveling for a few days, i just take TOBS st James collection shave stick which works well. When I was away for longer I took bluebeards revenge and Nannys Citrus Zinger. Bluebeards worked great.
 
i typically take a tube of ingrams... i find it lathers better than palmolive, has an inoffensive smell that wears off very quickly and gives me a good shave. Its a handy size, cheap and decent performance.
 
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