Using a croap

Mmmm? really? :(

And you used?
This year so far, CF Limes, Henri et Victoria Nautilus and Valobra. I'll have to rack the little grey cells to come up with a complete listing for prior years. I lather on my face only and without exception I've found them difficult to lather and the lather I make provides minimal slickness and cushioning resulting in an irritated and uncomfortable face. Why should I bother when there are so many wonderful shaving creams on the market that lather easily and provide a truly comfortable and enjoyable shave?
 
This year so far, CF Limes, Henri et Victoria Nautilus and Valobra. I'll have to rack the little grey cells to come up with a complete listing for prior years. I lather on my face only and without exception I've found them difficult to lather and the lather I make provides minimal slickness and cushioning resulting in an irritated and uncomfortable face. Why should I bother when there are so many wonderful shaving creams on the market that lather easily and provide a truly comfortable and enjoyable shave?
Haha you had me nodding along until you used the word "creams".
Croaps and creams are almost one and the same - if the performance of croaps is being called into question, I would like to add that proper soaps are the way forward re. slickness and protection.
 
Haha you had me nodding along until you used the word "creams".
Croaps and creams are almost one and the same - if the performance of croaps is being called into question, I would like to add that proper soaps are the way forward re. slickness and protection.
I've found that creams work best for me. There are many good soaps, and I have a few, but on a day-to-day basis I like to use a cream.
 
I've found that creams work best for me. There are many good soaps, and I have a few, but on a day-to-day basis I like to use a cream.

I've found creams to be perfectly adequate for DE shaving, but tend to fall short when it comes to straight shaving. Just can't thin them enough without reducing the slickness.
 
I've found creams to be perfectly adequate for DE shaving, but tend to fall short when it comes to straight shaving. Just can't thin them enough without reducing the slickness.
Palmolive cream is as slick as a slick thing whether it's as thick as a meringue or just a smear. Ideal for straight razor shaving.

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Never tried Palmolive cream. Im sure ive seen it in the local Tesco. Might make this a little mission for the next week to get it. I have always considered the slickness of creams to be a tier below that of most soaps
 
I've found that creams work best for me. There are many good soaps, and I have a few, but on a day-to-day basis I like to use a cream.
[I too prefer creams as my only foray into soaps was with Proraso Red. Didn't like it at all. Been hearing good things about Dr. Harris's soaps and am looking to give the Arlington or Windsor a try as love the scents
 
I have one soft soap I'd call croap, and was trying to use it lije a hard soap! Hopeless as it was readily dissolved by excess water. What I do now is smear some in the lid of the soap container, apply a small amount of water and using a damp brush, it makes lather very easily. I continue by face lathering. Lovely lather easily produced. Don't let water anywhere on the tub if croap or it will quickly vanish!
 
Never tried Palmolive cream. Im sure ive seen it in the local Tesco. Might make this a little mission for the next week to get it. I have always considered the slickness of creams to be a tier below that of most soaps

Palmolive is a great cream. But the stick has a bit more slickness to it. I use both. I have about eleventy million sticks in a tub. Must stop walking past them when I am shopping. :)
 
Since I started this thread I have developed a knack for picking up the croap using a very slightly damp brush. So far it seems to work without any notable loss in the jar.

As it is the ADP has gone up in my estimation. Unfortunately the price of another jar hasn't and so I am pretty economical in its use.

A special ocassion only product. Being as I don't have many special ocassions it should see me through to the wooden box stage of life. Provided they give me a decent shave with the ADP when I get that far I will be a happy bunny.
 
Why is it so expensive ADP ?
Does smell nice shame about the longevity and price though

I bought it on my return to real wet shaving as a 'it must be great product'. It does lather well and certainly a quality lather at that.

Why is it so expensive? Because it is ADP and wouldn't expect otherwise from them. Outside of that I have no idea.

Compared to some soaps out there it almost touches being a bargain.
 
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