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Does the veggie version leave a residue in the sink, that has to be rinsed like the tallow version?
Today I took delivery of a Kent with the 9265 batch code but mine is labelled as a tallow version.MWF Veg 9265 [purchased May 2023 - Connaught Shaving] - Good < confirmed by @pjgh
Kent Veg 9265 [purchased May 2023 - ???] - Good < but confirmed as mis-labelled Veg
Today I took delivery of a Kent with the 9265 batch code but mine is labelled as a tallow version.
Does the last line where I've quoted mean that was actually tallow mislabelled as veg. or actually veg. mislabelled as tallow?View attachment 107754View attachment 107745
Thanks for clarifying.Kent 9265 is advertised as tallow but it's actually the new palm oil one.
Contact Kent for a replacement.Thanks for clarifying.
Thanks @globalm - I'd searched Mitchells and Fat but not the intricately titled thread!Can't believe there isn't one of these threads here when I search!
[@BBS There is and I've just moved this post into one - Globalm ]
MWF is notorious for being hard to lather for some, with a narrow sweet spot to dial in. Many give up, me included (twice). But in the recent uproar about them quietly changing their formula and ditching tallow, I snagged two final pucks of the original. I think scarcity has helped me focus on dialling it in.
Previously I followed advice to soak it heavily, letting it grow to fill the ceramic dish that can be bought with it. And then to use it almost daily, or if not, to put a little water on each day to keep hydrated. It rewards frequent use - another aspect people didn't care for if they neglected or used other soaps. If not, it turns into a cracky dry mess.
This time round I didn't soak it to expand it. Instead I simply used it as normal, covering afterwards in it's dish. 6 weeks in and it looks identical - no cracks, same size, and safely welded to the bottom of the dish so it doesn't spin. I think I've worked it out - before, by expanding it to fill the tub, it was then even more prone to cracking if it dried out at all, as it was "stretched". Now by using roughly 3 times a week and closing the lid, it is maintaining it's shape and texture perfectly. I've also worked out that a boar works best with it to pick up more soap to get optimum lather - not a soap to skimp on. It's the only soap I use my boar on these days, and also needs a dry-ish boar with plenty of water gradually added, not a wet brush too early that otherwise creates fluffy airy rubbish and is hard to get back into shape. My 2p worth!
I would like to add any of the Trumpers creams into the choice.Hello All,
As a follow up to this thread, I am still enjoying the puck of (original tallow) MWF i bought a while back and mentioned in this thread.
I particularly like its moisturising (?) quality on the skin post-shave which i understand was largely because of the lanolin / tallow.
I would like to ask if the new formulation still has that quality, and if not then can anyone recommend a soap / croap / cream that has similar skin softening and moisturising qualities. In my very limited experience of shaving soaps and creams, the only one that has had a similar effect for me is the blue cap Proraso cream, the one with Aloe Vera.
Thanks in advance for any Sage advice you can offer.
Is "new" Kent shaving soap the same as the new formulation Mitchells Wool Fat ?