Review: Irisch Moos Shaving Cream
This shaving cream surpassed all of my expectations. They were high expectations, and I am very pleased that in my humble and respectful opinion, Irisch Moos is better, for me, than it's sibling Tabac from the same manufacturer.
The scent is pleasant. It is not overpowering like Tabac. It doesn't hit you in the nose. I am just a guy, and never an authority on what stuff smells like. It is masculine, but it reminds me a little bit of how stuff smells like when you are mowing. That includes plants other than grass. Just any plant. Kind of like when you cut wheat or other crops, or when you are clearing out an overgrown area. Freshly cut or fresh growing plant growth.
I don't think it is flowery, but in general, considering that most growing things produce flowers, then in that sense it is pleasantly reminescent of flowering plants, including the nearby areas where things are blooming in the late spring or early summer. That, to me, is always pleasant and refreshing. I have never been a guy that wears or tolerates perfumes or colognes that just linger around and knock everything else out of the way. I'm talking about the fragrance of the Shaving Cream, not making any comments about Irisch Moos colognes or other products.
The fragrance of Irisch Moos might be described as being somehow related generally to Musgo Real's fragrance. Musgo's is kind of musky, where Irisch Moos's fragrance is more mossy or grassy. Needless to say, I like it and look forward to smelling it.
I face-lather, so after soaking my face, I squeezed out about a 3/4 to 1 inch long dab of the Cream onto my badger brush that had been soaking in warm water, after the excess water was shaken out. I went straight to my face, and worked it and pumped it vigorously for a few moments, taking a couple of dips of the tips of the brush into warm water, in order to add more water to the lather, as it grew.
Irisch Moos Cream is a very light green in color, somewhat similar to Palmolive Classic and even Musgo Real, which may be even lighter green.
The lather that it created was luxurious and firm, not watery or runny. It lasted through 3 full passes, as I wanted to draw the shave out as long as possible, for two reasons, 1) to test it, and 2) because it was a very much anticipated shave, and I was enjoying it. The lather on my face didn't get thick or dry out. The lather in the brush did not wilt or wither in the heat of the shaving scuttle. When I re-lathered for the subsequent passes, I dipped the tips of the brush quickly into the hot water, and the lather never diminished, or failed to enthusiastically continue to keep my entire face and the brush loaded with pleasant warm and fragrant lather.
I paid strict attention to the cushion and the texture of the lather. It was remarkable. The lubrication was high, and the cushion never faltered. I was using a new blade in a new-to-me Gillette Tech, and I made sure to take my time and go with the grain, across the grain, and finally, against the grain. No cuts, no nicks, nothing damaging to my skin whatsoever.
After I finished, I grasped the bristle of the brush and forced all remaining lather up onto the back of my hand, and I had plenty of rich, firm left over lather to wash my entire face with it, allowing it to sit there a few more moments while I rinsed the scuttle and the brush out. I washed the lather off with a warm wet washcloth, and then I noticed how moisturized my face was. There was absolutely no drying. The ingredients of Irisch Moos seem to reflect several things that are good for your skin. I'm not going to try to either remember them as I type this, or to try to back up and look at the list. You will be able to read for yourselves. The manufacturer has taken pains to make Irisch Moos Shaving Cream something that is good for your skin.
I really hope that this review has been of some help. Personally, I hope that the product finds wide acceptance and becomes readily available to those of us who enjoy and appreciate shaving with dependable high quality creams. I have nothing against using Irisch Moos as a soap or in any other form, but I do personally prefer the texture and composition of shaving creams whenever possible.
Because of the very close relationship between Tabac and Irisch Moos, before I was able to smell it, I was very concerned about the fragrance of Irisch Moos. I can now honestly state that I will not miss Tabac, if it ever goes away, because the manufacturer has provided us with a comparable, if not better, product, in the form of Irisch Moos Shaving Cream.
Here is the Ingredient list:
Here is the manufacturer's description of the product:
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