Hooked on Cyril R. Slater cream

Araner · Post by **Araner** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:17 pm

A few months ago I received a free sample of Cyril R. Slater’s Indian Sandalwood shave cream when I purchased a shaving brush. I tried it and thought it was very good. However, I hesitated to buy any of Slater’s creams because it seemed that the general consensus at SMF was that Slater’s was a lightweight player and not in the same league as the 3Ts, and so on and so forth. Well, despite that I recently ordered and received a tub of the Indian Sandalwood and the Essential Lime cream. I tried the Lime last night and it was no lightweight in my book; great lather, nice scent and an excellent shave. So there it is, I’m out of the closet, I’m a Cyril R. Slater fan and proud of it!

Reasonably priced too! (5.8 oz tub for $15.00)

Mike

Esoteric83 · Post by **Esoteric83** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:25 pm

Another Salter fan here.

I cracked out the Fresh Mint today. I still have an old white jug of the stuff, which doesn't seem to want to run out. Awesome lather with no effort, perfect cooling effect and fresh scent.

The Wild Rose is also quite good. I found the Indian Sandalwood to be a little foody on the scent side, but still pleasant and a great performer.

AFG · Post by **AFG** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:13 pm

Salter's Sublime Citrus has the best scent of any shaving product I have tried. I just reordered another tub along with the Wild Rose. I have been using Salters for several years and even though it seems to have gone through several reformulations it remains a very good cream for me.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:33 pm

I like Salters Mike, particularly the lime and sandalwood.

PT · Post by PT » Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:29 pm

interesting... the mint and the citrus sound very tempting.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:15 pm

It's a decent shave cream but, IMO, it really isn't in the same league as the 'three Ts' ( unless it's different than it was a few years ago ). Salter's strong suit is some of their scents, but the cream itself seemed too light weight, like there was more air in it, or something. And the lather I made from it was likewise. Salter's can sometimes be a good choice for the soap sensitive however because while it lathers pretty much like other traditional creams it is partially detergent based and this can be a plus for those few gents who are allergic to actual soap. Anyway, it's a good enough product but in that price range I prefer Taylors.
Regards,
Gordon

Teiste · Post by **Teiste** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:30 pm

bernards66 wrote:It's a decent shave cream but, IMO, it really isn't in the same league as the 'three Ts' ( unless it's different than it was a few years ago ). Salter's strong suit is some of their scents, but the cream itself seemed too light weight, like there was more air in it, or something. And the lather I made from it was likewise. Salter's can sometimes be a good choice for the soap sensitive however because while it lathers pretty much like other traditional creams it is partially detergent based and this can be a plus for those few gents who are allergic to actual soap. Anyway, it's a good enough product but in that price range I prefer Taylors.
Regards,
Gordon

I think that these creams were reformulated a year ago and no longer contains parabens on their formulation.I have tried a generous sample of the French Vetyver and it was a good cream,kind like the Trumpers,Harris or TOBS in skin care properties and slickness.Dunno,maybe its time to get some of the 3Ts creams and Harris and try them again...

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:01 am

The French Vetiver is great. I recently finished my tub of it, but don't think I'll be restocking. I've gone a little 'au naturale' with my shaving products this past year, and the fact that it contains detergent bothers me. Will likely replace that tub with QCS Vetiver.

But if the ingredients don't matter to you C.R. Salter is a real nice cream. I never understood the aversion to it on the boards.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:56 am

The only Salters I don't like is the Vetyver, but that's based on scent alone, the cream is fine.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:30 pm

Mike, just out of curiosity, how does the Salter Lime compare to JM Fraser's original SC? Fraser's is a bit more economical, but it's a lime also, with a very good performance, to me. If Salter's is anything like it, then I know it's a fine product.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:01 pm

Gary to me Salters lime scent is somewhat lighter and brighter than the three T's, Forbes and the like, distinctive and pleasant, just not so forceful, Vivaldi rather than Beethoven.

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:09 pm

Squire wrote:The only Salters I don't like is the Vetyver, but that's based on scent alone, the cream is fine.

Squire - Just goes to show you the differences in preferences. The French Vetyver was really the only scent I liked enough to warrant purchase of a tub. The Sandalwood and Wild Rose seemed nice, but not something I would use often.

Araner · Post by **Araner** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:59 pm

Squire wrote:...lighter and brighter...

Squire, that description nails it! The ony thing I can add is that the Slater's Lime lacks the artificial/chemical overtones that some other Limes have.

Gary, sorry, I've never tried Fraser's Lime so I can't compare.

Mike

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:57 pm

Mike, Not to worry. Fraser's isn't really a 'lime' shave cream anyway. It's more of a generic lemon/lime/citrus sort of scent, at least IMO.
Regards,
Gordon

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:52 am

I like the "lighter and brighter" description too. It fittingly describes my impression of Fraser's. Gordon's correct that Fraser's doesn't call it "Lime", that's just my description of how it smells to my nose. The matching Booster's Aftershave is called "Iced Lime". With this in mind, Salter's Lime might be a good one for me to try, and the price is right.

Post by **drmoss_ca** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:29 am

I have all the Salter creams, both in the old white tubs and the new blue ones. I quite like them, but remember they have been whipped and don't go as far as traditional creams. It's like buying whipped ice cream rather than the usual product; lots of air bubbles. But some of the scents are worth having - the French Vetiver, the Wild Rose, the Fresh Mint are all good, and the Indian Sandalwood provides a missing link-type explanation of how Taylor's Sandalwood cream is related to other more conventional sandalwood creams.

Chris

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:54 pm

Yes, exactly. They seemed to have been whipped thus adding more air to the product. For me, this produced a lather that was a bit lighter weight as well although it was certainly useable. Some might even prefer that, but I did not. But yes again, some of the scents are quite appealing and a few are rather unique to the Salter line. I do believe that the Salter's cream is one of those products that every serious traditional shaver should at least try at some point.
Regards,
Gordon

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:13 am

I've got a tub of Salter's Almond on order, and depending on how well that one is received, then if there is to be a second Salter in my house, it'll be the Lime. Far too soon to tell, as of right now, though.

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 10:03 am

Gordon - I never thought that the Salter's Vetiver ever produced a light or airy lather, but maybe I was unconsciously using more product as I do like my lather on the denser side of things.

ltjaw · Post by **ltjaw** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:06 pm

I'm on board with the Salter's creams and love the Vetiver scent. I just use more product and get a fantastic lather. Been debating a purchase of the Wild Rose while I finish a tub of eShave Floral.