Classic Shaving Lanolin/Wool Fat Shave Soap

fisherc · Post by **fisherc** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:41 pm

Classic Shaving has just launched a new artisan shave soap that is made with lanolin/wool fat. Has anyone had a chance to try this and if so would you offer your perspectives?

Thanks,
Chris

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 2:35 pm

I'm interested to see how this soap fairs. The ingredients seem simple enough although it is not a tallow based soap. They are pretty pricey... $20 per puck.

jpq5 · Post by **jpq5** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:34 pm

I still have a puck of their lime and coconut that came with a bowl that I bought during my very first wet shaving purchase.

That's reminds me I have to get around to trying it. It does smell amazing. Had anyone used any of the regular Classic Shaving soaps?

Dave_D · Post by **Dave_D** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:04 pm

jpq5 wrote:Had anyone used any of the regular Classic Shaving soaps?

Years ago. It was a functional soap but compared to the others (Tabac, MWF, DR Harris etc) I couldnt go back to it. Could be an entirely different soap these days.

Teiste · Post by **Teiste** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:28 am

The first ingredient is saponified olive oil:it would be surprise if this soaps lathers well....

Aztecface · Post by **Aztecface** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:01 am

When I first purchased my kit a few years ago, I purchased one of those soaps. It was horrible and burned my face. It took several days for the redness to subside. Probably a side-effect of the kaolin or bentonite clay they use. It smelled good though. Bayrum I think it was.

jww · Post by **jww** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:54 pm

In my mind, there can only be one true woolfat soap.

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 3:54 pm

Aztecface wrote:When I first purchased my kit a few years ago, I purchased one of those soaps. It was horrible and burned my face. It took several days for the redness to subside. Probably a side-effect of the kaolin or bentonite clay they use. It smelled good though. Bayrum I think it was.

That was the regular "Classic Shaving" soap and not the wool fat one, right? (I don't think they even had this wool fat until very recently - just making sure.)

Aztecface · Post by **Aztecface** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:33 pm

notthesharpest wrote:
Aztecface wrote:When I first purchased my kit a few years ago, I purchased one of those soaps. It was horrible and burned my face. It took several days for the redness to subside. Probably a side-effect of the kaolin or bentonite clay they use. It smelled good though. Bayrum I think it was.
That was the regular "Classic Shaving" soap and not the wool fat one, right? (I don't think they even had this wool fat until very recently - just making sure.)

The regular.

michiganlover · Post by **michiganlover** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:00 pm

Teiste wrote:The first ingredient is saponified olive oil:it would be surprise if this soaps lathers well....

It would be a huge surprise. Classic Shaving doesn't exactly have a good track record when it comes to producing a good quality shaving soap.

Also a refill puck of Mitchell's Wool Fat is $13, while the classic shaving product is $20. Why pay more for a knock off of the real thing?

drumana · Post by **drumana** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:20 pm

Teiste wrote:The first ingredient is saponified olive oil:it would be surprise if this soaps lathers well....

That's what came to my mind as well... but you never know. But this one is out for me anyways, as I'm only using tallow based soaps these days.

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:15 pm

michiganlover wrote:Why pay more for a knock off of the real thing?

The only good reason would be if the knockoff actually was better. Not impossible, but doesn't seem likely somehow.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:50 pm

No, given everything that's been said so far, I find it highly unlikely that it is as good as the Mitchell's, let alone better. Of course, Chris will try it anyway....if he hasn't already by the time I type this ( chuckle ).
Regards,
Gordon

Lord Ponsenberry Smyth · Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:19 am

michiganlover wrote:
Teiste wrote:The first ingredient is saponified olive oil:it would be surprise if this soaps lathers well....
Also a refill puck of Mitchell's Wool Fat is $13, while the classic shaving product is $20. Why pay more for a knock off of the real thing?

Good point !

jww · Post by **jww** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:50 am

notthesharpest wrote:
michiganlover wrote:Why pay more for a knock off of the real thing?
The only good reason would be if the knockoff actually was better. Not impossible, but doesn't seem likely somehow.

You can say that again -- I'll stick with the original from Yorkshire -- no imitators for this Canadian woolfat lover.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:40 am

jww wrote:
notthesharpest wrote:
michiganlover wrote:Why pay more for a knock off of the real thing?
The only good reason would be if the knockoff actually was better. Not impossible, but doesn't seem likely somehow.
You can say that again -- I'll stick with the original from Yorkshire -- no imitators for this Canadian woolfat lover.

When I saw the "wool fat" statement, I was curious, then I realized it is an artisan product with lanolin added. As far as wool fat goes, there is only one, as Wendell and others have already pointed out. Second, if it's lanolin you enjoy, then it won't hurt to spend $20 on Classic's version and for that matter, Prairie Creations also makes an excellent lanolin option with their range of soaps. Regarding creams, Godrej makes a very fine line of shaving creams with lanolin. I'm hoping that Chris will give Classic's version a whirl and post the results. It's probably a good soap.

loueedacat1 · Post by **loueedacat1** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:16 pm

jpq5 wrote:I still have a puck of their lime and coconut that came with a bowl that I bought during my very first wet shaving purchase.

That's reminds me I have to get around to trying it. It does smell amazing. Had anyone used any of the regular Classic Shaving soaps?

years ago I had a classic lime coconut and really liked it. got the blend of scent just right. yours might be a new formulation though.

jss · Post by **jss** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:26 pm

MWF has nearly an 80 year head start with a very loyal following too....

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:13 pm

The use of the term "wool fat" to associate the new product with the legendary and formidable Mitchell's is quite complimentary to the old war horse of shaving soaps. I am wondering if it is a trademarked term owned by Mitchell's, or if not, if Mitchell's has made a bad mistake by not taking precautions to protect the phrase. When I saw the words, I thought only of MWF.

loueedacat1 · Post by **loueedacat1** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:20 pm

[/quote]Also a refill puck of Mitchell's Wool Fat is $13, while the classic shaving product is $20. Why pay more for a knock off of the real thing?[/quote]

because it is there....