[barneycg]

First up sorry this is going to be a long post

The short version :
Does anyone have any suggestions for some hard soaps that are really kind on the face ?

The background :
I'm not someone who has lots of soaps ie I usually have just one. My last 3 pucks have been a GFT Sandlewood followed by Coconut. These have lasted me over 3 years so far, prior to that I had a puck of Williams soap and prior to that I was using a Sensor excel and canned goo.

Now I've got a patch of skin under my lower lip at the left corner of my mouth about the size of a penny which gets red, scaley (sp?) and is more prone to blackheads and spots the docs say it is some kind of dermatitis or eczema and it is reduced slightly by hydrocortizone cream. Interestingly I believe that this patch of skin started playing up about the time I switched from the canned goo and Sensor excel.

Recently I thought I'd try making some Uberlather so got some cream, some GFT "GFT" (can you tell I like GFT yet ). This cream is highly scented and I thought my face might react badly but it didn't, and for the last week I've actually just been using the cream as an experiment. The result is my red patch appears to be less red and scaley, this is a good thing - trouble is I prefer my triple milled soap that lasts an age, I don't think this cream would last more than a month.

Thnaks

Barney

[Sharp&Shiny]

The 2 that I am still using because they gave such good results ,are1 ,Proraso Ultra sensitive soap with aloe vera 2 Edwin Jaggers sensitive aloe vera Puck.
The proraso seems to have the edge over the Jagger & both of these give me good results with no irritation.But they both seem to lather better after they've been usrd for a while .I got these from the gentlemans shop In Hungerford.
The Gentlemans Shop

hope this helps.Paul

[gssixgun]

MWF Mitchell's Wool Fat.....
If ya wanna try the Lanolin Overload Uberlather then mix it with Musgo Real and 5 drops of Glycerin.....

[barneycg]

Originally Posted by gssixgun

MWF Mitchell's Wool Fat.....
If ya wanna try the Lanolin Overload Uberlather then mix it with Musgo Real and 5 drops of Glycerin.....

Yeah I ordered some musgo real last week when the GFT cream appeared to help but its not showed up yet
I ordered it at the same time as a GP scuttle which arrived yesterday 1 week after ordering and they had to confirm, on Monday, I was ok paying extra for the international shipping since the online store doesn't calculate that properly.

Barney

[cybrok]

Don't waste your time with Crabtree & Evelyn's natural shaving creme.

I just tried it and it's practically impossible to get a lather. at least with a synthetic brush.

[paydepst]

Just curious but does it have to be a soap as I have a few good creams I could recommend.

[RayD]

It all depends on your level of sensitivite. I can't us the Mama Bear soaps that every one raves about just does horrible things to my skin. The soaps that I use that haven't caused me any problems are Loccitane, Tabac and Taylor Lavender. It all depends not every one is sensitive to the same things.

[Presently42]

In addition to the usual suspects (Tabac and MWF), I would quite recommend Institut Karité shaving soap. Very good stuff indeed. I've also heard great things about Pré de Provence and Provonce Santé and am quite eager to try both. Notice a pattern? I find the best soaps to be those with shea butter or some other form of fat (tabac being tallow based, MWF being sheep based).

In the cream department, TOBS avocado.

[loueedacat]

Institut Karite is very kind to the face - probably the most of any soap in my opinion. Pre de Provence is also very nice.

MWF is pretty mild if you don't react to the lanolin. AOS unscented soap is unlikely to offend since it is unscented.

CremoCreme is a tube cream that I find very face friendly. Nancy Boy Replenishing is outstanding and very good for sensitive skin. [their signature is excellent but you may react to the peppermint EO]