G B S Mens Shaving Soap Pack 97 All Natural Enriched With Shea Butter Glycerin Creates Rich Lather

I switched to shaving soap a couple of years ago and have been using Proraso. If you're using shaving cream, whether in a tube or a can, you're missing out. In my experience, shaving soap is far better at protecting your skin. If you're using anything other than a budget shaving cream, then shaving soap is usually also less expensive. A single bar can last a long time. Although you need to lather it up with a brush (I recommend badger hair), shaving soap is easy to use and even kind of fun. I decided to try this GBS soap for a new scent. I really enjoy the smell of cedar when I'm doing woodworking. I like the scent of this soap too. I would say that it's not as fragrant as I had hoped. I would prefer it to have even more cedar to it. However, it's probably good that it's not overpowering. Most importantly, my wife liked it. She described it as "fresh" and "subtle." As for the performance of the soap, it lathers easily and protects my skin very well. It washes off fairly easily, too, but not as easily as Proraso. When I used nice shaving cream, I often needed a towel to wipe it off. Proraso comes off with a little bit of water. GBS takes a little more water, but no towel. Lastly, it does a decent job of not drying out my skin, but as with any shave, I find it best to follow-up with Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisturizer. Read more

Lathers easily, is thick and is truly scentless. Read more

I did not receive the Bay Rum soap. I am not sure which soap I did receive. It does have a pleasing fragrance. The soap performs very well, providing ample lather with just a little work from my brush. Plenty of slickness left after the first pass to allow me to use my razor without having to re-apply lather. The puck looks like it was made for a specific type of dish, but it works very well in my mug. Overall very satisfied with this product. Read more

Feels good on your skin. Smell does not overpower. Read more

I decided to try this as it was a lot less expensive than the Lather and Wood. Have to see if I get as many shaves from this as the lather and wood. Lathers up nicely, if not as much as the Lather and Wood. I do use a pre shave oil. So far I am getting nick free shaves. One reviewer said the lather dried out too quickly. Just don’t rinse the brush until you are done shaving. A quick rebrush gets it done. Read more

This soap needs a lot of water to start. You soak it in hot water for a few minutes, pour out, and add more water than other soaps need as you go and it is functional. Barely. I've gotten similar lather from a bar of Irish Springs. The lather itself is great when you load the brush and apply it, it's actually feels and protects really well. But before I can even get 1/3 of the way through a shaving pass on my face it dissipates. Less water it doesn't lather at all, more water and it explodes in lather, yet it goes on the face and starts to disappear in less than a minute. I look into the shaving mug and it goes from half-full to nothing but the puck (zero lather) in the same time frame. I suspected this was a hard water issue so I tried distilled water. A little better, but it still dissipates before I can even do half of my face. It provides okay cushion against the razor when it's lathered up but once it's gone it's not like Cremo (which goes invisible but still works) because you lose that slippery protection too. This led to a few weepers due to my protection just disappearing before my eyes. Last up is the scent. There is none. The bay rum smelled like a scent-free soap. The others had a scent so mild I couldn't even ascertain what they were supposed to be. I think this is either an old batch that lost it's scent or a batch that a worker forgot to add the scent to. I spent too much time re-applying over and over each time I tried this stuff. I really wanted this to work but it just didn't perform. There are other options like Proraso, Clubman, and Men's Soap Company (their bay rum is great) that are all in this ~$10 price range and they perform so much better even with the hard water where I live. Granted those brands are pricier per ounce than this. That budget/price excuse goes out the window when Williams Mug Soap is cheaper yet works and smells much better. Read more

lathers well. it leaves my face not feeling tight. i like it and recommend this. I just got it, so I'm not sure how long it will last. But, I would believe it should last awhile before i need to re-order. Read more

This doesn’t have a horrible scent, just an odd aroma that isn’t even close to Bay Rum. I’m not really sure what this smells like, but I have various Bay Rum soaps and after shaves which all smell a bit different from each other, but are all recognizable. This soap is not the best lathering puck I’ve used, far from that as well. Should be priced at half the cost and sold as a generic shaving soap. I’ve paid far less and received far better. Read more