100g Wooden Bowl Sandalwood Herbal Shaving Soap

Bought as a gift. Recipient loves it and has bought more since. Good quality. Smells nice. Recommended.

There are many shaving soaps and creams available and I have tried a good few of them. This is the best I have tried and this is the one I'll be sticking with. It is fairly mildly scented (very nice scent) and the scent doesn't linger after the rinse, but it does make shaving smell nice. The wooden bowl is very nice and the soap lasts for ages. The most important thing is, of all those I have tried, this provides the best shave; the smoothest and most comfortable. I have tried other, well-known brands that make the same claim (e.g. Mitchell's Wool Fat), but none has provided as smooth a shave as Taylor's. This may be due to differences in water hardness (I live in London where the water is very hard), different razors (I use an Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Barly with Feather blades)or shaving style or even different faces for that matter, but the difference is easily noticable to me against all the other brands I have tried. I will not say it is the best, just that it is the best for my particular combination of water, razor, shaving style and, very important, face. Of course, it is always each to their own, but if you are sampling different shaving soaps and searching for the best 'for you', I would certainly give Taylor's a go.

I wrote a review saying how I was a Proraso convert. That was until a friend suggested I try TOBS products, this is pure luxury in a well crafted wooden bowl and I shall definitely be buying a refill. The creamy texture and the traditional aroma makes shaving more of a pleasure than a chore. I suggest that you leave a little more water in the shaving brush than you might with other soaps to get the perfect lather. I also got the sandalwood aftershave from my wife as a Christmas stocking filler which is the perfect compliment to the shaving soap.

The soap was well packaged on arrival. It lathers well and has a subtle scent which is described by my wife as ‘pleasant’. It doesn’t leave my face feeling particularly dry afterwards which is always a concern for me when trying out a new shaving soap. One small disappointment is the lid. It is virtually impossible to grip the knob on the top of the lid as it is around 2mm thick and sunken slightly into the lid. Someone ‘shaved’ too much off it during manufacturing! Recommended

I treated myself to a small array of shaving soaps, with this being one of them. The puck is presented in a nice wooden bowl and the fragrance hits you hard - in a nice way. Being a hard soap, it only takes a minute to load a brush with enough soap to make a nice creamy lather (either in a mug, hand or separate bowl). A fantastic, close shave is the result with a distinctive yet subtle fragrance that's very pleasing indeed. And with such a good quality soap, skin is left feeling clean, smooth and hydrated (so no need for balm). To enjoy the lovely post-shave aroma there's no need for aftershave either.

I'm on my second one and i shave daily. The last one lasted nearly 9-months. Great lather, nice scent and kinda makes you feel special. Cheaper in the long run than using supermarket-bought gels or foams, more effective and kinder to the environment with no plastic packaging, comes in a cardboard box and the wood is both sustainably grown and is, of course, compostable (eventually). there's no downsides.

Attractively packaged and presented in a wooden bowl that doesn't look out of place in the bathroom. The soap has a very pleasant smell and my husband is very happy with it. He much prefers this type of soap to canned cream soaps.

I love the way I can get a decent lather without much effort. I live in a very hard water area and was using Arco shaving soap, but it was impossible to get a good lather, unless I used bottled water. The Arco also smells a bit funky. The Taylor's sandlewood soap smells very pleasant, without being overpowering. The wooden bowl is a good size for lathering, but adds quite a premium to the price. I will probably buy a refill when this one runs low. Thoroughly recommended.

Nice product, dropped the bowl once, remained intact (knock on wood). Excellent scent and makes a great lather. Very pleased, will be buying other scents in the future.

Great smell and easy to use

Dieser Duft ist unglaublich! Die Rasur ist absolut perfekt! Das Hautgefühl perfekt!

I am beyond impressed with this shave soap! It's truly fantastic stuff, better than the TOBS cream and way better than other competitors. I've been shaving with a DE razor for about a year now. I've learned a lot along the way and changed a lot of the products I use numerous times, trying to find the stuff that work best. I've finally placed the last piece of the puzzle in discovering this TOBS shave soap. The reason for my frequent changes in gear and method have to do with my difficult beard situation. I have a pretty thick beard (can grow it full in about 3 weeks), and the hairs grow in all different directions, not in any uniform way like most guys with thicker beards. I'm also very lean and have paper-thin skin, especially on my neck, meaning it's a real bear to shave over my bumpy adam's apple, sharp jaw line, and bony chin without getting a nick. (You fleshy faced guys out there don't know how easy you have it to be shaving over a smooth and forgiving surface!) My quest for the perfect shaving soap/cream took a while to lead me here. First I tried several different kinds of Proraso shave soap (pretty good stuff: the green tub is better than the red sandalwood), one kind of Proraso shave cream (not as good as their soap), and finally the TOBS shave *cream*. The TOBS shave cream was my favorite of these early finds. I gather that many people on this page have tried it at one point and written at length about its virtues. It works well, smells great, and excels especially at keeping the skin from drying out. I used a whole tub and never thought I'd switch. But, the day came when my tub of TOBS cream was running out. I like to shave in the shower occasionally (with the excellent Deluxe LED Fogless Shower Mirror with Squeegee by ToiletTree Products. Guaranteed Not to Fog, Designed Not to Fall. 20% Larger Than Our #1 Selling Original Mirror. ). Shave cream is not so good for shower shaving because it's more finicky about water mixture, and excess moisture in the shower always throws things off. But shave soap is great in the shower, so I thought I would try TOBS shave soap of the same scent. I'm TOTALLY impressed with TOBS shave soap. It lathers easily. It smells great. It's much easier to use this product straight out of the bowl than to lather up cream in a mug (which also takes up more space on the counter). Best of all, TOBS shave soap is SUPER smooth on the face -- much smoother than any other option I've tried, including TOBS's cream. I can shave fast and carelessly without getting the slightest nick. I can also shave through several days of thick stubble without any pulling at all. The actual product sold on this page comes in a wooden bowl, with the soap fitted perfectly inside (replacements available, of course). The soap is flat on top and comes nearly to the top rim of the wooden bowl. Some of the lather will definitely spill over the edges of the bowl when you shave, but I don't count this as a problem. When I'm in the shower, I just put the lid on and wipe away the excess soap from the sides of the bowl with my fingers. Outside the shower, I put the lid on and wipe the sides with a towel. This small bit of spillover residue actually has the effect of making a nice smell on my towel and the edges of the bowl to fill the bathroom for the rest of the day. I like it. Again, this is really great stuff and I cannot recommend it more highly. It will give you the smoothest, easiest lather you have ever experienced!

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