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Bongo ha scritto:I received 3 pucks from this company last week: Key Lime, Bay Rum & Lime and Coconut Vanilla.

The ingredients label for all 3 are : Saponified Olive Oil, Coconut, Palm Oils, Green Tea Butter,
Honey, Goats Milk and "Fragrance Oil".

I took a bit of a punt with these as the reviewers I've read were not keen on the Olive Oil component.
I've just tried the Key Lime for the first time and here are my impressions.

Part of my ritual for a new puck of shaving soap is to "soak" it in about 5 ml of moderately hot water
for about 15 minutes in my shaving bowl and then flip it over for another 15 minutes.
Whether this does anything to prepare a new puck or not, I don't know. Just my ritual !
I used a no-name boar bristle brush from China to really work a lather.

The scent is to die for, I love Lime !! Lathering the brush was no problem, thick and foamy.
Where this soap falls down is when applying to your face. The lather starts to "dissolve" after
about 20 seconds (maybe 30) and if you like a nice relaxing, unhurried shave, this is a problem.

I found that my straight could still glide over my face with no problem. I had to re-lather for a
second pass and wasn't really fussed about this. Finally a third lather for my chin only.

I have super sensitive skin, prone to razor rash. It usually comes up straight after shaving.
As I sit here typing this I'm happy to report no such occurence. Not only that, but I feellike I'm enveloped in a cloud of lime essence.

This soap will go into my rotation, no worries, and in 2 days I will try the Bay Rum and Lime
and report back to you here. At $4.00 a puck I don't regret the outlay and might put in an
order for some other scents such as the Tahitian Gardenia. All available on ebay.

Bongo