Anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t have much in the way of whiskers, in fact I couldn’t grow a beard to save myself. However, what I do have still needs regular shaving, and along with few whiskers I also have quite soft and sensitive skin.
As a result, shaving (with anything other than the sharpest razor) is likely to result in not the closest shave, and plenty of razor burn. My face is smarting a little just at the thought.
Commercial shaving foams are an effective solution, preventing the burn and giving a closer shave, but I have never really liked the idea of buying pressure packed foam just to shave a bit of stubble. It seems wasteful, and I have no idea what they put in the stuff.
However my soap making friend Chelsea (of Cherry Blossom Soap Company), recently gave me a sample of her new hand made shaving soap. I was skeptical, but decided to give it a go.
The results: I am really quite surprised and delighted with this soap. It gives a soft, slippery lather that allows the razor to really glide over the skin. I get a very close shave, and almost no razor burn. In a word, I am impressed well beyond my expectations.
And I am sure that it would be just as good for shaving legs and bikini-lines as it is for my chin!
You can buy Chelsea’s shaving bar here:
http://cherryblossomsoap.com.au/2015/06/shaving-soap/
It gets my stamp of approval.
I have a friend who is an artisanal soap maker. Recently she has started making a “bubble bath bar”. It’s a crumbly soap bar that your drop under the tap to fill the bath with foamy bubbles! It is made using natural ingredients and comes in two scents (lavender and vanilla), and I have two of each for lots of bubbly fun!