Talk:Shaving soap

Its not true that shaving soaps cost typical more, as there are shaving soaps available that are even cheaper then the shaving foam in cans. Like in the UK you can get a Palmolive shaving soap stick for 50p. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.83.170.130 (talk) 19:04, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Reverted last edit
I reverted the last edit (the one that removed the citation for shave sticks existing in the early 20th century), but I did refine the link to point to the image in question (a scanned Colgate instruction sheet from WWI or WWII) rather than the shaving-wiki article that contained said image.

Shavely manden (talk) 02:11, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Refined Ingredients. The way it read was that all shave soaps contain both potassium and sodium hydroxide. I have seen some contain only use sodium salts (van der Hagen as an example) where some will use 100% potassium hydroxide. Described and referenced the differences in soaps using these. Removed reference to soaps containing some oils as "inferior." A large percentage of top-tier soaps use these oils in some percentage. Added reference to stearic acid as this is being used in many commercial and artisanal soaps.

LBussy (talk) 12:11, 1 November 2015 (UTC)

Article makes it seem like shaving soaps are a lot more expensive than they are
Particularly it seems to focus a LOT on the shaving mug, which is completely optional. It's very common to make a lather in either your hand or directly on your face. There's also nothing fancy about a shaving mug. A regular old coffee mug or bowl works just as well as any specialty item. Another thing to consider is that a puck of shaving soap will last damned near forever. You'll go through many cans of shaving cream before you exhaust a single puck of soap. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.8.61.99 (talk) 07:16, 23 February 2019 (UTC)