Satthwa Organic Shaving Soap infused with Patchouli & Cedarwood | Create the Perfect Lather | Excellent for Silky Smooth Shaves | Hydrates and Shields, 50g (1.7oz)

I have been using this soap everyday for shaving. Here are my remarks:SOAP QUALITY/DESIGN : This is a really good quality shaving soap. The ingridient list is honestly great and free from unwanted chemicals. It is also organic and vegan so a good choice if you are inclined towards such products. The soap puck is quite hard which means it will last much longer than soft/creamier shaving soaps. The soap comes in a transparent tub like packaging which might look like glass but it is plastic making it convenient for storage and travel.SHAVING EXPERIENCE: This soap generates really rich, thick and slick lather. I used a romer 7 synthetic brush to swirl on the soap surface around 15-17 times and it gave me enough lather to cover 2 passes of shave with still enough lather left for another 2-3 passes as you can see in the attached image. The lather provided enough smoothness for my Romer 7 razor to glide through easily without any irritation, tugging, nicks or cuts. I have used Laser Ultra, Vi John and Gillette Wilkinson Sword blades with this soap and all the blades gave a good glide with this soap without any tugging. All in all, excellent shaving experience.POST SHAVE: My post shave experience was also great. I have a very dry skin on my face especially the cheeks but this soap did not leave my skin dry at all. It was moisurising enough to keep my face smooth post the shave before applying after shave. My face gets dry usually with creams but this soap gave me a very good post shave experience so thumbs up for that.FRAGRANCE: This soap has a pretty mild fragrance which lingers around the entire time you're shaving and also for quite some time near the shaving area after the shave. I am looking forward to seeing this soap by Satthwa in more scent profiles in the future and preferably in a bit stronger scent profile too.All in all, would definitely recommend you to try this soap out for yourselves and see. I loved the entire shaving experience and in no time this soap has replaced all my shaving creams.

Worthable product

Natural fragrance, means there is no artificial fragrance added. Good product.It’s Vegetarian.Size or quantity, for the price might mislead, will last longer and worth the price.If anyone wants to know the ingredients sharing below.Ingredients - Coconut Oil, Stearic Acid, Castor Oil, Sesame Oil, Kokum Butter, Karanja Oil, Purified Water, NaOH,* KOH, Neem CO2, Veg Glycerine, Patchouli Essential Oil, Cedarwood Essential Oil, Turmeric Essential Oil.

I found it takes a bit of time to master. It's crucial to overload the soap, as it's highly sensitive to water. Adding water gradually helps build a good lather, but even moderate amounts can make it frothy. I've had the best results when I load it like a soap stick on my face. The slickness is excellent, providing a smooth shave. The fragrance polarizing, to me it reminds me of old hardwood furniture, with a woody tone that lingers throughout the shave. Not very found of the fragrance. Although it's slightly overpriced for an Indian artisanal soap, it's worth trying for its slickness but not at the offerrd its being offered at.

Enjoyed using this a lot. Amazing lathering. The base is coconut oil and other oils which can be felt.. soap lathers well and the essential oil's scent comes throughout the shave..

Not slick (the moisturised / smooth film that gets deposited on the face aiding in super smooth shaves) at all.The fragrance (if you can ever call it that) is shockingIt’s been a total waste of my money

As someone who's particular about skincare and environmental impact, finding the perfect shaving soap was a quest. Satthwa Organic Shaving Soap —a game-changer in every sense.

Shave with cold water splashNo pre-shaveUsed Yaqi SE razor head (medium aggressive to aggressive close comb) with Supermax diamond edge - excellent combination (for me).Note - first half - blade on its 6th use today. I have been using low blade feel razors for a month or two now. The low blade feel razors also tend to have a lot less chatter.The Yaqi SE is an excellent razor but the blade does not get torqued enough to eliminate the chatter. Also, it works better with the short chrome handle (by Romer 7). I used the long black one today (by Rubabmen).Disclaimer - the shaving soap was sent as a sample by Satthwa to review. Thank you kindly.Satthwa shaving soap (patchouli, cedarwood and definitely the spiciness of turmeric) applied using Pearl shaving brush (synthetic) - face latherSome thoughts:Packaging seems nice although I wish the container was larger. The puck is really hard, reminds me of shaving soaps by Rustic Art.A quick whiff from the dry puck - cedarwood and patchouli are heavily entwined and turmeric seems to be a base note (not too strong but offers spiciness).Lather - remember, this is hard soap - don't go overboard with a watery brush - tone it down. Hard soap offers big bubbles to start with and as you keep building it, the lather explodes beautifully. The suds were slick and the lather was even slicker. There is a definite residual slickness but the post shave moisturization could have been better. Check the pics.The scent notes - as you build the lather, the cedarwood takes a backseat and turmeric's spiciness comes to play while maintaining the ferny patchouli as a twin sibling. The woodiness offers a good base comfort (as a scent profile). Check the ingredients list.The scent profile post lather is not empowering but stays with you during the shave. It sticks to you and does spread in the bathroom/ shave area.Price - I agree that a hard soap can last three times longer than a crope or a soft soap. A humble request to the artisan, to consider toning down the price (for the 50 gm puck).First pass - with the grainSecond pass - across the grainAlum (some feedback but nothing crazy, hint of a shave burn on one side - my one cheek is more sensitive than the other - so cheeky)Post shave included application of modified Botnik essentials after shave lotion (witch hazel, menthol and some mixed spiciness of wild stone - an excellent burn - yup - definitely a blade feel)A spicy shave!

Great scent. It smells wonderful.Worked well and was easy to use.Felt good on my skin.