ETHOS Grooming Essentials A New Line

Mmmmmm Fougere......

Thanks on the Toggle comment amigo. But, Frankie you don’t have to send me any product. You’re in the business of making money, not giving it away and I truly appreciate the kind offer and gesture. I’m taking care of some personal things that at the moment have a priority for me especially financially and I’m not at liberty to discuss as this is no place for it but, I will be on your website to pick up the products that I’ve been wanting to get my hands on. The Greenfresh & Colonia edp’s are of the utmost top of my list to acquire.

You’re a good friend Frankie and always have treated me and many others here with respect and a sincere kindness that is exemplary. I’m truly appreciative of your generous offer but, there is no need to go there my friend. I mean that....

Be safe, stay safe Frank. All the best....

He's incorrigible Gus...................kinda like you !!

Haha..... I think you might be right!!!

Happy shaves brother!

Gus my friend.. listen I know how you are. God you were the first person to welcome to the shaving forums many years ago and we’ve been shaving buddies since then.
Like I mentioned in my post. When I sent you that Gillette RFB you had a hard time accepting as a gift and after our phone conversation knowing you wanted one and I had a very good example that I hardly ever used I said why not send it to my buddy Gus who said it’s the one razor I’ve always wanted. Heck people have sent me things throughout the years just cause they wanted to. An I know you came back after that and bought a bunch of shaving stuff cause you felt you had to pay me back and that’s what I meant by shenanigans lol ..
Here’s the thing my friend Greenfresh has been a real winner for me and I had no intention of even trying to make an EDP in it until you came up with the idea and suggestion and like I said at the time I wasn’t sure it could be done and it turned out easier than I thought. So I thought Gus really wanted one and he came up with the idea which has gone over well so I said to myself I’m sending him one. Hey it’s my company and if I want to send a friend a gift of something I have then that’s my right to do so! Dave in KY is right we are both stubborn when we have our minds made up.. so enjoy my friend!
Tag I gotta last my brother! LMAO!

Great shave with Succès this morning! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with Frank! Hopefully a Fougere will be in the future (I know you have a lot lined up in the coming months!) Great job on all of your products my friend!

Fougere is in the schedule and I moved it up after the Nuage de Citron. 

I’ve got some other news in the next post. Oh and excellent SOTD photo !

Check it out my friend.

UPDATE: 

So based on some feedback I’ve gotten or read about I’ve been toying with an idea so I put that to work and I made another shave soap base. It’s got some of the skin care goodies that are found in my normal base but there are folks out there that like a hard soap or should I say a lot harder than mine has been as they want to load from the jar. So I’m sending this base out to a couple of trusted testers for their unbiased feedback on this new base. An I have options to adjust it should it need to be. I used it this morning and it’s very easy to load. Takes a bit of water which I gradually added. 

( Oh and on a side note my regular base is thirsty and if you ain’t adding water to it then your not achieving the full potential of the soap in regards to slickness. )  

Anyway back to the new base. So I used it this morning and what’s kind of cool is it’s still rinses clean which is a must for me but the post shave is different than the regular base as it gradually builds with time an I’ve got to see where it’s at in another 12 hrs but it’s pretty noticeable. I may tweak it a bit after some feedback and more testing but my plan is to make some soaps with this new base and some with the existing base as I think there are guys out there that would cut my head off if I changed the current base I have or should I say discontinued my current base. I’m also working on a Vegan Creme and a very special one off base that won’t come in different scents that’s specifically developed for people with ultra sensitive skin. 

So my plan is to offer different bases to suit the needs of most anyone. 

NOTE: Ive always wanted to state something that’s been on my mind for a while. As some of you know I’ve been developing skin and hair care products for over 27 years now and doing educational classes when dealing with hair products and the professionals that use them.  I’ve asked this question many times. What’s the main objective of a Shampoo? 
Correct answer is... to cleanse your hair and scalp!  Can a shampoo condition your hair? Yes it can BUT it can only condition your hair to a certain extent but nowhere near what a actual hair conditioner or hair treatment can do to improve your hair.. that’s a scientific fact! 

Well I feel very similar to that with shaving products. The shave soap has a purpose and it’s main purpose is to provide protection and slickness when using a sharp blade to remove hair from your face or any other hair whether on your head or body. Any post shave skin benefits you get from the shave soap is a bonus and I know some soaps do a better job of that than others but a soap cannot provide or deliver the level of skin beneficial ACTIVE ingredients that post shave products can. It’s also not my intention to produce a shave soap whether hard or a soft creme that leaves a coated residue feeling on your skin or that leaves your skin feeling oily in a matter of a hour or two after using it. So over super fattening a soap is not in my cup of tea as a  soap maker. 

Also I’ll be doing a in depth post on the EOS Complex in my merchant section in the next day or two as I need to clear some things up in regards to it as I’ve read some comments that are so off base their almost comical at best. 


Anyway a quick photo of the first tester of the harder shave soap.  This one has the Succes Pineapple Noir scent in it. 

Great shaves all! 

Looks promising

UPDATE: 

So based on some feedback I’ve gotten or read about I’ve been toying with an idea so I put that to work and I made another shave soap base. It’s got some of the skin care goodies that are found in my normal base but there are folks out there that like a hard soap or should I say a lot harder than mine has been as they want to load from the jar. So I’m sending this base out to a couple of trusted testers for their unbiased feedback on this new base. An I have options to adjust it should it need to be. I used it this morning and it’s very easy to load. Takes a bit of water which I gradually added. 

( Oh and on a side note my regular base is thirsty and if you ain’t adding water to it then your not achieving the full potential of the soap in regards to slickness. )  

Anyway back to the new base. So I used it this morning and what’s kind of cool is it’s still rinses clean which is a must for me but the post shave is different than the regular base as it gradually builds with time an I’ve got to see where it’s at in another 12 hrs but it’s pretty noticeable. I may tweak it a bit after some feedback and more testing but my plan is to make some soaps with this new base and some with the existing base as I think there are guys out there that would cut my head off if I changed the current base I have or should I say discontinued my current base. I’m also working on a Vegan Creme and a very special one off base that won’t come in different scents that’s specifically developed for people with ultra sensitive skin. 

So my plan is to offer different bases to suit the needs of most anyone. 

NOTE: Ive always  wanted  to state something that’s been on my mind for a while. As some of you know I’ve been developing skin and hair care products for over 27 years now and doing educational classes when dealing with hair products and the professionals that use them.  I’ve asked this question many times. What’s the main objective of a Shampoo? 
Correct answer is... to cleanse your hair and scalp!  Can a shampoo condition your hair? Yes it can BUT it can only condition your hair to a certain extent but nowhere near what a actual hair conditioner or hair treatment can do to improve your hair.. that’s a scientific fact! 

Well I feel very similar to that with shaving products. The shave soap has a purpose and it’s main purpose is to provide protection and slickness when using a sharp blade to remove hair from your face or any other hair whether on your head or body. Any post shave skin benefits you get from the shave soap is a bonus and I know some soaps do a better job of that than others but a soap cannot provide or deliver the level of skin beneficial ACTIVE ingredients that post shave products can. It’s also not my intention to produce a shave soap whether hard or a soft creme that leaves a coated residue feeling on your skin or that leaves your skin feeling oily in a matter of a hour or two after using it. So over super fattening a soap is not in my cup of tea as a  soap maker. 

Also I’ll be doing a in depth post on the EOS Complex in my merchant section in the next day or two as I need to clear some things up in regards to it as I’ve read some comments that are so off base their almost comical at best. 


Anyway a quick photo of the first tester of the harder shave soap.  This one has the Succes Pineapple Noir scent in it. 

Great shaves all! 

Very nice Frank! Looks like it has a similar texture to Stirling soaps.

Friday April 30, 2021
Razor: Krect Spiral Curve Slant
Blade: Wizamet (2)
Brush: Trotter Handcraft Figured Maple
Soap: Ethos Greenfresh
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Ethos Greenfresh SFS
Fragrance: Ethos Greenfresh EDP
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 905

Very nice Frank! Looks like it has a similar texture to Stirling soaps.

I’ll have to compare I have a couple at home. Also wasn’t very neat about putting it in the jar but was in a hurry so it could be smoother looking lol

UPDATE: 

So based on some feedback I’ve gotten or read about I’ve been toying with an idea so I put that to work and I made another shave soap base. It’s got some of the skin care goodies that are found in my normal base but there are folks out there that like a hard soap or should I say a lot harder than mine has been as they want to load from the jar. So I’m sending this base out to a couple of trusted testers for their unbiased feedback on this new base. An I have options to adjust it should it need to be. I used it this morning and it’s very easy to load. Takes a bit of water which I gradually added. 

( Oh and on a side note my regular base is thirsty and if you ain’t adding water to it then your not achieving the full potential of the soap in regards to slickness. )  

Anyway back to the new base. So I used it this morning and what’s kind of cool is it’s still rinses clean which is a must for me but the post shave is different than the regular base as it gradually builds with time an I’ve got to see where it’s at in another 12 hrs but it’s pretty noticeable. I may tweak it a bit after some feedback and more testing but my plan is to make some soaps with this new base and some with the existing base as I think there are guys out there that would cut my head off if I changed the current base I have or should I say discontinued my current base. I’m also working on a Vegan Creme and a very special one off base that won’t come in different scents that’s specifically developed for people with ultra sensitive skin. 

So my plan is to offer different bases to suit the needs of most anyone. 

NOTE: Ive always  wanted  to state something that’s been on my mind for a while. As some of you know I’ve been developing skin and hair care products for over 27 years now and doing educational classes when dealing with hair products and the professionals that use them.  I’ve asked this question many times. What’s the main objective of a Shampoo? 
Correct answer is... to cleanse your hair and scalp!  Can a shampoo condition your hair? Yes it can BUT it can only condition your hair to a certain extent but nowhere near what a actual hair conditioner or hair treatment can do to improve your hair.. that’s a scientific fact! 

Well I feel very similar to that with shaving products. The shave soap has a purpose and it’s main purpose is to provide protection and slickness when using a sharp blade to remove hair from your face or any other hair whether on your head or body. Any post shave skin benefits you get from the shave soap is a bonus and I know some soaps do a better job of that than others but a soap cannot provide or deliver the level of skin beneficial ACTIVE ingredients that post shave products can. It’s also not my intention to produce a shave soap whether hard or a soft creme that leaves a coated residue feeling on your skin or that leaves your skin feeling oily in a matter of a hour or two after using it. So over super fattening a soap is not in my cup of tea as a  soap maker. 

Also I’ll be doing a in depth post on the EOS Complex in my merchant section in the next day or two as I need to clear some things up in regards to it as I’ve read some comments that are so off base their almost comical at best. 


Anyway a quick photo of the first tester of the harder shave soap.  This one has the Succes Pineapple Noir scent in it. 

Great shaves all! 

Lol Dave!

I’d love a killer ETHOS quality shave cream from you…especially for travel and days I need a fast shave. BUT…one mandatory for me is that it must be available in a 3oz or even smaller size option to meet TSA carry-on regulations....