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Frank Dragonsbeard,

Do you have a schedule in mind for upcoming releases?

Honestly Vanilla has to be real or I’m not interested at all. Vanilla Infusion, Vanilla Absolute and Vanilla CO2 extract are the 3 good ones and all expensive.

That’s a very interesting topic. Aside from actual quality or geographical origins, how would you describe the different nuances between the three?
Also, another question: IIRC, you used some real oud - can't remember exactly what -  in your very first Dragonsbeard blend (the one with Oleo soap base). Has that changed since then?

Grazie Frank!

Hello Sir

Ok so to answer your first question. Doing both Madagascar Vanilla Bean infusions takes months and there’s a process to that. The end result is a beautiful med level balanced Vanilla aroma. The Vanilla beans are relatively expensive but it’s the amount of time management it takes that increases the price on that one but in the end it actually keeps the price considerably lower than it would be if I only used Vanilla Absolute and CO2 Extract. Vanilla Absolute has a bit of a nutty vanilla note to it and the CO2 extract is a little sweeter than the absolute with a bit of a woody/balsamic note to it. When all three are blended together what we get is very interesting as it varies in each individual product. Besides the dominant Vanilla note we find in some products there’s a beautiful Carmel note that comes out and recently one of the infusions seems to have transformed into an almost butterscotch note that is also beautiful. I’ll be clear on one thing.. Vanilla is not a strong scent but rather a smooth relaxing luxurious aroma in my opinion. Also one of the great things about it is it will mix with a whole lot of other Aromas. So I highly recommend people using their imagination and mixology skills as their are endless possibilities with Vanilla


Hope that answers your question.

All the best

Frank

Wednesday July 3, 2024
Razor: Polished Vector Titanium
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Paladin 28mm Vesuvius Chief
Soap: Ethos Dragonsbeard
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Dragonsbeard SFS
Fragrance: Ethos Dragonsbeard EDP
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,065

So I highly recommend people using their imagination and mixology skills as their are endless possibilities with Vanilla

I could be somehow familiar with that (see my avatar )

What about my other question?
Thx for your time

So I highly recommend people using their imagination and mixology skills as their are endless possibilities with Vanilla

I could be somehow familiar with that (see my avatar )

What about my other question?
Thx for your time

He still uses real Oud in Dragonsbeard, nothing there has changed.

Ingredient list of V4 from Ethos website:

Aloe Vera Juice, Agarwood Hydrosol, Stearic Acid, Grass Fed Beef Tallow, Duck Fat, Organic Shea Butter, Castor Oil, Cocoa Butter, Kokum Butter, Cupuacu Butter, Organic Glycerin, Potassium Stearate, Sheep Milk, Camel Milk, Sodium Hydroxide, Grass Fed Bison Tallow, Argan Oil, Organic Avacado Oil, Kukui Nut Oil, Aroma Blend of Organic Agarwood EO, Oud Resin, Amber EO, East Indian Sandalwood EO, Tonka Bean Butter, Madagascar Vanilla Bean Infusion Oil, Rose Damask Absolute, Ostrich Oil, EOS Complex, Allantoin, Oat Amino Acids, Silk Amino Acids, Soy/Rice Peptides, Hyaluronic Acid Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen Protein, Organic Vitamin E ET - 50 Oil, Sodium Lactate, Xanthan Gum, Lanolin, Comfrey Extract, Calendula Extract, Aloe Vera Extract, Organic Vanilla Bean Extract, Milk Thistle Extract, Chamomile Extract. Capritolin (Natural Preservative).

So I highly recommend people using their imagination and mixology skills as their are endless possibilities with Vanilla

I could be somehow familiar with that (see my avatar )

What about my other question?
Thx for your time

Sorry about that I was writing that post and I had a situation at work I had to address so I cut it short.
The Aroma blend is the same except in the first one which Oleo made the soap and I did the aroma blend I used a synthetic Amber but I wanted the Aroma Blend to be 100% natural so the first time I made the soap which was version 2 the blend got a natural Amber EO and from that point on it’s always been the same and yes there is real Oud/agarwood oil in the blend.
Here’s the list of natural aromatics that in the blend. There’s a story behind the Oud that I posted in here somewhere that’s interesting. The simple version is I got the Agarwood Oil and the Oud Resin for free and decided not to charge for it the Dragonsbeard soap and other products with the scent would be much more expensive. More than the Vanilla Safi as the Cambodian Oud and Oud Resin are way more expensive than any of the other aroma ingredients in the blend and as you see there’s some like the East Indian Sandalwood, Madagascar Vanilla and the Rose Damask Absolute that are not inexpensive by themselves and they determine the price of the products not the 2 Oud ingredients. I got them for free and i made a decision at the time to not charge for them. I was very lucky to get them.

Hope that answers the question.

Aroma Blend of Cambodian Agarwood Oil, Oud Resin, Organic Amber Oil, East Indian Sandalwood Oil, Tonka Bean Butter, Organic Madagascar Vanilla Bean Infusion Oil, Organic Rose Damask Absolute.

Frank Dragonsbeard,

Do you have a schedule in mind for upcoming releases?

Hello Cino

I’ll post up the schedule in a few days but u can say that Lemoncello is up next and I’m making it today and at least one, maybe two Talkow Cremes that have been out of stock.


Thanks for asking!

Wednesday July 3, 2024
Razor: Polished Vector Titanium
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Paladin 28mm Vesuvius Chief
Soap: Ethos Dragonsbeard
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Dragonsbeard SFS
Fragrance: Ethos Dragonsbeard EDP
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,065

Dave you’ve been taking some excellent SOTD Photos my friend and I’m jealous as I think my photography skills aren’t to good and if it wasn’t for Photoroom they’d really suck. lol

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Chris

That is some good looking Lather. That’s how I like mine. An that’s an interesting shaving bowl your using. Thank you for sharing. I know you’re new to DFS but not new to shaving. Welcome to DFS!