ETHOS Grooming Essentials A New Line

FRIDAYS WITH FRANK

Friday February 28, 2025
Razor: Stando Mokosz
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Grizzly Bay/Badger
Soap: Ethos Vetivert
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Vetivert
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,305

Congratulations to Rebus Knebus for doing his February's with Frank !!
https://youtu.be/6mC2yjeOPiQ

Thanks Dave for sharing your shave. Sounds like that razor is a little rough. That Paradigm Ti can spoil ya.

Last Friday my friend but you can hang out with me anytime. That razor is stunning!

February With Frank

Friday, February 28, 2025 - Shave of the Day

Brush  ||  Maseto Shaving 'Memphis'
Soap  ||  ETHOS Dragonsbeard v5
Razor  ||  Blackland Blackbird / Perma-Sharp (1)
A/S  ||  ETHOS Dragonsbeard Skin Food Splash v4

Thank you so much for the February with Frank. That’s a long time to stick with one brand but it truly is appreciated. An that’s also a beauty of a set up.

I'm at the warehouse and finally finished what is definately the most labor intense Aroma Blend I've done up till now. It's been in the works for quite some time as there was an infusion and a blend involved and the management of those. I've been keeping this one to myself and when asked I've only mentioned some of the primary aromatics but today I got in the warehouse early and completed the Aroma Blend and I'm filling in the grid for the both the Labels that need to be ordered and the copy for the ETHOS website. There is a certain sense of accomplishment when finishing a project like this Aroma Blend. The Blend is 100% Natural with the exception of the darn Leather Accord and it's funny but one of my customers and I were talking about that as I mentioned that I'd like to try my hand at doing a Leather infusion to see if and how it would come out. Reason is when I smell really good Leather and then a Leather accord or Leather aroma chemical or a fragrance oil to me it doesn't really capture the great smell of high quality Leather so I'll be giving that a try and if it works I'll probably use it in a Fall/Winter release as I'm sure it will take some months to infuse it properly for maximum scent quality. Anyway back to the new upcoming release of the new " Gentlemen's Lounge " Collection of products. I'm doing a few substitutions in the Shave Soap base to help with the aroma but worry not the F Base will remain the same and from a technical standpoint these substitutes may be a future way to create an even better all around Shave Soap. Here's an example of what I mean.. next time I make the Tonka Bean one of the butters I normally use will be replaced with Tonka Bean Butter and it will be at the same percentage but will add value to the scent of the Soap base besides filling in performance wise for the butter I'm eliminating. So the Gentlemen's Lounge will be the first Shave Soap to get this treatment. 

I'm posting the ingredients in the F Base Shave Soap and you can clearly see the Aroma Blend aromatic ingredients in the ingredients list. You'll also note there are no citrus EO's in this blend. 

Enjoy your weekend everyone! 

Frank 

Ingredients: Aloe Vera Juice, 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 Avocado Oil, Coffee Bean & Black Seed Oil Blend, Aroma Blend of Tobacco Burly Absolute, Organic Coffee Absolute, Coffee C02 Extract, Coco Absolute, Coco CO2 Extract, Honey Bourbon infused Madagascar Vanilla Beans Blend, Vanilla Absolute, Tonka Bean Butter, Leather Accord, Cognac Green Absolute, Sweetie Amber Absolute, African Rum Resinoid, Patchouli Chocolate CO2, Vetiver Java - Coco, Benzoin, Siam Wood Essential Oil, Cedarwood Atlas 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 ), Manuka Honey Extract, Sodium Lactate, Xanthan Gum, Lanolin, Comfrey Extract Calendula Extract, Aloe Vera Extract, Organic Viola Odorata Extract, Milk Thistle Extract, Chamomile Extract, Lactobacillus & Ferment, Lactobacillus & Cocos Nucifera (Natural Preservatives), Hibiscus Extract.

Just the other day I was wondering why you had not done a leather scent like this. Looking forward to final touches. Will you provide a Parfum?

Sunday March 2, 2025
Razor: Paradigm Ti Diamondback
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Long Shaving Reserve VI Badger
Soap: Ethos Tears of a Dragon
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Tears of a Dragon
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,307

Sunday March 2, 2025
Razor: Paradigm Ti Diamondback
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Long Shaving Reserve VI Badger
Soap: Ethos Tears of a Dragon
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Tears of a Dragon
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,307

An awesome Sunday morning shave Dave. Oh and I like you without the beard as one friend to the other but I understand as I was trying to grow one just for the heck of it but my assistant and when I went into the Spa Salon where I’m really close to the girls that work there said “ get rid of it I like you better clean shaven “ so that put and end to the idea. But it’s your choice my friend and I know you have a problem shaving your chin. Same here as I cut myself once about 10 years ago and it will easily open up if I’m using a razor with a lot of exposure and gap so I have to be very careful on that small area about the size of a pea. 

I wanted to post this up I found 1 of these in a box that I was going to take home with me back when I made the soap but never took it home but I do have a jar with about 2 oz in it so I thought maybe someone may want it who never got a chance to get one. I’ll put it up on the website now so I guess the first person there gets it. 

Enjoy your Sunday! 

Sunday March 2, 2025
Razor: Paradigm Ti Diamondback
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Long Shaving Reserve VI Badger
Soap: Ethos Tears of a Dragon
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Tears of a Dragon
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,307

An awesome Sunday morning shave Dave. Oh and I like you without the beard as one friend to the other but I understand as I was trying to grow one just for the heck of it but my assistant and when I went into the Spa Salon where I’m really close to the girls that work there said “ get rid of it I like you better clean shaven “ so that put and end to the idea. But it’s your choice my friend and I know you have a problem shaving your chin. Same here as I cut myself once about 10 years ago and it will easily open up if I’m using a razor with a lot of exposure and gap so I have to be very careful on that small area about the size of a pea. 

Thanks Frank, you're feelings are noted. The goatee is likely to come and go from time to time based on moods etc including input from the wife who likes it. Currently decided to grow again for now.......if I can remember not t to shave there until the white hair shows up again enough to see