Have We Reached Peak Soap?

Just out of curiosity, how many of you who seem to be suffering from a whole host of skin ailments have actually seen a licensed dermatologist? 

I have been involved with dermatologists since a child

Likewise with DanLaw. Since 7, prescribed sulfur based topicals.

Been there with sulphas; found in short order needed more

There are just some more recent products that have made me say "damn, that was a great shave" 

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I have especially come to disdain beta tester and groupie hype like the plague.

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Where is the improvement vs. cost intersection?

Technique, as well in soap making, helps performances.
Lots of nice soaps, in the medium range, are more expencive than high-end one.
Overall performance is about yield too.
Palmolive cream (low range) costs me about 8 bucks less (in a year) than Saponificio Varesino Beta 4.3.
But to use It, I need preshave and aftershave ... sooooo, IMHO It's more expencive than SV.
It's a matter of technology, not just the price.

I understand the whole, 'you get what you pay for' mantra...

Not really.
Lots of good soap (mostly spanish sticks, as LEA and La Toja, or Speick) are cheap.
But performances are very close to more expencive super hyped soaps.

... more soap makers should sell 2oz soaps.

I'd love all soap makers add sample option.
I use sample mostly, and the few times I love the soap then I purchase It.
Forums are good for this too.

To those of us "blessed" by life, the technological breakthroughs mattering little to normal people are of monumental significance.

Very difficult to make understand this to "normal" people.
I totally agree.
Hi-tech soaps are more difficult to make, and more expencive.
But who suffer with skin disease, can cut off most of the accessories.
And performances are evident, a lot more than on normal skin.
But mostly some "healing" soaps works in deep, with time of some days.
It's a matter of fact, just study some skin physiology and dermatology.
As a person with dermatitis, pharmacist and wetshaver, I know.

Just out of curiosity, how many of you who seem to be suffering from a whole host of skin ailments have actually seen a licensed dermatologist? 

I haven't ever seen a dermatologist (like ever... For anything). I don't know that much can be done, I have sensitive skin. Their probably going to whack me upside the head and say, "look in the mirror, your a ginger. Duh!".

I wonder if the pain from hair growth (chin, neck) would be something special... But I think that's going to be 'comes with the territory' as well.

I also get irritated by some oils (or whatever they add to some soaps)... But so does half of DFS on some way or another.

You play with the hand your dealt.

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Did anyone give Kramer‘s butter shave stick method a try? Usually sold by the pound and at a very reasonable price. 

It is interesting that shaving products are marketed primarily to men, although women in most cultures shave more real estate that men do. Skin care products, however, have primarily been marketed towards women. Especially when it comes to faces and hands, male skin in often subjected to harsher conditions, both during work and play, although there are obviously exceptions.

The skin is the largest organ in the body and it is the one that receives the highest exposure to UV light, heat and cold, environmental toxins, etc. Thus, perhaps it is time for women to up their shaving game and time for men to improve their skin care regimen. Using shaving products that are suitable for your skin's needs can help. However, since there are many different skin types based on genetics, age, climate, environment, etc. each of us is going to have to find what works best for us.

Body shave as an aerobic athlete in the deep South where not doing so results in terrible body odour and infections. Despite the presumption that shaving soap should perform better than canned foam on the expanses of the body, women’s foam actually is the clear winner. Know it seems odd but have tried on numerous occasions using the best men’s shaving soaps to no avail. When it comes to comfort, it seems women are much less inclined to accept substandard performance and so get quality products inexpensively; in this case their canned foam is superiour for body shaving