Los Jabones De Joserra

I’m guessing it’s the fragrance oil.  The base seemed great, but I’m known to be sensitive to fragrance oils.

Decided to treat myself to a couple MacDuff's Soaps from The Razor Company (11% off thru July 4th) to help ease my pain.

I’m guessing it’s the fragrance oil.  The base seemed great, but I’m known to be sensitive to fragrance oils.

Decided to treat myself to a couple MacDuff's Soaps from The Razor Company (11% off thru July 4th) to help ease my pain. 

Which ones did you get? I like MacDuff’s.

I’m guessing it’s the fragrance oil.  The base seemed great, but I’m known to be sensitive to fragrance oils.

Decided to treat myself to a couple MacDuff's Soaps from The Razor Company (11% off thru July 4th) to help ease my pain. 

Which ones did you get? I like MacDuff’s.

I guess I was on a prairie kick as I got prairie rum runner and prairie sky. I got notified about their new release one but didn't want to pay the shipping from Canada and TRC had a sale which made this a no-brainer with free shipping for 2 tubs of soap. I like MacDuff's too.

As an artisan Jose is very reponsive. Paid him last Monday night. Had a short window of opportunity as my friend was leaving Spain this coming Monday for good. Sat and Sunday post office is off and they do not deliver. I was anxious so as not to miss the delivery and shared my concern with Jose. He made it happen. He shipped out first thing in the morning on Tuesday , upgraded the package to premium instead of regular and was very helpful in sending delivery updates. All four scents received by my friend and shall be bringing them here to India in the first week of July.

Ordered 4 scents from Jose. Two for self and two for my friend. Spanish Fern, Honor, Ylang ylang and kilix. Don't know which ones to keep for self. Any suggestions?


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Ordered 4 scents from Jose. Two for self and two for my friend. Spanish Fern, Honor, Ylang ylang and kilix. Don't know which ones to keep for self. Any suggestions?

Spanish Fern is one of the best Fougere’s I have tried. Jose is great to interact with as well. He learned a lot from Manuel at Eufros and has a top notch soap base. I love the clay he uses in his base.

As an artisan Jose is very reponsive. Paid him last Monday night. Had a short window of opportunity as my friend was leaving Spain this coming Monday for good. Sat and Sunday post office is off and they do not deliver. I was anxious so as not to miss the delivery and shared my concern with Jose. He made it happen. He shipped out first thing in the morning on Tuesday , upgraded the package to premium instead of regular and was very helpful in sending delivery updates. All four scents received by my friend and shall be bringing them here to India in the first week of July.

Ordered 4 scents from Jose. Two for self and two for my friend. Spanish Fern, Honor, Ylang ylang and kilix. Don't know which ones to keep for self. Any suggestions?


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Of those I only have Kilix. It’s nice.

From the Woods – Joserra

The way I've perceived this scent, it should've been called From the Flower Bed . . . but what do I know?

    Top – Agarwood, Brazilian Rosewood
     Middle- Cardamo[m], Sichuan Pepper, Sandalwood
    Base – Amber, Tonka Bean, Vetiver, Vanilla.

 — https://kosmosman.gr/en/product/los-jabo...bowl-125g/

A forest scent—greenery, leaves, moss, trees—is what I expected, but that's not what this is.  The scent struck me as so floral, so pretty, maybe dandyish, that I left it sitting, unused, for months, thinking I might trade it.  Never thought it is bad, though, or even unappealing . . . just contrary to expectations in a grand way.

Bouki, have you smelled this one?

Joserra soaps are not easy, ego-boosting latherers—Stirling Varen is here to reassure me I can whoop up a lather with the best of 'em—in my experience, and From the Woods is no exception, but I left home feeling I'd had an excellent shave.

swellcat, I haven't tried From the Woods yet. I was thinking of ordering a tub yesterday, but then I read your review. If the fragrance truly smelled like a forest, I would have bought it. However, I don't need another floral scent in my collection. Thanks to your detailed description, I think I'll pass on this soap.

I've never had trouble lathering a Joserra soap, but that might be because I have some of the softest water on the planet (I could probably build a lather off a bowling ball). However, it did take me some time to figure out how to get the best results. Like JabonMan's Eufros soaps, Joserra's products require enormous amounts of water. The key is to add the water slowly, rather than all at once. 

At first, there's nothing impressive about the lather. It's flat and sticky. But if you keep working it and keep adding a little water from time to time, it will suddenly bloom into a fine goopy mess. It takes me five to ten minutes of dipping 'n whipping to create a thick, slick mayonnaisey foam. I prefer making the lather in my palm, where I can see and feel its quality as it comes together.

I have not used the soap, but I do own some of his balms.  I really enjoyed Spanish Fern.  It smells great and I found the fragrence to last a while.

TommyCarioca, Marko, lukester  or anyone with an opinion - Greedos on my mind (or a base with duck fat and Rhassoul from LJBJ - does it make your skin a bit  numb when using it (almost a tingle)

I noticed Greedos is a different base than my other LJDJ soap Brihuega.  I get no tingle or numbness from Brihuega but plenty from Greedos.  I like Greedos scent better and I think the base is possibly better.  But I’m trying to see if anyone else has this or maybe I got a batch where the hydroxides ran a bit higher, changing the Ph a bit.  

Greedos:

INGREDIENTS.

Vegetable stearin. Beef tallow. Shea butter. Refined Duck Fat. Glycerin. Kokum butter. Jojoba oil. Coconut oil. Castor oil. Goat milk Wheat Germ Oil. Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Grape Seed Oil. Lanolin. Premium fragrance. Rhassoul. Water. Sodium hydroxide. Potassium hydroxide.


Brihuega:

Ingredients:  Beef Tallow, Vegetable stearine, shea butter, kokum butter, jojoba oil, coconut oil, castor oil, camellia oil, lanolin, glycerine, premium fragrance, green clay (bentonite), silk protein, spirulina, water, bland potash, 125g

While there are differences in the formulations, the differences are minor, especially  with respect to skin irritants. However, the Greedos does contain wheat germ oil. If you have Celiac and the wheat germ oil has not been properly refined to remove gluten proteins, then it might cause a problem. However, if it is properly refined, all gluten should have been eliminated. 

The other difference is the type of clay. Gredos uses Rhassoul, which is clay from Morocco. Brihuega uses Bentonite, which is common in many shaving soaps. Bentonite is claimed to be anti-inflammatory. Rhassoul clay is an exfoliant and clarifier, often used in face masks. 

My suspicion is that any irritation or numbing sensations you feel are related to the "premium fragrance". The scent notes are not clearly described, so I have no idea which scent notes might be responsible.

To be transparent- I have never used a Los Jabones De Joserra soap, so I am not communicating based on personal experience with the soap. My comments come from researching a potential issue. I have very sensitive skin and must avoid many specific scents: grapefruit, lemon, lime, clove, cinnamon, peppermint, etc. Thus, seeing the sensitivity issues with LJDJ Gredos peaked my curiosity.