MdC, used to hate it, now I love it!

thank you all for your responses. Bouki - i agree with your insights.
aultomore - i haven't tried sv in years. should i try it?

I really respect MDC for what it is. I just found it to be too drying on my skin and prefer something with a bit more post shave feel. My skin is pretty dry and think there have been some great posts in this thread. I don’t think the formula as changed much, maybe I remember one or two slight tweaks over the years. I think lots of people have learned to deal with the lighter feeling veggie soaps and use whats best for an aftershave to get them what they need. As much as I love SV and have used it very extensively, I do think SV and MDC have lots of similarities. To me, SV has just a bit more “fat” for my face to prefer. I do enjoy lots of the fatty artisan soaps but generally appreciate the harder consistency products.

The thing I like the most about MdC is that they don't compromise their curing process and their soaps are very stable once they sell and ship them. I have no idea if this impacts performance, but I have never heard anyone report that their jar of MdC was soft ot soupy. This certainly increaaes their longevity.

PP do you prefer MdC or SV 4.3?

MdC stands a year, and the fragrance is huge.
SV 4.3 has great skin conditioning skills.
They play different leagues in my game.
Both champions!!!

One of the things that I like about MdC is that is well cured. martym got ~600 shaves from a tub over on B&B, see post #1047.

https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/thr...66/page-53

So can an artisan supply me with soap for 600 shaves for the price of a tub of MdC? Disclaimer, martym was using a Wee Scot. Still the estimated 0.33g/shave is very close to what I get with a ‘normal’ brush, 0.33-0.5g/shave.

I’ve always found MdC incredibly drying on my skin.....actually horrible..

I’ve always found MdC incredibly drying on my skin.....actually horrible

that's my point!  i also used to find it very drying.  for some reason, i now love it.