Van Yulay

Anyone tried this soap maker. Opinions?

IMO a tier 3 soapmaker. Has a ton of scent options if you are looking for something particular. Another knock was how they shipped samples. Not sure if it is done the same way as it was a few years back but it looked like an icing bag is used to distribute the soap into a plastic container like you would get at a fast food place for ketchup. They didn't hold up well in mailing and they dried out easy if the plastic was cracked.

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I like their soaps. My favorite is Into The Woods. A touch of menthol and a nice woodsy scent. Performance is excellent once you get the hang of lathering this stuff. It took me a little bit. I found that water needs to be added very slowly. It likes water but it is also easy to add too much water. Good stuff..

IMO a tier 3 soapmaker. Has a ton of scent options if you are looking for something particular.  Another knock was how they shipped samples. Not sure if it is done the same way as it was a few years back but it looked  like an icing bag is used to distribute the soap into a plastic container like you would get at a fast food place for ketchup. They didn't hold up well in mailing and they dried out easy if the plastic was cracked.

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what do you like better, tallow or vegan version?

IMO a tier 3 soapmaker. Has a ton of scent options if you are looking for something particular.  Another knock was how they shipped samples. Not sure if it is done the same way as it was a few years back but it looked  like an icing bag is used to distribute the soap into a plastic container like you would get at a fast food place for ketchup. They didn't hold up well in mailing and they dried out easy if the plastic was cracked.

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what do you like better, tallow or vegan version?

Generally speaking?

At the time I was pretty sure most of their stuff was vegan.

I haven't gone back to them in years. Didn't have the best first couple of impressions. To many good soaps right now to even consider giving them another shot.

You don't see them listed in many top 10's or SOTD. There is a reason for that.

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Thanks I saw their pumpkin offerings and was curious as i have never tried a pumpkin scent before but want to since this is my first fall/ winter using shaving soaps.

Thanks I saw their pumpkin offerings and was curious as i have never tried a pumpkin scent before but want to since this is my first fall/ winter using shaving soaps.

One of the mailing lists I'm on recently posted about a pumpkin scent...I think it was Wet Shaving Products.

Yup. https://wetshavingproducts.com/products/...4-oz-125-g

Thanks I saw their pumpkin offerings and was curious as i have never tried a pumpkin scent before but want to since this is my first fall/ winter using shaving soaps.

I bet if you wait a few more weeks a few more offerings may come around.

Stirling makes a decent soap base and they have a Pumpkin Spice currently in stock.

Not in stock but PAA had an Atomic Pumpkin just unsure if it is making it out again.

Uncle Jon's is a well known vegan offering. Pretty sure they do a pumpkin too.

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Van Yulay was quite popular a few years back.  They put their soap into the tubs with something like a cake decorator so it was all rosettes. I have a bay rum and a Bay of Roses from them and it had a pink rose with green leaves on top of the rosettes of soap. Interesting for a few shaves then smeared off. There were some problems because the fancy details on the soap didn’t always travel well leading to some unhappiness. 

I like the soap, good slick and nice scent. Fairly high clay content and you can easily detect that in the scent. I use it every few weeks still.

*the rose and leaves I mentioned above were made out of coloured soap

Van Yulay has some nice scents. The problem for me is that the amount of scent oils seems to have been high in the few products I’ve tried (soaps, splash), and has led to either mild irritation or even a burning sensation on the face. If you have thicker skin than I, it may not be an issue.