Wet Shaving Products new Shave Cream

I have about a two year supply of shaving soap, though couldn't help myself and ordered WSP's new shave cream.

I have some of his Fomula T and have been very pleased with it. Those of you who receive his newsletter will know that he's been working on this for a long time. He may be the first American artisan to offer a cream. I certainly don't know all the artisan's, but can't think of one.


The price point is $24. This is $8-9 higher than Taylor of Old Bond St, comparable to Baum.be and roughly $15 less than Castle Forbes. My point being that I have big hopes for this cream.

I'll report back once it arrives and I've used it.

Try some of al's shave cream... they are phenomenal. Better than many of my soaps and on par with the rest. A small amount yields enough for 3 to 4 passes easy.

Interesting. never tried Baum.be before but I heard lots of good things about them. If you feel this is as good as that, it's definitely worth a try.

Baum.be is definitely worth trying. The 250 ml container is only a few dollar more than the smaller one. I consider Baum.be to be one of my elite soaps/creams.

He may be the first American artisan to offer a cream.  I certainly don't know all the artisan's, but can't think of one.

There are actually a few others that come to mind who have been making creams far longer than Wet Shaving Products. (I have to admit that I haven’t yet tried any of them, which is a shame, really, judging by some of the good reviews I have seen.)

Al’s Shaving Products is quite legendary, especially if you look at some reviews from about 3–4 years ago. Stone Cottage Soapworks Inc. was making creams before they also started offering hard soaps. Local Gent Shaving Co. offers many of their soaps in either hard soap or cream form. And I’m not sure if Nancy Boy can be considered an artisan, but their shaving cream has a pretty good reputation on some of the forums.

There may be some other artisan shaving cream makers I’m still overlooking. It would be nice to hear if I missed someone, and of course also it would be nice to hear about continued experiences with WSP’s new offering.

While I have no idea how Cottage can get away without a preservative (unless one of those weird ingredients at the end is a preservative), his appears to a real cream as generally accepted. He was a cosmetics formulator for a large company in a previous career.

wetshavingproducts, I've enjoyed keeping up with your journey to find a way to make shaving cream. If I understand correctly, making cream is much more difficult than making soap.

I've really enjoyed your Formula T in Gaelic Tweed, which is my favorite scent.

Baum.be is definitely worth trying. The 250 ml container is only a few dollar more than the smaller one. I consider Baum.be to be one of my elite soaps/creams.

I've mostly been a soap guy, leaning towards tallow.

I have been traveling a ton and creams are a bit easier to work with. I just purchased Baume.be for the first time. Great cream!!!

Slick, protective like a good tallow soap. Worth buying!


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wetshavingproducts, I've enjoyed keeping up with your journey to find a way to make shaving cream.  If I understand correctly, making cream is much more difficult than making soap.  

I've really enjoyed your Formula T in Gaelic Tweed, which is my favorite scent.

I suppose once you crack the chemical differences, and figure it all out, it's no more difficult than soap (IE once you've done it once, it's a lot easier the second time), but yes, getting that consistency to stay consistent was mind numbingly frustrating. The performance has pretty much been the same throughout the 100 or so variations, but the consistency was just.... inconsistent (lol).

wetshavingproducts , the 'once you figure it out' caught my attention, as that is harder said than done. I was thinking about becoming a shaving soap artisan. As I struggled to find the right formula, I decided against being an artisan. There are too many quality players constantly improving what they have.

Based on the info in this thread, it sounds like the only other Amercian artisan that has cracked the code for what fits the definition of a cream was a cosmetics formulating pro. You already knew how to make really good soap, yet it took you 500 tries.

I can't wait to get my tub and give it a try.