What soap/cream did you use today?

Cèdre-Patchouli v. (Le Père Lucien) ★★★☆☆ cedar, patchouli

This soap's virtues and its vices stem from the same source: it does not emulsify well. Chunks and globs and bits and squibbles of hard soap are left bobbing in the lather no matter how much water I add or how long I churn the mass. What results is a slick gritty lather that allows for a fragrant and close shave. This comes, however, at the expense of cushion and stability. Though this morning's first lathering turns out well enough, the second was already thin and fleeting, and I didn't even hope for a third. If more soap had actually made it into the lather I think I'd have see better performance. The finish is inexplicably excellent, even though there's no Shea butter or other superfats in the mix, only glycerin.

Keep in mind that this tub of soap dates from early 2017. Since then I think LPL has improved their formula so that now nearly all the soap you smear in your scuttle melts completely into the lather. I'll check this tomorrow with a fresh sample of a recent offering.

Agreed sir. I can't dial this one in. Big time dissipation. Thin no cushion and not slick. Mine is pre2017. Is there hope for future recipes?

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Saponificio Varesino Tundra

Fine L'Orange Noir Shave Soap

West Coast Shaving (duck fat) - Fougere

Great scent and scent strength (8/10). Soap is made by Oleo Soapworks and, IMO, performs very similarly

Noble otter / Northern Elixir

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Wickham 1912-Classic 24

Pannacrema Nuavia Verde

Crabtree & Evelyn for Men shaving soap (vintage)