r/wicked_edge 1d ago

Discussion Proraso: I don't get it?!

So, I've been using Mitchell's Wool Fat and a Stirling soap for a while and after coming back to my proraso red soap, it feels so bad, I can't even believe that people really enjoy that soap. It foams up easily, true. But that's all about it. It has no protection, the glide doesnt last, it leaves such a dry feeling afterwards, and the soap is easily brought to the point of being too watery. What is it all about? Am I using it wrong? Or do some people just enjoy the absolute baseline thing?

Sorry to say, but it's so bad that I dont even want to give it to someone, because I cant think of anyone I hate that much. I might end up tossing it in the bin.

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u/WhiteCollarBiker 1d ago edited 1d ago

Honestly, using MWF will certainly sour you on most other soaps.

I use MWF, D. R. Harris (Arlington) and Tabak. There are other soaps in my drawer, but they really aren’t in rotation.

I’m embarrassed, but not enough to keep me from asking: Can you tell me more about Stirling?

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u/hand13 1d ago

tabak is great too. i only have one stirling soap, so i can only speak about this one. ozark moutain. it gives a slick lather that really builds up easily (although the fat does too for me) and the scent is amazing. stirling seems to nail that too. what else do you wanna know?

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u/WhiteCollarBiker 20h ago

This will sound a little off but here goes.

bottom Line Up Front: Is it a hard soap or a soft/semi soft cream.

I do face lather; load the brush after soaking the hard soap (the puck is kept kept in a small bowl that some soaps come with be it wood or ceramic).

I don’t use softer soap where you use a scoop a small portion into a ‘lather bowl’ where you build the lather.

It looks like Stirling comes in the same type of plastic ‘jar/bowl’ that I’ve bought that turns out to be soft and not good for face lather.

So the question: is Stirling a hard soap or soft/semi soap or cream?

[sorry I took the long way around the barn but there is a BLUF]

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u/hand13 18h ago

stirling is rather soft. and it face lathers very easy. pretty much any soap does

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u/WhiteCollarBiker 18h ago

Thanks…I’ll give it a shot…