Hyssop Hooray Shaving Soap
$8.44
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Hyssop Hooray Shaving Soap
$8.44
This artisanal shaving soap is a meticulously handmade, all-natural grooming product designed to deliver a smooth, high-performance wet shave while deeply nourishing and calming the skin. Combining rustic, visual appeal with functional, skin-loving ingredients, this soap provides a protective barrier against razor burn and irritation. This shaving soap is inspired by the 1993 hip-hop anthem by an American rap trio from East Orange, NJ that mixed gritty street beats with catchy pop hooks and party chants. This song focuses on the joy and culture of hip-hop music. Guess who? Which song?
Visual Appearance and Texture
The soap presents a rustic, earth-toned bar or puck with a fine, dense texture owing to the mineral clay base. The standout feature is its textured topping of rustic rolled oats, which provides a beautiful, farmhouse-style visual contrast and offers a light, natural exfoliation if the bar is applied directly to the skin.
Lather Performance & Mechanics
• Coconut Oil: Generates a rich, voluminous, and deeply cleansing lather that builds easily with a shaving brush.
• Safflower Oil: Acts as a lightweight, conditioning emollient high in linoleic acid, ensuring the lather remains creamy and deeply moisturizing rather than drying to the face.
• Bentonite Clay: Provides the essential "slip" and glide required for traditional wet shaving. The clay allows the razor blade to slide effortlessly across the skin's surface, drastically reducing the risk of nicks, cuts, and razor burn.
Aromatic Profile
The essential oil blend delivers a sophisticated, grounding, and slightly medicinal herbaceous-woody scent:
• Bay Laurel Leaf & Hyssop: Provide a crisp, spicy, and distinctly herbal top note that feels clean and invigorating.
• Frankincense: Anchors the blend with a warm, resinous, balsamic, and slightly smoky base note, adding a luxurious, meditative depth to the shaving experience.
Post-Shave Skin Benefits
Formulated with sensitive skin in mind, the combination of soothing rolled oats and bentonite clay helps calm redness and draw out mild impurities. The nourishing fatty acids from the safflower and coconut oils ensure that the skin feels exceptionally soft, hydrated, and conditioned long after the shave is complete.
List of Ingredients:
coconut oil, safflower oil,glycerin, purified water, sodium hydroxide, sorbitol, stearic acid, propylene glycol, hyssop essential oil, frankincense essential oil, bay laurel leaf essential oil, bentonite clay powder, rolled oats
Directions for Using a Shaving Soap Bar:
•Soak the brush: Put your shaving brush in warm water for a few minutes so the bristles absorb moisture.
•Bloom the soap: Pour a small amount of warm water directly on top of the soap bar to soften the surface for 2 to 3 minutes.
•Load the brush: Shake extra water out of your brush so it is damp, not dripping. Swirl the brush gently over the soap bar for 20 to 30 seconds until a pasty layer builds up.
•Build the lather: Move the brush in circular motions on your face or in a bowl to work the soap into a thick, glossy lather, adding a few drops of water as needed.
•Shave and rinse: Glide your razor over the lathered skin using short, light strokes. Rinse your skin with cool water when finished.
Care and Storage Instructions:
•Rinse the brush: Hold your brush under clean water and gently squeeze the base of the bristles to wash out all leftover soap, then give it a light flick to remove excess water.
•Dry the soap bar: Leave the container lid off or store the bar in an open, ventilated area for a couple of days so the soap can harden back up.
•Use proper storage: Hang your bar in a breathable soap saver bag or place it inside a dedicated container like a bamboo canister or tin once completely dry.
•Size : 4oz