June 16th, 2025: Bear Tallow

• Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
• Razor: Wolfman Guerilla - Gen 1
• Blade: Personna P74 (86)
• Lather: Red House Farms - No Scrub - Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Nivea - Sensitive Beard & Face - Balm
• Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - EdP

Theme justification: ingredients are Soy Wax, North American Black Bear Tallow, NAOH, KOH, Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Glycerine, Aloe Vera, Fragrance, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Lanolin, Sodium Lactate, EDTA, Titanium Dioxide.

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Not only is there no Beef Tallow, but it also excludes the most common ingredient of all – stearic acid.

I’ve had questionable lathers with this soap in the past, so today I was determined to get a good one. It’s a small container, so I figured that probably inhibits proper loading. I loaded loaded loaded loaded to make sure I got enough soap in my brush, and it helped a ton. Very decent lather. I think this soap is worthy of a container transplant, but first I have to make sure I can safely remove/move the label. It just wouldn’t be the same without that handsome bear on the front.

Relevant post shave: Varen is a scent from Stirling Soap Co., and in soap form it’s only available in the Mutton base which uses sheep tallow. So in a roundabout kind of way, it has something in common with No Scrub.