How do people find the shaving creams? Are they meaningfully different in quality to the regular creams and croaps?
I find that the best cream in the market is way inferior to the best artisan soap in the market.
Tobs avocado cream is wonderful stuff, as is osp "1882" cream (no longer in production), T&H 1805, EXPEC, Vitos, Executive Shaving original cream and Proraso "Wood & Spice" are all top quality. Wood & Spice's scent is divine and long-lasting.
One of the best creams is made by Extro Cosmesi in Italy, although it's called cream, I think it is more like croap, well up here in cooler Ireland

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It is made by soap master and artisan Donato Ciniello his shaving cream is loaded with vegetable-based ingredients that whip up a phenomenal lather. Their cream is enriched with co-enzyme Q10, which has excellent anti-wrinkle properties that tone the skin and enhance elasticity. This formula also contains macadamia oil that soothes the skin to reduce redness and aid the slide of the blade. It comes in an elegant glass jar.