LA TOJA™ SHAVE STICK - 50G ORIGINAL - $15.95

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La Toja Shaving Soap Stick has a mild scent strength which is not overpowering, smells fresh and clean with a very mild Spanish Barbershop Scent Note.

Potassium Stearate, Potassium Palmitate, Potassium Cocate, Aqua(Water/Eau), Sodium Stearate, Sodium Palmitate, Sodium Cocate, Glycerin,  Coconut Acid, Parfum(Fragrance), Sodium Chloride, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Mineral Salts, Coumarin, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol - Cl 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)

ABOUT SHAVING STICKS

SHAVE STICKS

Shaving Sticks are usually a hard Shaving Soap in a small cylindrical dispenser which make them extremely easy to apply and use. Just wet your face ( or area to be Shaved ) then wet the end of the Shave Stick and rub the Shave Stick directly on your skin covering the entire area to be Shaved with a thin film of soap then using your favourite Shaving Brush using light swirls and paint strokes, occasionally re-wetting the tips of the Shave Brush until a rich lather is formed and then Shave.

Shaving Sticks are excellent because of their extremely compact size and make a great Shave Soap choice for putting in your Shaving Bag when travelling. Some really excellent choices are TABAC Shave Stick, RazoRock Triple Milled Barber Shop Shave Stick, Palmolive Shave Stick ( Tallow Version - not the Australian Version which does not have Tallow in the ingredients ), Valobra Shave Stick and Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick - all have Tallow in the ingredients which many believe makes for better protection while Shaving and better post Shave skin conditioning.

Shave Sticks are also a great way to sample Shaving Soaps and many Shavers will grate the Shave stick into a small sized ( or Shaving ) Bowl using a grater and use it as they would any type of Shaving Soap from a Bowl.

BLOOMING A SHAVE STICK

The general rule for all hard Shave Soaps ( and triple milled Shave Soaps ) is to soften the Shave Soap prior to loading with a Shave Brush. This is a process called blooming which consists of immersing the top layer of the Shaving Soap in warm or cold water ( not hot water as this can destroy some enzymes and natural nutrients in the Shave Soap ) for a number of minutes prior to applying it to your face or loading the Shaving Brush.

To do this simply fill the bottom of your Shaving Mug or a Coffee cup with warm or cold tap water ( only about 3cm depth ) and insert the end of the Shaving Stick in the water and let it sit for about 5-10 minutes.

It is recommended leaving the soap soaking only for 5-10 minutes, as any longer it would soften too much with the effect of consuming more product than necessary.

You can also use a Shaving brush and load it against the Shave Stick as you would any other type of Shave Soap - after loading your Shaving Brush you can either Face Lather or whip up a creamier Lather in a Shaving Bowl.