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Martin de Candre Shaving Soap, Vetyver

12 reviews |
Original price $34.99 - Original price $75.99
Original price
$75.99
$34.99 - $75.99
Current price $75.99
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SKU SS-MDC-VET
Limited Edition Soap
  • Traditional hot process soap
  • Vegan-based
  • Scented with vetiver

Martin de Candre (MdC on many wet shaving forums) is legendary in wet shaving circles. It has consistently ranked at the top of best-sellers lists, favorites rankings, and well-loved artisans blogs. They have helped to define the resurgence of traditional men's shaving in France and around the world. Since 1974, they have been crafting soap based on an almost lost art. This family-owned business uses the Marseilles process with almost exclusively vegetable oils.

This vegetable-based soap gets rave reviews. Loaded with olive and copra oils, it is hot saponified and dried for weeks to produce the long-lasting soap that is so beloved by millions. It lathers quickly into a soft lather that stays on the face to provide protection and lubrication. And it lasts!

If you like your scents earthy and green, then check out this vetiver fragrance from MdC. They use only essential oil blends to create their scents. With vetiver, you get a masculine, natural aroma of green, earthy notes.

Size: 200g/50g

Customer Reviews
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J
04/13/2020
Js
United States United States
I recommend this product
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Doesn't live up to the hype

Mediocre soap. Can find many at a third or fourth of the cost that are better. Hugely disappointed @ this price. Never again.

TS
05/25/2020
Thomas S.
United States United States
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MdC Top Tier

I have been wet shaving for decades;and have tried and own over 300 soaps. This is the best vegan soap one can use. It is triple milled, and only requires a quick load to get a creamy shiny protective lather. It is thirsty for a vegan, so one should not be stingy with slow hydration as you build. It doesn't require blooming or a super wet brush to get rolling. Shave blog after shave blog attest to its top tier quality,as do I. Scents are a very personal matter - fragrance and post shave finish are the only aspects that are very slightly deficient. Packaging is top notch, as it is presented in a thick glass jar with a metal screw top lid, and a nice cardboard box the jar fits neartly inside. I typically keep mine in the boxes. My unscented version is 10 years old and I am barely 30% depleted - it is my most utilized product. Treat yourself - if you are particular with scents, try the unscented variety. And if you fire some reason aren't happy - I guarantee you can sell it immediately on the shave blogs classified ads.

M
11/24/2020
Matt
United States United States
I recommend this product
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Top Vetiver

I am a vetiver junkie and this is the real deal. So much dirt and root and a bit of smoke. (And a bit of that MdC rubber scent). Performance of the soap? This will stand toe to toe with any soap out there. This is not a perfume soap but a natural vetiver.

LB
12/18/2020
Lanny B.
United States United States
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Good consistency

Shaving with this product is enjoyable. Good leather , fresh , subtle scent

JS
04/01/2021
Jhos S.
United States United States
I recommend this product
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If you could only have one....

...this would be an excellent choice. It is pricey, but in the long run I think it is probably cheaper per shave than any other soap. It takes so little to get a fantastic cloud of lather, that one full tub will last years and years. The scent is sublime, fresh, earthy, ethereal. I love it, and that said scent is hugely personal, and I prefer scents that aren't super sweet or perfumey. This one is clean, light, and natural. The glide, slickness, and cushion of the later is absolutely top notch. Great skin conditioning too. A total winner.