Contemporary trends regarding shaving 2

As you know, we always keep a close eye on what is happening with our customers and what the latest trends and developments are. Of course, we are involved in shaving, beards, and men's grooming. We like to share that with you so that you can always join in the conversation at the coffee machine at work or at a birthday party. As you are used to from us, you don't have to do anything at all. You should always decide for yourself whether or not to participate in a trend.

Artisanal shaving products

Many men love (honest) and beautiful artisanal products, such as craft-brewed beer and local cheeses and sausages. It's no coincidence that you are increasingly encountering these products in the supermarket aisle. But what is artisanal? It involves small-scale manual (local) production and the use of as many pure and natural ingredients or components as possible. Products are made in a traditional way, with a lot of attention to quality.

Old-school wet shavers appreciate beautiful artisanally produced shaving items, such as open razors, safety razors, and badger hair shaving brushes or synthetic hair. An artisanal shaving soap, shaving cream, and the accompanying after shave also belong in that category. We often hear from our customers that once you have shaved with these shaving products, you won't go back to the regular drugstore shaving soaps and aftershave balms.

In recent years, there have been more and more artisanal shaving brands, such as Le Pere Lucien, Wickham Soap Co., and De Scheermonnik in the shaving market. In another blog article, we talked about the enormous popularity of American brands: Ariana & Evans, Stirling Soap Co., and Zingari Man. Often, it involves an enthusiastic entrepreneur who develops and produces shaving products with a lot of dedication and passion. There are also some small family businesses that make shaving soaps on a large scale and in an artisanal way, such as Martin de Candre, Saponificio Varesino, and Saponificio Bignoli.

The charm of these brands is that there is a lot of experimentation with ingredients and scents. Many shaving soaps, shaving creams, and aftershave products have very pronounced aromas. Some producers, such as Biolijf and Meissner Tremonia, use plant-based essential oils for fragrances, such as lavender oil, mint oil, and cedarwood oil. Most artisanal brands use synthetic fragrance oils. These fragrance substances are added to the shaving product in very small quantities.

The following ingredients are commonly used in shaving soaps or shaving creams: