Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap in Ceramic Dish

Update to my previous review. I'm one of those guys that doesn't like to give up, and given how long Mitchell's Wool Fat has been around (and loved by) the wet shaving community, I couldn't help but think I was doing something wrong while using it. So after a fair amount searching forums, experimenting and pondering, I am happy to report that this is a much better soap than I had thought or the first month or two I had been using it. If you really soak it for a while (some forum advice suggests soaking it complete submerged in your sink) and keep your brush much wetter than usualy, you can get a very useful lather that is also great for Straigt Razor shaving. While not my favorite for double edged safety razor shaving, it is right up there with any other the other soaps/creams I have tried while SR shaving. 4 stars because I do not like it as well when using DE razors. Stan

I concur with the previous post by Tom. First, however, the ceramic dish is great and I see a long life a head for it as a shaving bowl! The soap is disappointing though. It does make your skin slick but not as slick as many other top flight soaps and creams such as TOBS, Proraso, Tabac, Cella, and Razor Emporium's to name a few. The lather disappears rather quickly and makes one wonder if they are using cremo by mistake. I tried adding extra water, more water, even more water and less and less water. All to no avail. It is useable and you can get a very fine shave with it, even a BBS with the right for you razor and blade (or straight razor). For me, I enjoy many other soaps and creams far more than this one, and will not be ordering this one again. As always though, your mileage may vary.

Mitchell's Woolfat reminds me of the same smell as Old Spice which I really enjoy very much.

extreme lather and excellent glide a true pleasure to shave with.

To start off, the ceramic dish this soap comes in is just beautiful. Its simple enough, but looks great sitting on the counter. Certainly nicer than some plastic tub. Even if i hated this soap, I'd have the dish just sitting there, but the soap is great too. Very mild sent, lathers easily with the small Simpson badger brush I use. I've been using this daily for a couple of weeks now and hardly made a dent in it yet. Great soap that, for me at least, is worth every penny.

I absolutely love this product. It is truly the best out there. This will be my permanent shave soap from here on out.

The scent is extremely mild. The soap builds up a leather well and feels good on the face. I would buy it again. The only reason for four stars instead of five, is the cost compared to others that have an amazing sent. For those times I want mild, it’s great

I've been looking for a good winter soap to help with dry air, dry skin. After a few uses, I can say this soap does exactly what I bought it for. It lathers nicely with my boar and badger brushes and I like the way it smells. The smell (while subtle) lingers well after the shave, which I also like.

I have tried many other shaving soaps and creams. This seems to offer nothing I have experienced before. Nice lather, smooth shave, and great smell. Really works well with a boar brush with a bit of extra stiffness to build a nice lather.

First off I tried this for the first time earlier this week. I have read some controversial things about this soap. Mostly being how hard it was too lather. I have no idea what people are talking about. This soap lathers beautifully. It has a rich, creamy texture, with plenty of lubrication; it even leaves behind a nice slickness just in-case you need to go over it again real quick. I believe most peoples issues with this soap is from trying to go at it too dry. It does seem to like water. The soap really has no artisan scents to it and instead has a nice clean/fresh smell to it, it pretty much smells like a bar of body soap. All in all, I really like this soap.