Fitjar Frost Rose shaving cream.

This is an article that I have written for Sharpologist.com , our beloved friend's Mantic59 blog/web page.


From beautiful Norway I have received this sample of the Fitjar Rose Frost shaving cream and soap.Once again , and this is seems part of the experience of testing artisan soaps/creams , mixed feelings about it : excellent scent but difficult to lather.I only have tested the shaving cream.


Presentation : 4

Neat looking presentation just for two samples of shaving creams and soap.In the details , you can find the excellence , and in this case , well done for Jorun (he woman behind Fitjar soaps and creams).The cream came in a 20 ml container and both the cream and the soap came on a carboard box , with a paper explaining the story behind the Rose Frost scent and its ingredients.



These are the ingredients of the shaving cream and soap :


As you can read , the shaving cream is 100 vegan , but contains Olive Oil as an ingredient.It doesn't mean that every cream or soap with Olive Oil is not going to create a stable lather , but in some cases , its quiet difficult to make lather with soaps/creams which contains this "tasty" ingredient.

Also contains menthol , which is not very strong as Proraso , but its there and I can feel it.

-Scent : 10

If you love Rose scented creams or floral scents , you have to try this one.It smells like Roses , very strong but at the same time , delicate.Also other floral notes are there , which makes it a complex scent , something that many of us truly appreciate.Also , due to the pine notes , is a fresh scent , not on the sweet side of Rose scented shaving creams.For me deserves a 10.

-Performance : 5

Well , this is where I find its weakest point.The cream has a thick texture , something that I also like :


but , as I said , some creams with Olive Oil as an ingredient are hard , very hard to lather or to get stable , thick lather from.

I have used a Duke 1 best badger , and let me tell you , if you want to create lather , use a lot of cream ! and when I say a lot , I mean a lot , at least 2 to 3 g of cream.

Here the Duke 1 (there is more cream inside of the brush.For this hand lather test I might have used around 3 g of cream) ready to get some action :


And this is the lather I got , after two minutes of palm lathering :


You also will need a lot of water to create that lather.It is not the densest or thickest lather either , but since it contains Olive oil , its lubrication (glide) its top notch.

The shaves have been comfortable , no irritation after it , but my skin was dry after it (I have very dry too , I must say too).

Great scent , nice presentation , but you have to develop patience to create lather using a lot of product and the lather wont be as dense as other shaving creams or soaps out there.

Thanks to Fitjar for giving me the chance to try this new soap , as well as Sharpologist.com