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My next review from Elvado is their Madera Almond Shaving Soap. Seems like named it’s after the county / city of Madera California, where I believe they get the almond essential oils used to scent the soap.
The formulation appears to be exactly the same as the previous soap of theirs that I’ve tried (well, other than the scent part), with no real discernible difference in the performance, as expected. It’s a fairly good melt and pour. It does require a fair bit of water to get up to optimal performance, along with some elbow grease. Gives a good glide with just a tad less thickness than I usually like. And it left my face feeling nice and moisturized after the fact.
The scent is a classic Italian-style sweet almond, like Cella et al. It’s quite pleasant. The strength is good, coming on fairly strong, albeit with some noticeable fading going on before I was done each pass.
- 9/10 Scent Pleasantness
- 8/10 Scent Strength
- 8/10 Lather Quality
The verdict? 8/10. It’s pretty good, and probably fairly competitive when stacked against most other almond scented products I’ve tried.
- Cost: I was provided this tub free for the purposes of the review by the folks at Elvado. At the time I write this, everywhere appears to be out of stock of the version in the tub, it looks like you can still get the 71 g shaving stick for $14.96.
Gear used:
- Brush: Mühle HJM Black Fibre
- Razor: Edwin Jagger DE81BL (Red)
- Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
- Scuttle: Robert’s Feats of Clay #4
Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Elaesis Guineensis (Palm Oil) , Cathamus Tintorius (Safflower Oil), Glycerine (Kosher of vegetable origin), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Purified Water, Fragrance (Parfum 100% Natural), Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitol, Sorbitan Oleate, Glycine Soja (Soy Bean Protein), Titanium Dioxide (Mineral Whitener)
Palpz's Shaving Soap Reviews 
Hi Greg
Thanks for your kind review. We have been very busy the last few months as our entire Elvado product line will be distributed throughout the USA & Canada by Perma Brands Corp. As part of this distribution arrangement we have re-freshed our labels and product line up ( our Madera Almond will be re-introduced sometime this Fall ). Our current line up includes (note: the classic shaving soaps formulations have not changed) : Wild Mint Lime ( replaces Key Lime ) , West Indies Bay Rum ( replaces MoBay Rum) and Fragrance Free ( replaces Herbal Fusion ). We have paired each Shaving Soap fragrance to include a matching Classic After Shave Balm as well.
We are also busy developing our own Classic Shaving Brush Cream . For the latest Elvado product information please visit our website.
Cheers
John
Elvado for Men
Hi John, just to clarify, are these changes to the labeling and marketing only, or did the formulation of the soap itself change as well?
Hi Greg
Changes were solely made for our a marketing and production needs. Soap formulations remain the same. As mentioned we will be introducing our very own Elvado Classic Shaving Brush Cream in the future. Developing Shaving Creams seem to be more of a challenge but we are committed to offering quality shaving products for men. Your product reviews and several men’s shaving sites have been a great help in our product development and research.
Would like to send you our “new” products for review when ready!
Cheers
John