Mama Bear Soaps – Mountain Waters

Tags

6/10, blackcurrant, citrus, cologne, Glycerin, green tea, mama, Mama Bear Soaps, musk, shaving soap

Mama Bear’s Mountain Waters is their take on Creed’s Silver Mountain Water scent. The overall impression is freshness; a nice combination of citrus, green tea, and blackcurrants, with a hint of musk.

It is however, fairly weak. Just barely noticible when lathered up and applied to the face, and even that fades a fair bit during the shave.

As for the lather, here’s the Mama Bear boilerplate review: Lathers up nice and thick to begin with; be sure to add a decent amount of water to get enough glide, but not too quickly as it’s easy to over-shoot the mark and be left with something too runny; if you’re using a scuttle, the heat will cause the lather to break down between passes, but a few extra drops of water and a quick stir will fix that up nicely. Gives a perfectly nice shave.

• 9/10 Scent Pleasantness
• 6/10 Scent Strength
• 7/10 Lather Quality (reflects new scoring as outlined here)

6/10 overall. Not nearly strong enough of a scent to really make the shave more enjoyable.

• Cost: $11.99 for a tub worth, or the samples can be had for $1.

Gear used:

• Brush: The Colonel
• Razor: Merkur Progress
• Blade: Bolzano Superinox
• Scuttle: Robert’s Feats of Clay #4

Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Safflower, Glycerine (kosher, of vegetable origin), Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide (saponifying agent), Sorbitol (moisturizer), Sorbitan oleate (emulsifier), Soybean protein (conditioner), Wheat protein and fragrance either natural or synthetic.