BEST BAR SOAP FOR MEN
A humble bar soap is perhaps the most important tool in your grooming regimen. Though often overlooked, soaps come in a staggering array of compositions, and packaging often touts a laundry list of ingredients. You understand the best soap to buy starts, first and foremost, by considering your skin type and analyzing the components of soap to see what will suit your needs.
Try your best to stay away from preservatives, chemicals, and fragrances (sometimes labeled as "parfum"). Look for natural moisturizers like lanolin, mineral oil, olive oil and cocoa butter. As far as cleansers, there's lauroyl isethionate, a mild and safe surfactant derived from coconuts.
If you have sensitive skin, keep an eye out for glycerin (also called glycerol), a simple polyol compound found in triglycerides. In many mass-market soaps, glycerin removed so that the resulting soap is harder and longer-lasting. Glycerin is hygroscopic, which is great for your skin but, if the soap is not stored correctly, it has the potential to dissolve.
The most
hydrating soap: L'Occitanne Shea Butter extra Gentle Soup
This soap formulated from a 100% vegetable oil base enriched with shea butter with nourishing, softening and regenerating properties. It allows you to wash gently every day and leaves the delicate spring and citrus aroma of verbena on the skin.
It is a wonder of soap. The smell is fantastic, after use it
leaves a smell in the whole bathroom. It doesn't dry out the skin, and it lasts
a long time. Great for the shower.
Best
Moisturizing Bar: L'Occitane Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap
Utilizing
a traditional French recipe, this moisturizing bar from L'Occitane lathers
nicely and softens the skin with use. The soap has a natural vegetable-oil base
complimented with hydrating shea butter and glycerin. Ideal for a wide range of
skin types, the bar is paraben-free and carries a stimulating scent of lemon
and rosemary.
Best Smelling
Soap, Byredo Sunday Cologne
BYREDO is a Stockholm-based perfume house, founded in 2006 by Ben Gorham, a graphic designer with a Swedish father and an Indian mother who has undoubtedly brought a unique and very personal approach to his perfumes.
Each scent is inspired by the travels and experiences of Gotham
itself, so this particular soap has scents of his childhood in France. It has
notes of Bergamo, vetiver and a touch of anise, a very versatile combination always
to smell good
Best Smelling
Bar: Byredo Sunday Cologne Soap
Verdict: If fragrance is important, Byredo's soaps are imbued with a range of unique compelling scents. Made in France, the Sunday Cologne glycerin soap has notes of bergamot, vetiver, and star anise - a versatile combination that is appropriate for any day of the week. Instead of investing in one of Byredo's luxury spray scents, you can have a more subtle version in soap form, formulated for daily use.