The sample I have of Mama Bear’s Spicy Lime is unfortunately quite weakly scented. Sniffing the soap directly reveals what would probably be a fairly pleasant scent, heavier on the lime than it is on the spice, if it was stronger.
Since the soap itself is a fair bit too weak, suffice it to say that the lather falls almost completely flat.
- 8/10 Scent Pleasantness
- 4/10 Scent Strength
- 7/10 Lather Quality (note: I recently re-vamped my lather quality scale, since I was giving out too many 9′s and there was too much variation within that score. As a result, everything that was below a 9, like this one, has been bumped one down.)
The Spiced Lime is available in the 1.5 oz mug soap size for $4.29, the 5 oz puck size starting at $9.99 (added charges for a tub or wooden bowl), or $1 for the sample I used.
Overall, I’d say this one is probably a 5/10. Certainly not terrible, but the scent doesn’t really do anything to add to the quality of the shave.
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.
What’s the product in the background? Booster? Iced Lime?
Yup, exactly. A rather decent lime after-shave at a great price. Although it does sometimes seem to have availability issues:
http://www.italianbarber.com/booster-iced-lime-aftershave-400ml
Looks like a bottle of good ‘ol Old Spice too !
Plastic bottle or glass ?
The newer incarnation has a different formula and smells nothing like the old stuff – doesn’t last as long either.
It’s the new stuff. Honestly, I’m not all that much of a fan of it. It rarely actually gets unstoppered.
Mama Bears also puts out a version of Spicy Lime cologne. I have used it for a couple of years especially in the summer. The spice scent lasts all day.