WestMan Shaving Bastardo Artisan Shaving Soap 120g

WestMan Shaving Bastardo Artisan Shaving Soap puts a distinctive modern spin on the traditional Bay Rum fragrance while delivering the rich performance of WestMan's Nirvana Soap Base. Fresh orange leads into aromatic bay leaf, warm spices, woods, and a sweet rum accord before vanilla and earthy patchouli round out the composition.

The Nirvana Soap Base combines tallow, lanolin, goat milk, kokum and mango butters, carefully selected oils, and dimethicone to create a dense, glossy lather designed for excellent slickness, lubrication, and post-shave comfort.

Best For: Wet shavers who enjoy traditional Bay Rum fragrances with fresh citrus, warm spices, sweet rum, woods, and earthy depth and want a rich tallow-based shaving soap with excellent slickness and protection.

Scent Notes

Bay Leaf, Orange, Rum accord, Spices, Woods, Vanilla, Patchouli

Bastardo opens with fresh, juicy orange primarily derived from natural orange essential oil, complemented by aromatic materials that add woody and waxy nuances. Bay leaf forms the spicy heart, bringing a warm, herbaceous character with impressions of clove, cinnamon, and eucalyptus. A sweet rum accord adds a sugary tobacco-wood facet, while vanilla softens the spices with comforting warmth. Patchouli provides earthy depth and helps bring together the bay leaf, rum, and citrus notes.

A Word from the Manufacturer

WestMan created Bastardo as its interpretation of the traditional Bay Rum scent. Orange provides a fresh and juicy opening, while carefully selected spices and woods enhance the distinctive character of Bay St. Thomas leaf essential oil, also known as West Indian Bay oil. Its warm, spicy, and aromatic profile provides the foundation of the fragrance.

A sweet rum accord remains present throughout the composition, introducing sugary, tobacco-like, and woody facets. Vanilla balances the spices with a warm undertone, while patchouli adds earthy depth and enhances the richness of the bay leaf. Using a concise selection of natural and synthetic aromatic materials, WestMan aims to capture the familiar harmony of traditional Bay Rum while giving the fragrance a more distinctive and enduring character.

WestMan's Nirvana Soap Base is an evolution of the brand's original shaving soap formula, developed to improve lather consistency, slickness, and post-shave comfort. Broccoli seed oil replaces apricot kernel oil, while dimethicone is incorporated for its lubricating properties. A simplified combination of saponified fats allows greater concentration of key ingredients such as kokum and mango butters to help create a denser, shinier lather. Other notable ingredients include tallow, lanolin, jojoba oil, avocado oil, shea butter, and goat milk.

Directions for Use

Use a damp shaving brush and load the dry surface of the soap using circular motions for approximately 30 seconds with a stiffer brush or up to 60 seconds with a softer brush. Aim to create a thick paste on the tips of the brush, applying light pressure as needed. Adding a few drops of water to the soap surface partway through loading may be helpful.

Paint the loaded soap paste onto the area to be shaved. Add a few drops of water to the brush and work the lather using circular motions. Continue adding small amounts of water and working the lather until your preferred consistency and hydration are achieved. After shaving, rinse excess lather from the soap and allow it to dry for several hours before replacing the lid. Store in a cool, dark, and dry place.

Performance Profile

The Nirvana Soap Base is formulated to produce a dense, glossy lather with excellent slickness, lubrication, and post-shave comfort. Kokum and mango butters contribute to its rich lather structure, while tallow, lanolin, shea butter, avocado oil, jojoba oil, broccoli seed oil, and goat milk round out the formula. Dimethicone provides additional lubricating properties to help the razor glide smoothly across the skin.

Ingredients

Aqua, Potassium Kokum Butterate, Potassium Tallowate, Glycerin, Potassium Stearate, Potassium Mango Butterate, Parfum (Fragrance), Dimethicone, Sodium Kokum Butterate, Potassium Castorate, Sodium Tallowate, Lanolin, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Mango Butterate, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Sodium Lactate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Sodium Castorate, Caprae Lac (Goat Milk) Powder, Xanthan Gum, Kaolin, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, d-Limonene, Eugenol, Pimenta Racemosa (Bay) Leaf Oil, Pogostemon Cablin (Patchouli) Leaf Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil, Linalool.

Product Details

• Size: 120g (4.2oz)
• Soap Base: Nirvana Soap Base
• Scent Profile: Spicy, citrusy, woody, sweet, and earthy
• Packaging: Plastic jar
• Made in: Portugal

Pro Tip

Start with a concentrated paste on the brush and introduce water gradually rather than all at once. Slowly increasing hydration helps you dial in the Nirvana base's dense lather while taking full advantage of its slickness and lubricating properties.

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Usage Warning

FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. If irritation occurs, discontinue use immediately.

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