I can see how my memory tricked me: the regular Phoenix Artisan formula is quite good, so after using it a while (in the various fragrances I have), you start to feel that it couldn’t be better. But then a side-by-side switch to the CK-6 formula is eye-opening.
I have no complaints at all about the lather from my Organism 46-B regular formula (though probably if I were to buy it now I would opt for the CK-6), and the lather was indeed extremely good, thanks in part to my RazoRock 400 brush (whose handle comes in various colors). I do like its fragrance: “Scent Notes: burnt sugar – bitter orange – brandy – Hedione – tobacco absolute – benzoin resin – ambergris.”
Organism 46-B (the creature) is a hoax created for imaginative pleasure and thrills, but the shaving soap and aftershave are actual and are here. Now. In my bathroom. (Cue “Jaws” theme…)
Three passes with the wonderful little iKon open-comb (not the short-comb of iKon’s Shavecraft line, which I don’t much like) left my face smooth, and a good splash of Organism 46-B aftershave finished the job and got the day off to a pleasurable start.
The pleasure continued with my blood glucose reading. The trend is good:
Last October my fasting blood glucose was 6.6 mmol/L, and in talking with my doctor when he discontinued my prescriptions, I mentioned that, and he said that level was nothing to worry about: it’s pre-diabetic, but it’s not all that bad. That makes me feel even better about my current readings. The Mayo Clinic says:
Fasting blood sugar test. A blood sample will be taken after an overnight fast. A fasting blood sugar level less than 5.6 mmol/L is normal. A fasting blood sugar level from 5.6 to 6.9 mmol/L is considered prediabetes. If it’s 7 mmol/L or higher on two separate tests, you have diabetes.
I credit my diet for the improvement.