Declaration Grooming followed their Icarus formula with their Bison formula:
Stearic Acid, Water, Potassium Hydroxide, Avocado Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Bison Tallow, Mango Seed Butter, Castor Oil, Fragrance, Sodium Hydroxide, Lanolin, Bentonite Clay, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Fruit Extract, Salix Alba L. (White Willow) Bark Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid
This fragrance — Yuzu/Rose/Patchouli — is appealing. From Declaration Grooming’s website: “Henry Shaw is responsible for Tower Grove Park and the Missouri Botanical Garden in Saint Louis. In that garden, flowers and plants from the Far East coexist to species native to the Saint Louis area. In this scent, reflective of Shaw’s oasis in South City, the uniquely distinct smell of yuzu citrus, enveloping the unmistakably recognizable smell of rose and the dry, woody scent of patchouli come together so all three work together in unison to create something greater than the sum of their parts.”
Yesterday’s Kent Infinity synthetic brush worked well, so today I went with a similar spring and resilient synthetic made by The Grooming Company. Once again, I had no problem loading the brush easily despite the clay content of the soap.
Phoenix Artisan’s Ascension razor is extremely nice — and coincidentally, Sharpologist yesterday featured an article on double-open-comb razors (which included some information new to me: the Yaqi DOC head comes in two versions). He notes that he also finds the Ascenion to be an excellent razor. Three passes, fine finish.
Declaration Grooming partnered with Chatillon Lux for a couple of their soaps: Declaration Grooming made the soap and Chatillon Lux made an aftershave toner in a matching fragrance. I like the Chatillon Lux aftershave a lot — very nice feel on the skin. Ingredients: “Denatured alcohol, chamomile extract, calendula extract, witch hazel, aloe vera, cat’s claw bark extract, polysorbate 20, fragrance, vegetable glycerin, menthol.” A splash of that finished the shave.