I knew that Speick referred to an Alpine flowering plant, and I thought that Speick products used the blossoms. Not so:
High in the Austrian Alps grows a little plant, which has lent its name to our Speick soaps and body care range. The precious Speick plant extract, used in all our Speick products, is carefully taken from individual roots of the plant. The exclusively in-house development of the whole Speick range of products has taken place over many decades, so we can guarantee that none of the products is tested on animals, either by us or by others. The practice of animal testing in the development of cosmetics has been illegal since 1998. It is of utmost importance to our business to satisfy the modern day needs for a healthy lifestyle through use of natural ingredients and plant extracts. Due to the requirements of our customers and our own code of practice, all ingredients are exhaustively tested for side- or after effects before use. As the body care culture develops further, we endeavour to react dynamically to current changes in both technology and environmental considerations. Thus, new products are created which satisfy this demand.
The shave stick is quite good, though not so good as an ultra-premium soap, but nowadays we are spoiled. The shaving stick’s foil contains no product brand identification — a mistake in the view of this former product marketing manager — but the bottom of the plastic base does identify it as from “Walter Rau GmbH & Co. Speickwerk” in Stuttgart, Germany.
My WSP Monarch had no problem in getting a fine lather from the soap left on my face after rubbing the stick against the grain on my (washed, wet) stubble, and the amazing and wonderful Dorco PL602 made the shave totally pleasurable: highly efficient and very comfortable.
A splash of Speick aftershave — another favorite — and the day begins.