Product Overview

This is the tub that made Cella’s name. A soft almond-scented cream soap, still made in Milan to a protocol Cella dates to 1899, and the default recommendation in Italian barbershops for a century.

It loads onto a wet brush in seconds and builds what Cella describes as a frothy, compact, softening foam. The almond scent is the other half of its reputation: unmistakable, and the reason people who use it tend to keep using it. 150 g.

Key Features

• ✓ The classic Italian soft cream soap, loaded with a brush
• ✓ Sweet almond scent, the one Cella is known for
• ✓ Hot-mix saponification in a steam boiler, then slow maturation
• ✓ Made to the protocol Cella dates to 1899
• ✓ Cella states it moisturizes during shaving and helps prevent irritation
• ✓ 150 g tub, from Nicky Chini srl of Milan

What Cella Publishes

Scent, texture, method and size as published by Cella on cellamilano.it and its brand storefront.

Product Specifications

What This Soap Does

A soft cream soap sits between a hard puck and a tube cream. It loads far faster than a puck because it is already soft, and it builds a denser lather than a tube cream because it is a soap rather than an emulsion. That combination is why the format survived.

Cella describes the result as a frothy, compact, softening high-performance foam that moisturizes the face during shaving, preventing irritation and leaving the skin soft. That is Cella’s claim for its own product, and it is the claim the reputation rests on.

Who This Is Best For

How To Lather It

Wet the brush in warm water, load it from the tub, then build the lather in a bowl with circular movements or straight on the face, spreading the foam evenly right down to the root. Cella’s own wording, and it works.

Let the surface dry before closing the tub. A soft soap kept wet softens further and disappears faster.

Care and Storage

Keep the tub closed and out of standing water, and let the surface dry between shaves. Stored dry it keeps for a long time.

Shipping and Returns

Ships fast from Montreal, Canada. Free shipping in Canada on orders $49+.

See our Shipping Policy and Return & Refund Policy for full details.

Frequently Asked Questions