Product Overview

Orange Empire is one of the few soaps in this range with a note breakdown published in full: orange, caraway and a green note at the top, a citrus heart of petit grain, and cardamom at the base with a musk tail behind it.

Underneath the scent it is the AJ-1 vegetable formula, four pure oils at more than 35 percent of the total, hot saponified with no added glycerin. Bitter orange peel oil is in the ingredient list, so the citrus is real rather than synthetic alone. 100 ml.

Key Features

• ✓ AJ-1 vegetable formula, with no animal-derived ingredient in the published list
• ✓ Four certified pure oils, argan, jojoba, sweet almond and coconut, at more than 35 percent of the formula
• ✓ No added glycerin, so it takes more water than a standard soap as you build the lather
• ✓ Orange, caraway and green over petit grain, with cardamom and musk at the base
• ✓ Hot saponified and made in Italy by Barbieri Uniti
• ✓ 100 ml tub

What The Maker Publishes

Formula, ingredients and scent as published by Barbieri Uniti S.r.l., which produces The Goodfellas’ Smile.

Product Specifications

What This Soap Does

A shaving soap has one job: hold water in a lather stable enough that the razor glides instead of scraping. Everything else is how it gets there. The Goodfellas’ Smile builds its AJ-1 soaps on four pure oils rather than on cheap filler, and hot-saponifies them.

The maker leaves added glycerin out of the AJ-1 formula, which has a practical consequence at the sink: it wants more water than a standard soap before it opens up. The maker attributes hydration, protection, elasticity and smoothness to the oil content. That is the maker’s claim about its own formula rather than a promise from us.

Who This Is Best For

How To Lather It

Wet the brush and shake off the excess, then roll it over the surface of the soap for 25 to 30 seconds, pressing gently. Build the lather in a bowl or straight on the face with circular movements, adding water a little at a time as the soap asks for it.

The AJ-1 formula has no added glycerin and the maker notes it wants more water than standard. If the lather looks tight, add water rather than more soap.

Care and Storage

Let the surface dry before closing the tub, and keep it out of standing water. Kept dry, a tub of shaving soap lasts through a very large number of shaves.

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