shaving soap

noun

1. a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaving soap¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Use only a regular recognized standard make of shaving soap, not, under any circumstances, a toilet soap.

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The shaving cup should be of earthen ware or china, and large enough to accommodate the ordinary round cake of shaving soap.

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Shaving soap should be made at home, it seems, and the mystery of its manufacture is here disclosed.

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It has a beautiful pearly appearance, and has met with extensive demand as a shaving soap.

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Yet she would not despise me or regard it as my fault if some one took my shaving soap and washed a kitchen maid's face with it.

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