shaving soap

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of shaving soap

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Stick to a cream that squeezes out of a tube, shaving soap bars or shaving oils.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

Beards had been banned in the British army until this time, but the freezing temperatures of Crimean winters, and the impossibility of getting shaving soap, led to a necessary change.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2014

Microfilm gets sewn into the lining of Christine's gloves or embedded in blocks of shaving soap.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2012

For four periods Princeton fought itself into a lather on a field as wet as a shampoo, with a ball as slippery as shaving soap, against Colgate.

From Time Magazine Archive

I love the way that shaving soap smells.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis