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[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yes, in both Ishtar and Marduk - and that's why they changed most of their soaps to hard soap, with the rest going into glass containers (which are outrageously priced)

#sadindeed

[โ€“] djundjila 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh damn, you weren't kidding about outrageous prices!

RIP AYLM Thrill

[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

RIP AYLM Thrill

To be fair, they increased also the tub size (from 150 to 200ml) - but they matched the 33% increase in size with a 50% increase in price.

As much as I want to like their Babylonian gate themed soaps (they released a new one, Urash, recently), between issues of evaporated scent, latherability and โ‚ฌโ‚ฌโ‚ฌ, it's become hard to be a AYLM fanboy

[โ€“] djundjila 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, they increased also the tub size (from 150 to 200ml) - but they matched the 33% increase in size with a 50% increase in price.

Isn't it more like a 100% increase? I have some memory of passing less than โ‚ฌ30 for a tin a year or so so.

it's become hard to be a AYLM fanboy

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[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it more like a 100% increase? I have some memory of passing less than โ‚ฌ30 for a tin a year or so so.

That depends on the soap - Marduk & Ishtar were always more expensive, but not on that level (I believe I paid 35 for Ishtar and 38 for Marduk in the glorious days before inflation)

[โ€“] djundjila 1 points 11 months ago
[โ€“] djundjila 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, I had no idea and this is good to know. I'm lucky then that my Don Josรจ is still fine. Maybe I should play it safe and switch to bowl lathering it to avoid feeding the reaction with moisture.

The hard soap is actually quite nice, I enjoy the Verbena Toscana one a lot.

[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I only bowl lathered, and still got the reaction (I thought it was stronger with Marduk, but maybe only because it is white, and it is more visible.

[โ€“] djundjila 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's probably the clay reacting with the aluminium. The older soaps don't have clay iirc, so they wouldn't have that issue.

[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For Ishtar,. maybe, but there doesn't seem to be clay in Marduk. And if it was an issue with clay, O don't know why they would have changed most of their soaps to a hard soap recipe.

[โ€“] djundjila 1 points 11 months ago

there doesn't seem to be clay in Marduk.

Oh, you're right, my bad.

why they would have changed most of their soaps to a hard soap recipe.

I'm out of the loop and missed this info.