Old Spice Shaving Cream ? (2025)

Sunburyboy93 said:

The current modern stuff made in India, is it good stuff ? And is the scent like the original old spice ? as quite fancy an old spice scented shave

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It's not an perfect match but it's not bad and cheap enough to give it a go.
The Indian aftershave splash is also not quite the same but not bad none the less.
Stirling soap do a spice soap and splash that is reminiscent of Old Spice also. P.

Sunburyboy93 said:

The current modern stuff made in India, is it good stuff ? And is the scent like the original old spice ? as quite fancy an old spice scented shave

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I've got both and I can't compare them to the old UK made ones but I like them both.

The last bottle of OS AS I bought was made in India by Rubicon circa 2012 and it smelled exactly like vintage. However, there have been changes in India I read and I fear the formula has since been reformulated. I had a tube of their shave cream from then as well and it smelled/worked great. I don't like the current P&G OS AS as it has been reformulated and smells sweeter w/o the deep rich spiciness of the past.

For a shave soap that smells like the original go here:

Bogeyman said:

The last bottle of OS AS I bought was made in India by Rubicon circa 2012 and it smelled exactly like vintage. However, there have been changes in India I read and I fear the formula has since been reformulated. I had a tube of their shave cream from then as well and it smelled/worked great. I don't like the current P&G OS AS as it has been reformulated and smells sweeter w/o the deep rich spiciness of the past.

For a shave soap that smells like the original go here:

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It almost begs belief P&G haven't reformulated Old Spice to be like the original, well unless the new formulation is actually more popular than the original version.

I imagine if they did reformulate it to be like the old Shulton version then there'd be fewer seeking alternatives.

donnie_arko said:

It almost begs belief P&G haven't reformulated Old Spice to be like the original, well unless the new formulation is actually more popular than the original version. ..

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They are going to make it as cheap as they can, plus some of the original ingredients are now verboten for the Euroweenie laws I'd wager.

Sunburyboy93 said:

The current modern stuff made in India, is it good stuff ? And is the scent like the original old spice ? as quite fancy an old spice scented shave

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Not impressed with it, from a purchase a couple of years ago.
Lather no better or worse than Palmolive cream, but the smell was really unpleasant...seemed an off dairy product covered up with a synthetic sweetness. A bit like shaving with a kids yoghurt!
Not nice.

Sunburyboy93 said:

The current modern stuff made in India, is it good stuff ? And is the scent like the original old spice ? as quite fancy an old spice scented shave

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Sunburyboy93 said:

The current modern stuff made in India, is it good stuff ? And is the scent like the original old spice ? as quite fancy an old spice scented shave

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Sezer1974 said:

To be honest they are not very good, I have other Shaving creams from India and apart from Old Spice and Dettol I am happy with them. Old Spice creams are a bigger disappointment because as well as the performance is not good the scent is not like an Old Spice.

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Those were the 2 creams I bought in India! I used them again recently, and like yourself I wasn't very impressed with them.

What are the other Indian creams you have used and liked? I have a tube of Vicco, I used it once and I think I liked it, I should use it again. One of the few creams I can get on the high street where I live in SW17.

donnie_arko said:

Those were the 2 creams I bought in India! I used them again recently, and like yourself I wasn't very impressed with them.

What are the other Indian creams you have used and liked? I have a tube of Vicco, I used it once and I think I liked it, I should use it again. One of the few creams I can get on the high street where I live in SW17.

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SW17? I used to live in Valnay St between 2007 and 2008

Boycie83 said:

SW17? I used to live in Valnay St between 2007 and 2008

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I know that road, it's the one next to my favourite pub 'The Antelope'.

Small world!

donnie_arko said:

I know that road, it's the one next to my favourite pub 'The Antelope'.

Small world!

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I remember The Antelope. I enjoyed drinking in The Selkirk but it looks like that's turned in to a foody pub now (from internet photos).

Boycie83 said:

I remember The Antelope. I enjoyed drinking in The Selkirk but it looks like that's turned in to a foody pub now (from internet photos).

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I've not been in the Selkirk for a while now, but the last time I went I think it wasn't hugely different to before. Pubs have changed a huge amount in the area though with a few pubs seem to have £5 pints - the pitfalls of gentrification.

donnie_arko said:

Those were the 2 creams I bought in India! I used them again recently, and like yourself I wasn't very impressed with them.

What are the other Indian creams you have used and liked? I have a tube of Vicco, I used it once and I think I liked it, I should use it again. One of the few creams I can get on the high street where I live in SW17.

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Yardley Gold and Yardley Elegance and AXE Denim these are very good, the smell and performance are great and I can recommend them without a doubt. I haven't tried Vi-John and Park Avenue but remember reading that they are very good as well in this forum.

Sezer1974 said:

Yardley Gold and Yardley Elegance and AXE Denim these are very good, the smell and performance are great and I can recommend them without a doubt. I haven't tried Vi-John and Park Avenue but remember reading that they are very good as well in this forum.

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I was in India earlier this year and there was a supermarket with a few creams including the ones above. Instead of buying those I bought Old Spice & Dettol.

Sigh.

On the upside I also bought Artic Ice & Cool Wave Gillette splashes from the very same supermarket.