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Iced Tea
Iced Tea shaving soap on WhollyKaw's Siero base. Gourmand cool tea fragrance composition. Made in small batches in our New Jersey workshop.
Iced Tea is a gourmand cool tea shaving soap on the Siero base, made in small batches in our New Jersey workshop. Available in Tallow and Vegan builds.
Quick facts
| Detail | What it is |
|---|---|
| Scent family | Gourmand cool tea |
| Base | Siero — tallow plus whole donkey milk + whole water buffalo milk + water buffalo milk whey |
| Weight | 4 oz / 114 g per puck |
| Lather | Dense, slick, builds in 30–45 seconds with a wet brush in cool water. |
| Where it’s made | Our New Jersey workshop. Small batches, single-vessel saponification. |
| Builds | Tallow ($29.99) / Vegan ($21.99) — same fragrance compound, different fat structures. |
What Iced Tea smells like
Iced Tea is the gourmand outlier — the smell of black tea with lemon over ice, slightly sweet, slightly tannic. A WhollyKaw original built for shavers who want something playful and unexpected in their morning routine. Pairs with Cola Bliss in our gourmand category.
Scent containing notes of Yuzu, Lemon, Black Tea, Cucumber, Basil and Peppermint. Synthetic menthol is added for the cooling effect without the scent of menthol.
The fragrance is built on Yuzu, Lemon, Black Tea, Cucumber, Basil and Peppermint. The opening is brightest, the heart settles in around the twenty-minute mark, and the dry-down lasts for hours after the rinse.
Tallow or Vegan — which to pick
Iced Tea is offered in two builds. They share the same fragrance compound (so the scent journey is identical) but the fat structure underneath is different.
Tallow ($29.99) is the original Siero formulation. The conditioning is denser; the lather has more body. If you’ve shaved with WhollyKaw Siero soaps before, this is the same direction.
Vegan ($21.99) swaps tallow for plant-derived fats (kokum, shea, cocoa, mango). Same fragrance compound, lighter lather body, brighter and cleaner under the razor.
Who Iced Tea is not for
Honest limitations:
- Fragrance-sensitive skin. Iced Tea has a real fragrance load. If our unscented Bare Naked Shaving Soap (Tallow build) or Sans Parfum Vegan Shaving Soap (Vegan build) is what your skin tolerates, this isn’t the soap to switch to.
- Strict dairy allergies. Tallow builds contain saponified dairy proteins. Most contact-dermatitis reactions to dairy are with raw milk, not saponified milk soap, but if you have severe sensitivities, test a sample before committing to a puck.
- Looking for a designer-fragrance clone. Iced Tea is its own composition, not an interpretation of a popular fragrance.
- Pucks-as-decor shavers. The puck is meant to be used. The fragrance is most expressive in the lather; sniffing the puck doesn’t do it justice.
Cost per shave
A 4 oz / 114 g puck of Iced Tea lasts most shavers ~5 months with daily shaves:
- Tallow ($29.99 / ~150 shaves) ≈ $0.20 per shave
- Vegan ($21.99 / ~150 shaves) ≈ $0.15 per shave
For comparison, a single-use disposable cartridge plus a foam can typically runs $0.40–$0.60 per shave with worse skin feel.
What's in the soap
Tallow build:
Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, Aqua, Donkey Milk, Water Buffalo Milk, Water Buffalo Milk Whey, Glycerin, Potassium Tallowate, Sodium Tallowate, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Potassium Shea Butterate, Sodium Shea Butterate, Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Butter, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter, Hydrolyzed Linseed, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Lanolin, Menthyl Lactate, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid.
Vegan build:
Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, Aqua, Glycerin, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Potassium Mango Stearate, Sodium Mango Stearate, Potassium Shea Butterate, Sodium Shea Butterate, Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Butter, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyquaternium-10, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Soybean Glycerides, Shea Butter Unsaponifiables, Menthyl Lactate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance.
Contains no parabens, no chemical sulfates, and no synthetic dyes. Fragrance is a custom compound mixed by an American perfumer to our spec.
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Cross-references from our shaving-soap catalog by shared notes:
- Aranceto — shares the lemon note
- King of Oud — shares the lemon note
- Cedrati — shares the lemon note
- Pompelmo — shares the lemon note
- Man from Mayfair — shares the basil note
What customers say
★★★★★
Amazing products
This scent is amazing and so are many other of their scents. Soap itself gives you a fantastic shave. The owner is beyond helpful as well. He really hits that niche of a small business owner and communicates great advice to his customers. I couldn’t be happier all around as I am just getting into the artisan shaving.
★★★★★
Great scent, best shave soap!
This was close up there with my favorite scents. Nothing compares to the WhollyKaw tallow siero base. I've tried numerous other shave soaps and nothing comes close.
★★★★★
I love this scent! It's an herbaceous tea scent and the cooling effects are perfect for the hot summer days ahead!
Frequently asked questions
How long does a puck of Iced Tea last?
Most shavers get 5 to 6 months out of a 4-ounce puck with daily shaving. The Siero base lathers efficiently — you don't need to load heavily — so a puck stretches further than a typical mass-market soap.
What does Iced Tea smell like?
See the scent walkthrough on the page above for the structured top/heart/base note breakdown. Iced Tea is a gourmand cool tea composition that develops over a 3-4 hour wear time on skin.
Why is it called Iced Tea?
Iced Tea is the gourmand outlier — the smell of black tea with lemon over ice, slightly sweet, slightly tannic. A WhollyKaw original built for shavers who want something playful and unexpected in their morning routine. Pairs with Cola Bliss in our gourmand category.
Tallow or Vegan — which build to pick?
Tallow build is the original — beef tallow plus whole donkey milk on the Siero base, denser conditioning lather. Vegan build swaps tallow for plant-derived fats (kokum, shea, cocoa, mango), lighter lather body, same fragrance compound. Pick on dietary preference; both share the scent journey.
Do I need a brush, or can I lather with my hands?
Iced Tea is a hard puck designed for brush use. A synthetic or boar brush builds the best lather. Hand-lathering works in a pinch but won't get the dense, conditioning lather the soap is designed for.
Is Iced Tea a moisturizing shaving soap?
In the way most shavers use the word — yes. People search for "moisturizing shaving soap" looking for a soap that leaves skin feeling conditioned, hydrated, and protected. The technical term we use is "conditioning" because the soap is rinsed off, but the experience matches what people mean. Iced Tea on our Siero base delivers exactly that conditioned skin feel. For an actual leave-on moisturizer, pair with our grass-fed tallow zinc oxide cream.
Can I use Iced Tea in cold water?
Yes — Siero soaps lather well in cool water with a 30-45 second build. Hot water gives a slightly faster build but isn't necessary.
Where is Iced Tea made?
In our New Jersey workshop. Saponification, scenting, pressing, and packaging all happen in house. The fragrance compound is mixed by an American perfumer.