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Tim Jr.
Tim Jr. shaving soap on WhollyKaw's Crème Fraîche base. Limited family edition fragrance composition. Made in small batches in our New Jersey workshop.
Tim Jr. is a limited family edition shaving soap on the Crème Fraîche base, made in small batches in our New Jersey workshop.
Quick facts
| Detail | What it is |
|---|---|
| Scent family | Limited family edition |
| Base | Crème Fraîche — tallow plus whole donkey milk |
| 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. |
| Price | $22.99 per 4 oz / 114 g puck. |
What Tim Jr. smells like
Tim Jr. is the limited family-edition soap — named for the founder's son, a tribute scent rather than a marketing pitch. Built on the Crème Fraîche base for the cultured-cream lather feel.
Experience the ultimate sensory delight with this exquisite scent that blends the notes of Geranium and Lavender with the comforting foundation of Oakmoss and Tonka Bean. This fragrance is enhanced with a deeply woody base from Oud, Sandalwood, Rum, Vanilla, Tobacco, Cinnamon, woody and some powdery notes. The subtle hints of Rum and Vanilla add depth and richness to the scent, while the Tobacco and Cinnamon provide a spicy and exotic twist.
The fragrance is built on Geranium and Lavender with the comforting foundation of Oakmoss and Tonka Bean. The opening is brightest, the heart settles in around the twenty-minute mark, and the dry-down lasts for hours after the rinse.
Who Tim Jr. is not for
Honest limitations:
- Fragrance-sensitive skin. Tim Jr. 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. Tim Jr. 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 Tim Jr. lasts most shavers ~5 months with daily shaves:
- Single build ($22.99 / ~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:
Aqua (Water), Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, Potassium Tallowate, Sodium Tallowate, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, (Vegetable) Glycerin, Lac Asinae (Donkey Milk), Potassium Shea Butterate, Sodium Shea Butterate, Garcinia Indica Seed (Kokum) Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed (Cocoa) Butter, Crème Fraîche, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Parfum (Fragrance), Lanolin, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid.
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:
- Eroe — shares the lavender note
- Man from Mayfair — shares the lavender note
- Fougère Bouquet — shares the lavender note
- 1776 — shares the tonka bean note
- Belgravia — shares the oakmoss note
What customers say
★★★★★
Great Scent.
The Scent is exceptional, the post shave is a great feeling both the skin soothing and the scent duration. Scent duration is a couple of hours. Excellent product.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a puck of Tim Jr. last?
Most shavers get 5 to 6 months out of a 4-ounce puck with daily shaving. The Crème Fraîche base lathers efficiently — you don't need to load heavily — so a puck stretches further than a typical mass-market soap.
What does Tim Jr. smell like?
See the scent walkthrough on the page above for the structured top/heart/base note breakdown. Tim Jr. is a limited family edition composition that develops over a 3-4 hour wear time on skin.
Why is it called Tim Jr.?
Tim Jr. is the limited family-edition soap — named for the founder's son, a tribute scent rather than a marketing pitch. Built on the Crème Fraîche base for the cultured-cream lather feel.
Is Tim Jr. available in a Vegan build?
Currently Tim Jr. is offered in a single Tallow build only. For an unscented vegan shaving soap, see Sans Parfum Vegan Shaving Soap; for vegan-build versions of other scents, see our Wave 02 and Wave 03 cohort pages.
Do I need a brush, or can I lather with my hands?
Tim Jr. 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 Tim Jr. 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. Tim Jr. on our Crème Fraîche 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 Tim Jr. in cold water?
Yes — Crème Fraîche 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 Tim Jr. made?
In our New Jersey workshop. Saponification, scenting, pressing, and packaging all happen in house. The fragrance compound is mixed by an American perfumer.