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Timmermann Green Label 1869
Timmermann Green Label 1869 shaving soap on WhollyKaw's Siero base. Heritage Romanian — Green fragrance composition. Made in small batches in our New Jersey workshop.
Timmermann Green Label 1869 is a heritage romanian — green shaving soap on the Siero base, made in small batches in our New Jersey workshop.
Quick facts
| Detail | What it is |
|---|---|
| Scent family | Heritage Romanian — Green |
| 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. |
| Price | $29.99 per 4 oz / 114 g puck. |
What Timmermann Green Label 1869 smells like
Timmermann Green Label 1869 is the green-cap variant of the Timmermann heritage line — fresher and more aromatic than the Classic, the same Old World craftsman quality with a brighter top register. Pairs with Timmermann Classic 1869 and Timmermann Red Label 1869 in our Romanian-heritage cluster.
Pasteur’s one of the oldest brands in America acquired another well known brand Timmermann. Founded in 1869, Timmermann had a suite of old formulations in their archives. For over 100 years Timmermann served the discerning customers of New York City with quality products. The formulations were dormant in a forgotten, handwritten book deep in the repositories of Timmermann shops.
The fragrance is built on Tobacco, Oud, Vanilla, Amber, Basil, Geranium, Peach, Nutmeg, Jasmine, Rose, Patchouli and Musk Here is your chance to experience the formulation end product - shave soap in the Siero base and other post shave products. The opening is brightest, the heart settles in around the twenty-minute mark, and the dry-down lasts for hours after the rinse.
Who Timmermann Green Label 1869 is not for
Honest limitations:
- Fragrance-sensitive skin. Timmermann Green Label 1869 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. Timmermann Green Label 1869 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 Timmermann Green Label 1869 lasts most shavers ~5 months with daily shaves:
- Single build ($29.99 / ~150 shaves) ≈ $0.20 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, Fragrance, 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:
- King of Bourbon — shares the tobacco note
- Merchant of Tobacco — shares the tobacco note
- Pasha's Pride — shares the tobacco note
- DFS 2021 / Tobaccowala — shares the tobacco note
- King of Oud — shares the oud note
What customers say
★★★★★
TIMMERMANN GREEN SHAVE SOAP
Love the scent profile. In fact, I love the entire series... Red, Green, Black and Jr. As always, the WK Siero base is premium.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a puck of Timmermann Green Label 1869 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 Timmermann Green Label 1869 smell like?
See the scent walkthrough on the page above for the structured top/heart/base note breakdown. Timmermann Green Label 1869 is a heritage romanian — green composition that develops over a 3-4 hour wear time on skin.
Why is it called Timmermann Green Label 1869?
Timmermann Green Label 1869 is the green-cap variant of the Timmermann heritage line — fresher and more aromatic than the Classic, the same Old World craftsman quality with a brighter top register. Pairs with Timmermann Classic 1869 and Timmermann Red Label 1869 in our Romanian-heritage cluster.
Is Timmermann Green Label 1869 available in a Vegan build?
Currently Timmermann Green Label 1869 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?
Timmermann Green Label 1869 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 Timmermann Green Label 1869 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. Timmermann Green Label 1869 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 Timmermann Green Label 1869 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 Timmermann Green Label 1869 made?
In our New Jersey workshop. Saponification, scenting, pressing, and packaging all happen in house. The fragrance compound is mixed by an American perfumer.