need when using a good straight razor, so even a bar of some normal non bleached soap will do. i personally use badger balm and have since i was a boy, it is a little expensive but if you use the bar properly you will not need to use much soap for each shave, meaning the bar can last you a couple months even for a heavy shaver. the key to shaving soap though, no matter the brand or how it is presented is to lather, lather and lather.
if you are rushing out the door in order to make it into work on time for the first day this week, 