“Poseidon”
Poseidon is an oceanic fragrance with a golden heart and a storm-dark soul.
It opens with a radiant bloom of ylang-ylang — creamy, slightly exotic, and sunlit — like warm light glinting off the surface of restless water. But the sweetness is quickly carried away by a surge of sea water, crisp and bracing, with that unmistakable clean-salt sharpness of waves breaking against stone.
At its core, deep sea notes pull the fragrance downward into something cooler and more mysterious. There’s a mineral depth here — airy yet shadowed — evoking the vastness beneath the surface, where light fades and the ocean turns inky and powerful. As it settles, cedar driftwood rises through the salt and mist. Weathered and smooth it grounds the composition in something tactile and enduring — like sun-bleached wood left behind after a storm.
This Shaving soap also contains a trident made of soap!
Through the eyes of Soap contest winner: Mike Stolz!
Scent Notes
Top Notes: Ylang-Ylang
Heart Notes: Ocean scents such as sea water, sea weed
Base Notes: Cedar
Van Yulay’s makes a croap shaving soap. It is not a cream nor a hard puck. It is in between soft & hard.
Van Yulay whips up into a yogurt like cream lather in just a few minutes. Enjoy a rich and creamy protective lather with skin protective loaded with enriched vitamins and amino acids. We make each soap with your skin in mind. Ph balanced to have a smooth and irritation free shave. Each soap is piped in beautifully in an 8 oz. container.
How to use:
Soak your shave brush with hot water for a few minutes before your shave. Apply a warm, damp towel to your face (or splash face with warm water) for prep and apply another hot towel to your face for a few seconds. After the brush has soaked, gently squeeze out excess water. Apply the soap to the brush in fast, circular motions to coat the bristles well. Shave and rinse face thoroughly with cool water.
For an optimal experience, finish with Van Yulay’s After Shave Splash followed by an After-Shave Balm by Van Yulay.
Shaving Soap Contents:
- Tallow – has been used as an effective skincare ingredient for centuries! As your skin need all vitamins to replenish the daily lives, tallow has Vitamin A, D, E and K, as well as Omega – fatty acids.
- Emu Oil – contains high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids, therefore it is able to easily penetrate the skin’s barriers for deep moisturization. When compared to other types of oil, emu oil had 2-4 times greater penetration of the skin. These effects show that emu oil is able to moisturize and rejuvenate the skin extremely effectively.
- Silk Amino Acids – This silk forms a natural layer over the skin, keeping moisture locked in and harsh conditions out, leaving skin protected and well-nourished.
- Babassu Oil is an antioxidant and will help destroy the free radicals that cause premature aging and cancer. The oil is naturally anti-inflammatory and is often used to treat skin conditions such as eczema.
- Coconut Fatty Acid – excellent lathering and conditioning when used in shave soap.
- Bentonite Clay – Gives an extra creaminess and silkiness to the shave soap. Generally, white clay’s natural absorbing, detoxifying and exfoliating properties makes it an indispensable ingredient in shaving products.
Shaving Soap Ingredients:
Made with Stearic Acid, Sea Water, Coconut Fatty Acid, Palm Kernel, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Castor-Emu-Prilla-Babassu-Meadow Foam-Sea Buckthorn-Argan-Borage Oils, Kokum & Shea Butter, Calendula, Extracts, Poly Quats, Sea Salt, Allantoin, Silica, Sea Clay, Sea Kelp, Mica, and Fragrance.







Dean Markwalter –
This stuff is absolutely amazing, the performance on the soap is second to none. And the scent of this soap is AWESOME, I need tons of the soap bars in this scent now. Part of my regular shave routine…
debasser51 –
Poseidon is a great oceanic scent that is very authentic! Salt, mist, waves, wind, and all. This one took me by surprise at first and I love it more and more every shave. It has a sharp scent of sea water off the top of the puck that blends really well into the lather to smooth out.
Paul –
I really like this soap. If this is what ylang-ylang smells like, I’m for it! It lathers easily and provides plenty of glide for my razor. My face is left feeling comfortably soft and smooth.
Chuck Gummerson –