The artisans we've collaborated with.
Small-batch makers, family-run soap labs, and independent razor smiths. Every Shave Dad release is a partnership.
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345 Soap Co
Family-run artisan soap maker in Northern Colorado, run by Jon and Annie Patton. Co-created Johnny-345 with Shave Dad and The Wet Shaving Store (2023).
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Adopted Acres Soap
Family-run artisan soap maker in Asheville, Ohio. Doug and Cara Layne use beef tallow from their 1,000-acre Angus cattle farm. Family First (2026) was the Shave Dad collab.
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Alpha Shaving Works
Steve Tenner's CNC-machined razor shop, best known for the Outlaw line. Built the Shave Dad × Alpha Shaving Works Aluminum Safety Razor — a 100-piece run in 6061 aluminum, sandblasted and anodised matte silver/green, with a laser-etched Shave Dad baseplate and a 0.70 mm blade gap.
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Azalea City Suds
Artisan soap maker in Mobile, Alabama (the namesake 'Azalea City'). Created SUITS with Shave Dad and The Wet Shaving Store (2024). Sells direct on Etsy.
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Denton Majik
One-man artisan shave-soap house. Made Dork — a 2023 Shave Dad release distributed by The Wet Shaving Store.
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Elysian Soap Shop
Pennsylvania artisan soap shop in Brodheadsville, PA. Uses fresh raw goat's milk and grass-fed beef tallow from local sources. Multiple Shave Dad collabs distributed by The Wet Shaving Store: Old Timer (2023), Tranquility Bay (2023), Our Thing / Cosa Nostra (2025), and Devil's Den (2025).
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Ginger's Garden
One-woman artisan soap business in Rancho Mirage, California. Made Royal Pine for Shave Dad in 2023 (via The Wet Shaving Store).
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Hendrix Classics & Co
Small-batch artisan soap house in Nashville, Tennessee, sourcing fragrance oils from Grasse, France. Multiple Shave Dad collabs through The Wet Shaving Store: Biumo Tattoo Club (2024), Yellow Submarine (2024), and Eastwood (2023). Pete Hendrix featured on The Retro Wet Shaving Podcast E60.
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Heritage Hill Shave Co
Tribute-soap specialists founded by John (former law enforcement) and Josh (history teacher), inspired by their college days at Mars Hill, North Carolina. Names every release after Revolutionary War icons; donates 5% of every sale to the Hidden Battles Foundation. Co-released Shields & Steel — a Law Enforcement Tribute — with Shave Dad in 2026.
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Master Soap Creations
Johannesburg, South Africa-based artisan specializing in soap and matching witch-hazel aftershaves. Long-time Shave Dad collaborator: Sportsman Series (2025), Louie (2023), and others through The Wet Shaving Store.
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Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements
Phoenix, Arizona-based artisan house founded in 2012 by Douglas Smythe (pseudonym for Eric Hodges) and Frances Towle. PAA's Shave Dad's Dad collab (2025) is an homage to Lectric Shave.
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Strike Gold Shave
Artisan soap house founded by Frank Misa, a retired police officer and firefighter. Multiple Shave Dad collabs through The Wet Shaving Store and partner-direct: Chick ± Magnet (2023), Spumoni (2023), Commando (2023), Pumping Iron (2024), 3 Ring Circus (2024), Knock Out (2024), Jelly Rings (2025), and the Built To Fight community fundraiser for Jerry (2026).
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The Wet Shaving Store
The Shave Dad Project's official outfitter (online since 2015). Distributes the majority of Shave Dad limited editions, plus its own in-house Sportsman Series, Our Thing, Devil's Den, and On the Naughty List releases.
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Van Yulay
Texas-based artisan known for nutrient-dense soap formulas (tallow, lanolin, babassu, manteca, argan, emu oils). Made Made Man (2023, via TWSS) and Jax (2025, partner-direct) for Shave Dad.
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Wholly Kaw
New Jersey-based artisan house in Princeton Junction, founded by Sri Ram. Started as a Reddit experiment in 2014; commercial sales launched October 2014. Premium small-batch soaps and aftershaves with sensitive-skin formulas. Made Florida Man for Shave Dad (2024, via TWSS).
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