MacDuff's Soap Company
MacDuff's Soap Company is a Canadian brand founded by Sean Armitage, focused on shave soaps and men's grooming products. Its range includes shaving soap and aftershave splash, offered in a medium range of scents across the Gourmand, Amber/Resinous, and Aromatic/Herbal families, with frequent notes of cedar, vanilla, patchouli, lemon, sandalwood, and musk. Notable base ingredients include tallow, goat milk, and yogurt. According to the company, its products are handmade in small batches, with formulas and scents developed in-house rather than outsourced.
Scent profile of MacDuff's Soap Company
Most common scent families
Counted across the 18 scents of MacDuff's Soap Company in ShaveIndex – each line leads to these scents.
Range
Shave care
Scents by MacDuff's Soap Company
18 scents| Scent | Family | Selected notes | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Parkland |  Unscented |
Not documented | 2 |
| Autumn Cabin |  Coniferous |
Cade · Cardamom · Cedar · Fenugreek | 2 |
| Backcountry Bourbon |  Amber / Resinous |
Cedar · Oak · Patchouli · Spices (unspecified) | 2 |
| Birch and Root |  Gourmand |
Cedar · Birch · Fir · Ginger | 2 |
| Candy Cane Lane | Amber / Resinous |
Eucalyptus · Peppermint · Benzoin · Cocoa | 1 |
| Country |  Woody |
Cardamom · Orange · Black Pepper · Black Tea | 2 |
| Crowsnest Pass |  Leather / Tobacco / Smoky |
Bay Laurel · Bergamot · Lemon · Leather | 2 |
| Gingerbread | Gourmand |
Ginger · Honey · Lemon · Orange | 1 |
| Hallowed Sky | Gourmand |
Blackcurrant · Cedar · Coconut · Patchouli | 2 |
| Icefields Parkway |  Aromatic / Herbal |
Cedar · Eucalyptus · Mint · Palo Santo | 2 |
| Kananaskis Explorer | Coniferous |
Fir · Juniper · Pine · Spruce | 2 |
| Old Strathcona | Aromatic / Herbal |
Basil · Bergamot · Lemon · Tarragon | 2 |
| Rutherford House |  Chypre / Mossy |
Musk · Bergamot · Black Tea · Cedar | 2 |
| Sapphire Bay |  Spicy |
Frankincense · Oakmoss · Sandalwood · Vetiver | 1 |
| Sea to Sky |  Citrus |
Bergamot · Chili · Grapefruit · Lemon | 2 |
| The Badlands | Citrus |
Grapefruit · Peach · Yuzu · Benzoin | 2 |
| Trail Tobacco | Gourmand |
Lemon · Cedar · Sandalwood · Vanilla | 2 |
| Wild Rose Country | Amber / Resinous |
Hay · Musk · Patchouli · Vetiver | 1 |
Fragrance notes describe scent impressions and are not an ingredient list. Missing information does not confirm that an ingredient is absent.
Bases
A base is the shared formula behind several products of a maker.
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Alcohol Aftershave Splash Aftershave splash 1 product
- Formula type
- Liquid
- Alcohol
- Alcohol listed
- Animal ingredients
- None listed
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Alcohol-Free Aftershave Splash Aftershave splash 16 products
- Formula type
- Liquid
- Fats & oils
- jojoba oil
- Alcohol
- No alcohol listed
- Animal ingredients
- Animal ingredient listed
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Tallow Hard Shaving Soap with Goat Milk Shaving soap 1 product
- Formula type
- Hard soap
- Fats & oils
- cocoa butter, jojoba oil, mango butter, oriza sativa bran oil, pumpkin seed oil, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified)
- Milk
- Goat milk
- Alcohol
- No alcohol listed
- Animal ingredients
- Animal ingredient listed
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V5 Shaving soap 13 products
- Fats & oils
- argan oil, camellia seed oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, jojoba oil, kokum butter, mango butter, pumpkin seed oil, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified)
- Milk
- Goat milk, Yogurt
- Alcohol
- No alcohol listed
- Animal ingredients
- Animal ingredient listed
Questions about MacDuff's Soap Company
- Which country is MacDuff's Soap Company from?
- MacDuff's Soap Company is a maker from Canada.
- How many scents by MacDuff's Soap Company does ShaveIndex list?
- ShaveIndex lists 18 scents by MacDuff's Soap Company.
- Which scent families are most common at MacDuff's Soap Company?
- In the ShaveIndex catalogue: Gourmand (4 scents), Amber / Resinous (3 scents), Aromatic / Herbal (2 scents) and Citrus (2 scents).
- Which notes does MacDuff's Soap Company use most often?
- In the ShaveIndex catalogue: Cedar (12 scents), Vanilla (9 scents), Patchouli (7 scents), Lemon (6 scents), Sandalwood (6 scents) and Musk (5 scents).
- Which shaving soap bases are documented for MacDuff's Soap Company in ShaveIndex?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Tallow Hard Shaving Soap with Goat Milk – Hard soap; cocoa butter, jojoba oil, mango butter, oriza sativa bran oil, pumpkin seed oil, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified); Milk: Goat milk
- V5 – argan oil, camellia seed oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, jojoba oil, kokum butter, mango butter, pumpkin seed oil, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified); Milk: Goat milk, Yogurt
- Which aftershave bases are documented for MacDuff's Soap Company in ShaveIndex?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Alcohol Aftershave Splash – Alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Alcohol-Free Aftershave Splash – jojoba oil; No alcohol listed; Animal ingredient listed
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