Contraband Bay Rum A Bay Rum shave soap inspired by Jean Lafitte and the Barataria pirates operating out of the bayous south of New Orleans.

The scent is built around the traditional spices associated with classic bay rum, without modern smoothing or reinterpretation. The shave soap is made in our F1 Braford Tallow Base, a dense, tallow-forward formula designed for cushion, slickness, and a traditional, heavy lather. The scent opens with bay leaf, black peppercorn, and star anise. The heart centers on clove and allspice, supported by cypress wood resin. The base settles into white rum, oud, earth, amber, and aged woods. Contraband Bay Rum is a traditional bay rum, spice-forward, woody and intentionally old-school. It is not a modern barbershop scent and not softened for mass appeal.

Scent Notes:

Top Notes • Bay Leaf, Black Pepper Corn, Star Anise

Heart Notes • Clove, Allspice, Cypress Wood Resin, Frankincense & Myrrh

Base Notes • White Rum, Oud, Earth, Amber, Aged Sea-Drenched Wood

Braford 2.0 Ingredients: Beef Tallow, Stearic Acid, Aloe Vera Juice, Potassium Hydroxide, Coconut Milk, Sodium Hydroxide, Mango Butter, Shea Butter, Castor Oil, Lanolin, Dudu Osun (African Black Soap), Fragrance Oil (Parfum), Essential Oils, Honey, Sodium Lactate, Jojoba Oil, Tussah Silk