Battle Royal I: The Musk Challenge

Two artisans. Two musk creations. Two premium soap bases. One champion—and you decide the winner.

Welcome to Battle Royal I: The Musk Challenge, a head-to-head wet-shaving competition between Adopted Acres Soap Co. and The Cajun Blade.

In one corner stands Diverted Acres, presented in Adopted Acres’ EIEIO Base.

In the opposing corner stands APEX Musk, made in The Cajun Blade’s most advanced shaving-soap system yet—Brangus 3.0.

This is more than a collaboration release. It is a genuine competition. Every customer receives both complete soap-and-splash sets, puts each contender through the same test, and votes for the musk they believe deserves to be crowned champion.

Diverted Acres —EIEIO Base

Adopted Acres enters the arena with its feature-packed EIEIO Base, built around aloe vera juice, stearic acid, Wagyu tallow, duck fat and lard. Sodium PCA, glycerin, castor oil and a supporting blend of specialty ingredients complete an ambitious formula designed for a rich, high-performance shave.

EIEIO Base Ingredients: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Stearic Acid, Tallow (Wagyu), Duck Fat, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium PCA, Lard, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyquaternium-7, Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tallow (Wagyu) Unsaponifiables, Duck Fat Unsaponifiables, Sucrose, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Kaolin, Silk.

APEX Musk — Brangus 3.0

The Cajun Blade answers with Brangus 3.0, our most advanced shaving-soap system ever created. It begins with hand-processed Louisiana grass-fed beef tallow and American Wagyu suet tallow, then brings together duck fat, jojoba oil, lanolin, aloe vera, coconut milk, oat milk, vegetable glycerin, honey, rice protein and tussah silk.

At the heart of Brangus 3.0 is an exceptional six-butter system featuring cocoa, kokum, cupuaçu, illipe, shea and mango butters. This is a serious, ingredient-heavy artisan formula created to produce a dense, luxurious lather with outstanding cushion, glide and post-shave feel.

Brangus 3.0 Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef Tallow, Wagyu Suet Tallow, Stearic Acid, Aloe Vera Juice, Potassium Hydroxide, Vegetable Glycerin, Fragrance, Sodium Hydroxide, Jojoba Oil, Sodium Lactate, Coconut Milk, Oat Milk, Cocoa Butter, Kokum Butter, Cupuaçu Butter, Illipe Butter, Lanolin, Honey, Shea Butter, Rice Protein, Mango Butter, Duck Fat, Tussah Silk.

The Complete Battle Set

Each $50 Battle Royal set includes:

• One 2 oz Diverted Acres Shave Soap
• One 2 oz Diverted Acres Aftershave Splash
• One 2 oz APEX Musk Shave Soap
• One 2 oz APEX Musk After Sauce

Four products. Two complete shaving sets. Two elite soap bases. One vote.

There are no judges behind a curtain and no predetermined winner. Lather both soaps, finish with their matching splashes and decide which artisan created the superior musk.

Scan the voting QR code included with your set and cast your vote.

Choose your corner. Cast your vote. Crown the champion.

Battle Royal I: The Musk Challenge—let the best musk win.