The principal disadvantages of shaving soap is lack of convenience and space. Until the early 20th century, bars or sticks of hard shaving soap were used. Although shaving soap was their first product, they also made ink and shoe blacking. They included shaving soap, toiletry items, cuff links, and gambling chips. A hard shaving soap is used with a shaving brush to create lather for shaving. The men's products included shaving soap and aftershave lotion, marketed with a nautical theme. Shaving soap is more rarely sold as rectangular bars (as is common with body soap).