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I've never been displeased with the shaves I've gotten from my Fusion razor. It's never given me any discomfort and always left me with a smooth face. I've been using shaving soap and a brush for a couple of months now. After reading this tutorial I realized I was not creating a proper lather for shaving, but even with that, my shaves with the fusion were still very good.
I didn't need to switch razors for any reason other than I wanted to shave with a cool DE razor. So, I've used my new DE razor twice now and it's left my neck very sore. I've always had to reapply my lather several times throughout a shave because it seems to dissappear in 30 or 40 seconds, and after reapplying it, it seems to be a dryer shave for the remainder of the shave. With the fusion this wasn't a big deal, but with the DE it IS a big deal. If I can't get a good lather, then I won't use the DE anymore.
Sorry for the long post but here's my question(s). I have Ogallala soap, and a boar brush that I was told was badger, (I now know that it is not), and I try to make lather in a bowl. I get what I think is a good lather but like I said, it vanishes rather quickly. Since I'm having such a hard time creating a good lather with soap, would I be better off using a container of the cream instead of the soap? Or should I be using glycerin? Or is the cheap boar brush a possible cause? Or have some of you found that Ogallala soap is difficult to create lather with?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris
I've never been displeased with the shaves I've gotten from my Fusion razor. It's never given me any discomfort and always left me with a smooth face. I've been using shaving soap and a brush for a couple of months now. After reading this tutorial I realized I was not creating a proper lather for shaving, but even with that, my shaves with the fusion were still very good.
I didn't need to switch razors for any reason other than I wanted to shave with a cool DE razor. So, I've used my new DE razor twice now and it's left my neck very sore. I've always had to reapply my lather several times throughout a shave because it seems to dissappear in 30 or 40 seconds, and after reapplying it, it seems to be a dryer shave for the remainder of the shave. With the fusion this wasn't a big deal, but with the DE it IS a big deal. If I can't get a good lather, then I won't use the DE anymore.
Sorry for the long post but here's my question(s). I have Ogallala soap, and a boar brush that I was told was badger, (I now know that it is not), and I try to make lather in a bowl. I get what I think is a good lather but like I said, it vanishes rather quickly. Since I'm having such a hard time creating a good lather with soap, would I be better off using a container of the cream instead of the soap? Or should I be using glycerin? Or is the cheap boar brush a possible cause? Or have some of you found that Ogallala soap is difficult to create lather with?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris