Hi all.
Well, I tried it - shaving with lye soap that is. Let me explain.
My mother-n-law (who loves me as much as she does my wife ) found some woman in a Wal-Mart parking lot the other day that was selling bars of lye soap out of the back of her van. Naturally, she bought a few bars. Knowing me like she does, my in-law gave me a bar and said the woman selling the bars said the soap was good for shaving, too.
And of course, I had to try it. I shaved off a few pieces with a pocket knife and dropped them into my shave mug and worked up some lather.
Interested in how my shave was?
Anyone else have experience shaving with lye soap?
Well, I tried it - shaving with lye soap that is. Let me explain.
My mother-n-law (who loves me as much as she does my wife ) found some woman in a Wal-Mart parking lot the other day that was selling bars of lye soap out of the back of her van. Naturally, she bought a few bars. Knowing me like she does, my in-law gave me a bar and said the woman selling the bars said the soap was good for shaving, too.
And of course, I had to try it. I shaved off a few pieces with a pocket knife and dropped them into my shave mug and worked up some lather.
Interested in how my shave was?
Not very good. The lather was too thin so I nicked myself in several places about the neck, and the soap dried my face too much, forcing me to use three times as much aftershave balm as usual. This is NOT recommended unless you are desperate for shave soap.
Anyone else have experience shaving with lye soap?