Thanks to @Chan Eil Whiskers, I've been using hyaluronic acid as a post-shave with great results. My skin gets irritated by pretty much all lotions/creams, but hyaluronic acid works a treat in this dry, cold NY weather. When I was using it yesterday, I noted how slick it was. I said to myself, "hmmm, I wonder what if you could shave with this stuff like Cremo Creme". I dismissed the idea pretty quickly of course, since it's not in any way intended for this purpose. This morning I tried it.
I've got to say that it worked remarkably well. I simply wet my face, rubbed some hyaluronic acid all over my beard area, and set off to shaving. My razor was a Gamechanger .68, loaded with a Perma Sharp Super on it's 13th shave. Interestingly, it seemed to give less auditory feedback than I'm used to, but it could have been my imagination. The key seemed to be keep the face wet by adding water with my left hand during the shave. I added another dab of HA for the third pass just for good measure. It was a terrific shave; arguably the best shave I've managed this week. No nicks or cuts, and my skin was left feeling smooth and moisturized as the proverbial baby's bottom. I almost rinsed like I ordinarily do when using soap, but then I remembered that this would defeat the whole point of HA. I rinsed my razor, and set off on my day with my skin feeling terrific. My theory is that soap dries out my skin, and HA brings me back to neutral. Without soap in the mix, I went from neutral to great.
I'm not recommending it for anybody else naturally, but it was a really fun shave. I'm going to try it again tomorrow to see if my miles vary. If you're a bit crazy like me, and you've got some that you're using anyway, give it a go and let me know what you think.
It makes me curious what other weird stuff people shave with, and have gotten good results from.
I've got to say that it worked remarkably well. I simply wet my face, rubbed some hyaluronic acid all over my beard area, and set off to shaving. My razor was a Gamechanger .68, loaded with a Perma Sharp Super on it's 13th shave. Interestingly, it seemed to give less auditory feedback than I'm used to, but it could have been my imagination. The key seemed to be keep the face wet by adding water with my left hand during the shave. I added another dab of HA for the third pass just for good measure. It was a terrific shave; arguably the best shave I've managed this week. No nicks or cuts, and my skin was left feeling smooth and moisturized as the proverbial baby's bottom. I almost rinsed like I ordinarily do when using soap, but then I remembered that this would defeat the whole point of HA. I rinsed my razor, and set off on my day with my skin feeling terrific. My theory is that soap dries out my skin, and HA brings me back to neutral. Without soap in the mix, I went from neutral to great.
I'm not recommending it for anybody else naturally, but it was a really fun shave. I'm going to try it again tomorrow to see if my miles vary. If you're a bit crazy like me, and you've got some that you're using anyway, give it a go and let me know what you think.
It makes me curious what other weird stuff people shave with, and have gotten good results from.
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