I have a sample pack of pre-shave from T&H that I got in the cream/AS sample pack. Maybe I will give it a try.
I have a sample pack of pre-shave from T&H that I got in the cream/AS sample pack. Maybe I will give it a try.
I only use the pre-shave oil after the full hydration of the whiskers and skin. What it seems to do at that point is really a skin prep, holding moisture into the top layers more effectively, keeping the skin supple, which makes it more resistant to nicks and cuts from the blade. I don't consider it a whisker prep at all.
Same goes for me... full hydrating prep and face wash... them i rub oil into my face for 30-40 seconds and let it sit on my face for 2-3 minutes while I prepare the razor and whip up a nice lather; i notice a big difference. For me, the key was letting it sit on the face for 2-3 minutes.
I was a religious pre-shave oil user then I found pure Glycerine, and have never used pre-shave oil again. I usually use soaps and creams that provide enough glide, but I sometime still add a few drops of glycerine to the brush before I start making the lather and, boy, what a difference it makes. Feather blades and a FaTip are no longer a problem after adding Glycerine! I use pure vegetable Glycerine that shows "Safe for consumption" on the bottle. I can't remember where I get mine, but I bought it on Amazon, so it shouldn't be too hard to find. I put it into a small brown bottle with an eye dropper in it, and usually 2 to 3 drops is all that's needed.
Found it:
http://www.amazon.com/Glycerin-Vege...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
Is the one I use...a quart for $14 delivered is an excellent deal for how much you get and how it takes to use up. I had a quart last about two years - Almost longer than the expiration.
I am an avid preshave oil user and here are MY five benefits to using them.
- Closer shaves
- No matter the razor, no matter the blade, my shaves take one pass less to complete
- Better post shave face feeling
- A more luxerious shave experience
- Absolutely nick free shaves
I feel like the oil may give me a bit of a buffer for blade buffing without irritation, which helped me get such a stellar shave.
I really have no use for pre shave products. Use water, water, water.I normally use this and it works great. However, I just didn't feel like having that oily residue on my hands (only thing I don't like about the stuff). Anyway, maybe it was in my mind but I really noticed a difference in not using the oil. I even got a few nicks on my neck. I don't know, maybe it wasn't the oil, just me. Any thoughts. Do most gentlemen on here use pre-shave oil to prep their shave?