Stop me if you've heard this one...
No seriously, I took my first lap with a soap and face lathering today with a bar that I picked up from the apothecary-type shop I get my witch hazel from. It's a glycerin based shave soap but beyond that I can't recall the ingredients (it does have a citrus smell to it)
I did the brush soak, wet the soap, loaded the bristles with soap and set to lathering. I dipped the brush into water a few times to wet up the lather and it seemed to work reasonably well. The coverage seemed good and the lather was neither too wet or too dry (ostensibly). The shave was smooth with no irritation... Until...
Hit the alum block after rinsing and Whoah Ouchy! That stung a little more than expected. I certainly didn't change my shave angle or pressure and the blade was fresh yesterday. Thinking I may have the lather askew.
I am reticent to post given that the soap is an unknown but am I missing something inmate mix?
Thoughts appreciated.
No seriously, I took my first lap with a soap and face lathering today with a bar that I picked up from the apothecary-type shop I get my witch hazel from. It's a glycerin based shave soap but beyond that I can't recall the ingredients (it does have a citrus smell to it)
I did the brush soak, wet the soap, loaded the bristles with soap and set to lathering. I dipped the brush into water a few times to wet up the lather and it seemed to work reasonably well. The coverage seemed good and the lather was neither too wet or too dry (ostensibly). The shave was smooth with no irritation... Until...
Hit the alum block after rinsing and Whoah Ouchy! That stung a little more than expected. I certainly didn't change my shave angle or pressure and the blade was fresh yesterday. Thinking I may have the lather askew.
I am reticent to post given that the soap is an unknown but am I missing something inmate mix?
Thoughts appreciated.
