I use Proraso Pre-Shave Cream. I use the sensitive skin formula and I like a lot. I particularly like that it easily rinses off my hands with water so they are not so slippery during the shave.
Me too! Green pre shave for me. Very luxurious for sure. I also love that it rinses easily with water.Another vote for the Proraso pre-shave (in my case, just the regular Green). Works great, smells great, and indeed nice that it rinses off the hands easily (unlike some oils). A+
I combined several of those google DIY pre-shave oils recipes ... but for me, the oils available to me really clogged up my razor. The two pre-shaves I use have the same basic ingredients... but they do something to those oils to make them mix with the shaving lather somehow.I bought a bakers dozen of Dove Men +Care Pre-Shave a few years ago, right after they discontinued it. I rub it in prior to lathering my soap, giving it some time to soften the whiskers, as well as lubricate the face, and it does make for a very comfortable, and easier glide of the razor.
I use the Dove to treat myself, or on Mondays, after not shaving over the weekend, and it does make a difference with more aggressive razors.
I've also tried Proraso Pre/Post (Sandalwood), as well as Shave-Secret, which for me don't seem to work quite as well as the Dove. Be warned, the Shave-Secret is an acquired scent, with sort of an 'herb' like scent to my nose. There are also online recipes for homebrew pre-shave oils, most using grape seed oil, combined with others. (Haven't tried them, but have seen them from time to time, just google for it).