Same here. Cremo is great for travel or when you're in a hurry.
CREMO SHAVING CREAM
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One thing I have found with Cremo, it really likes hot water.
I tried cold water shaving with it for a week, and cold water just does not melt it. It stays on your blade and clogs up your razor. With warm or hot water, this was no issue.
I also had an acne outbreak that week too. No doubt the Cremo wasn't melting and was clogging my pores too.
Not fun! Just thought I would pass that along.
I tried cold water shaving with it for a week, and cold water just does not melt it. It stays on your blade and clogs up your razor. With warm or hot water, this was no issue.
I also had an acne outbreak that week too. No doubt the Cremo wasn't melting and was clogging my pores too.
Not fun! Just thought I would pass that along.
Using it for camping I can relate to that cold water clogging !
Going to start using something else for camping like the Captains Choice cream
Try bar soap for your lather. Shaving with cold water will be a little better. New blade, you will be ready to go...
Thats a no go for me sadly
but thanks for the thought tip its more a camping thing anyway so not a huge deal if I skip the shaves anyway
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I had the same problem with Cremo, and stopped using it. There are so many better options available, at least for me.
Another cream I didn't mind that is easy to finger lather is EOS. I found it recently at Walmart. It's not as slick but wasn't a bad shave at all. Definitely worth a try if you don't like how thick or slick sticky cremo is.
I’ve used Cremo a few times in their various scents, and I have found it to be too sticky/tacky/gluey. I have a hard time getting smooth coverage. This thread is making me think I need to give it another chance. How are you all applying it? I was just squirting some in my palm, trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to combine it with some hot water, and applying to my face with my fingers. Are you using a brush? Doing anything else?
Since DE I rarely use it but when I do with a brush and water
before DE I did use it with a cart razor and only in the shower with super wet face and some extra water on top with hands
agree its very tenacious stuff
before DE I did use it with a cart razor and only in the shower with super wet face and some extra water on top with hands
agree its very tenacious stuff
I put a dab on a wet brush then face lather. Ymmv
I picked up the Fresh Woods scent out of curiosity and tried it this morning. It has the consistency of a lotion. It wasn't as slick as Cremo but it wasn't bad at all. Good for travel or if I want a quick shave.
Like some others here I use it as a pre shave.
Anyone else found that Cremo gums up your sink compared to regular shaving soaps?
Besides it setting my face on fire I remember it put a bad soap scum film on my sink and it clogged my razor and I had a hard time rinsing out of the razor.
I think I replied in another thread but cremo is a slimy like slick. I love it myself. Works great for shower shaving as it sticks to the face and doesn't get runny.
I believe I suggested maybe trying Lucky Tiger liquid cream shave. It's more of a soapy like slickness. It also lathers up a bit. In the shower it starts getting a bit runny so maybe what you're looking for.
Cremo is a great cream to use in its own right! They have some nice scents out now too!
Finished up my Cremo tube this week. Won't be buying another. It is the slickest thing ever, but causes way too much drama for a F'ing tube of shaving cream.
I had to remember to re-wet it to not nick myself, had to make sure to use the hottest tap water, had to rinse the blade off every 2 or 3 shaves to remove Cremo buildup, had to rinse MY face with hot water to avoid Cremo buildup...
About the only positive I could say is that one Cremo tube really is a 90 day supply. Or easily more. I got 3 months worth of near daily shaves, and I wasn't being stingy with it at all.
But if you want a canned lather? Barbasol foam smokes it IMO.
I had to remember to re-wet it to not nick myself, had to make sure to use the hottest tap water, had to rinse the blade off every 2 or 3 shaves to remove Cremo buildup, had to rinse MY face with hot water to avoid Cremo buildup...
About the only positive I could say is that one Cremo tube really is a 90 day supply. Or easily more. I got 3 months worth of near daily shaves, and I wasn't being stingy with it at all.
But if you want a canned lather? Barbasol foam smokes it IMO.
When I first started shaving with a DE razor I used Cremo daily. Once I started using a brush and tradition shave soaps/creams I only use the Cremo occasionally. But I agree, it provides a great efficient, quick shave: Just not as much fun because you don't get to play with the brush and lather.
Have you tried Jack Black Beard Lube?
Nope, I haven't. And for $18 a bottle, I won't be!
