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New to shave creams

first off hello all. I've been a member on here around a month but have been DE wet shaving for off and on for 10 years. i've always used shave soap, never used a cream.

I got a tube of Cremo shave cream for Christmas and at first thought it was a pre-shave (looked like my Neutrogena shave defense stuff she also picked me up.

I usually use a shave mug/bowl how would I go about using this? does it need water, better shave than soap or just different?
more convenient for traveling etc?

any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
I have a tube of Proraso that gets quite thirsty. Not familiar with Cremo but, I guess that it needs some water to create a nice lather. Try just a little bit of water at a time to determine how much it needs to create a lather.
 
When I first started DE shaving, I used the creams. I only got a few shaves in, then got a soap, and haven't looked back. The tubes (cream) are still collecting dust but once in a long while, I'll mix a dab in with the soap to make a super lather.

I usually use a shave mug/bowl how would I go about using this? does it need water, better shave than soap or just different?

You do the usual with the brush (soak in hot water, shake out excess water, etc), and add about an almond size of the cream in bowl, and start whipping away. It's just like the soap, and add a bit of water when needed. Looking over my shaving diary, back in October I used Suavecito's X Fast & Furious shave cream on its own, and got a nice shave out of it. I think the consistency felt or maybe looked a little thicker (I didn't note those details), but in the end, I'm still soap > cream.

I think sometime this year, I'll get the creams out and give them another go on their own. I'm using (mostly) open combs now (only used safety bars on creams), so maybe just maybe different outcomes. I hope my babbling helped. 😁
 
Both creams and soaps do the same thing. The difference, in my opinion, is how much more water you need to add to soaps than creams. I use very little water in a cream, just a bit more in a croap, and depending on the soap, a lot more in a soap, especially a triple milled soap. Again, just my opinions so please take it with a grain of salt. Regardless, you seem to be enjoying exploring the world of shaving.
 
Most creams are just watered down soaps, essentially, but that is not the case for your Cremo. Cremo is not designed to lather and shouldn't be used with a brush.

It works well with lots of water and not much cream. For each pass, I splash my face, rub in a tiny bit of Cremo, and then shave as normal.

You may adapt your technique to more deliberate zones because it is hard to see where you have already shaved off the cream, and you will need to remember. Easier to remember if you do one section at a time.

It should be very slick. It also works great as a pre cream, and it can be added to other soaps and creams to make them slicker.
 
Cremo is pretty simple to use. You can use a brush or use it brushless. You will get slicker results with a brush. Soak your brush for a few minutes, drain excess water, then insert roughly an almond sized blob of the Cremo into the center of your brush, build lather in a mug/bowl or directly on the face. You will probably need to add a small amount of water two or three times. Make sure you use enough water because the lather will be slicker. Your brush will hold enough lather for several passes.

It may take a couple of times to get the hang of using it.
 
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