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I will, thank you! When I use it I will post my thoughts for sure!
Nivea Sensitive Gel vs Any Soap
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Cella is a very good soap, so you should be able to get a slick and protective lather from it. Shave creams have more water in them than soaps do. Meaning you may need to add more water than you might think when making lather with a soap.
Don't whip up your lather like you are making egg whites. Air bubbles add volume but not slickness. Water adds slickness, up until the point the lather starts to break down. Try adding more water gradually, in stages, until your lather is almost runny. It will firm up slightly as you apply it to the skin. Just experiment with the amount of water and you should get better results after a few trials.
The PAA Cube is a good pre-shave product. Works well for preparing the whiskers, getting them softer and adding some slickness. But, you don't have to use a pre-shave product to get good lather with a soap. It is optional.
Don't whip up your lather like you are making egg whites. Air bubbles add volume but not slickness. Water adds slickness, up until the point the lather starts to break down. Try adding more water gradually, in stages, until your lather is almost runny. It will firm up slightly as you apply it to the skin. Just experiment with the amount of water and you should get better results after a few trials.
The PAA Cube is a good pre-shave product. Works well for preparing the whiskers, getting them softer and adding some slickness. But, you don't have to use a pre-shave product to get good lather with a soap. It is optional.
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I don't but I will keep that in mind!!
That's exactly what I am doind but I will do more tests!!
I think I could shave my face without preshave but not my head. I also wanna try the Stirling soap I ordered just to compare it with Haslinger.
Thank you very much for your time and your tips!!
I have this issue as well. I shave my whole head, plus my neck below and cheeks above the beard.
I live in dry Colorado where even a whole house humidifier can’t break 27%RH and shave before showering (so no humidity from that).
What I have been doing (aside from learning I can add a lot more water than I ever thought to my lather while I build it) is, after I shave the cheeks and front/back of the neck, dip the brush in water and rub it all over my head again to really wet it nicely. I also add lather frequently, wet brush again frequently and on occasion even re-apppy the pre-shave glycerin soap.
Even with all that, I am so slow when I use my (new to me) Shavette, that I am having difficulty with lubrication at the very end of the shave. A DE safety razor shave is a lot faster, so I don’t run into the issue much.
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Guys last night I tried Stirling Scots Pine Sheep, I changed nothing else but the soap, same blade, same preshave (proraso) just to see how the soap performs.
It was a huge step up compared to other soaps/gel I used, lathers great and easy, slickness was way higher, Haslinger has better post shave than Stirling in my opinion.
Saddly it gave me some light skin redness on spots it stayed for a while that I didn't shave like forehead and cheeks, now I think about selling it, too bad cause I really liked it.
Tomorrow I will try PAA Cube with my Haslinger, hope it will give me similar results to Stirling on slickness.
It was a huge step up compared to other soaps/gel I used, lathers great and easy, slickness was way higher, Haslinger has better post shave than Stirling in my opinion.
Saddly it gave me some light skin redness on spots it stayed for a while that I didn't shave like forehead and cheeks, now I think about selling it, too bad cause I really liked it.
Tomorrow I will try PAA Cube with my Haslinger, hope it will give me similar results to Stirling on slickness.
Glad to see you are making progress Minas.
I still think the Haslinger and Cella soap should work (barring any reactions to the scents). Maybe try some practice lathers with both of them to see if you can dial in the water to soap ratio. Add little water, then add a lot just to see where it is the slickest for you and when the lather breaks.
It's easier to dial in different soaps through test lathers as opposed to when it counts and you are running a blade across your face/head, lol.
I still think the Haslinger and Cella soap should work (barring any reactions to the scents). Maybe try some practice lathers with both of them to see if you can dial in the water to soap ratio. Add little water, then add a lot just to see where it is the slickest for you and when the lather breaks.
It's easier to dial in different soaps through test lathers as opposed to when it counts and you are running a blade across your face/head, lol.
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I don't have Cella anymore I gave it as a "gift" so I will continue testing with Haslinger and the PAA Cube now. I will for sure do what you suggest with the water to find the best slickness level and I will post the results
If I am not happy with Haslinger I think I will try SV Dolomiti next.
Thank you!
I've only got a much older formula of SV (Felce) and I find that Stirling, Cella AND Haslinger all provide easier lathering (if my memory serves), but again I've read nothing but great things about the new SV. That said for the price of it here in Canada I'd want to be very confident in my ability to lather just about anything before splashing out on SV. it's in the same price bracket as MdC which I know lathers well so SV is competing in a pretty tough place in an already busy market filled with soaps that do as they advertise.
Looking forward to hearing how your test lathers go with haslinger.
Looking forward to hearing how your test lathers go with haslinger.
I use Nivea Maximum Hydration Gel and it works great for me. I only use it occasionally since I prefer a nice soap puck or cream.
Some people are sensitive to lanolin. Stirling soaps generally do contain that ingredient. Haslinger Schafmilch also has lanolin in it, but it may have less than Stirling. There is a Haslinger Sensitive soap that does not contain any lanolin, colors or fragrance. This might be a good choice if you have skin sensitivities. The Haslinger Aloe Vera is also very mild.
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I read only good things too, also never found a post of skin irritation with SV 4.3 at the same time I found some posts from people with very senstitive skin who had problems even with unscented soaps and they were totaly fine with SV.
MdC 50g costs about 33€ (200g cost almost 60€) in Greece and SV 150g costs 33-39€.
I will post soon!!
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I've never heard of it, it's not available in Greece to test it.
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I was thinking about that, I have zero irritation with Haslinger so it's might be the percentage of lanonin or just an other ingredient of Stirling (some oil I guess, castor oil or almond oil).
I will buy more Haslingers soon! I wanna try Seaweed and Ringelblume but aloe vera too.
I used the Ringelblumen today, it's really good.
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As good as Schafmilch?
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Guys PAA Cube is a cheat! It works sooo good and adds so much slickness, much better than Proraso preshave! Thanks for suggesting!!
I prefer the Ringelblumen slightly. The Marigold scent is kind of a masculine floral with green plants mixed together. The scent doesn't linger. Post shave feel is good, just a clean feeling.
I never tried Nivea foams or gels but always meant to.
Any reason to choose one over the other?
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I'll try it for sure!
Have you ever used SV? I am thinking of buying Dolomiti. If so, you could tell if the difference from Haslinger is huge?
Both are great but I do prefer the gel over the foam.
