Based on all the chatter i bought a jar of the white proraso pre post cream. Tried it this morning with cella and did feel the extra glide just after the neck crease where im most apt to get burned. Great stuff!
Proraso pre post.i believe!
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+1. I do not use the Proraso Pre everyday, but I always have it on hand. I tend to use it more during the winter months than the summer.
Always one of my fave posts to read - ! The Raso is just good, effective gear. Not the best, not the worst, but VERY reliable...
Since the pre shave is softening up your keratine faster I don't really see how it can be replaced by technique; you can leave your soap on your face for a couple of minutes or take a long shower before you shave but other than that I see no alternatives.
Have yet to try it before the shave; always used a liitle bit after the shave to give the face a nice refreshing tingle.
I have used the "green" pre-post and I do like it and do on many occasions have very good shaves with it and with out it. I like the menthol scent and the feel on the skin and that's enough for me to continue occasional use but I would tend to agree that technique and the tools to match are the end all be all. I have had some amazing shaves with just a hot towel, lather and a razor, and have had horrible ones. The same can be said for a long shower and conditioner prep and the use of a pre-shave product so I think its more about the right tools in the right hands for me.
how do you use it? after the shower rub it on prior to the lather? i assume don't take it off after? is it basically just extra lubrication? i'm just kind of researching what to get for my first DE experience and the proraso sounds like a safe bet. I was thinking of getting the soap and the aftershave but maybe i should get some of this as well?
I have all 3 in the Green and my wife in the White, all very good products. You just put some on your fingers massage it in all over your face then lather up, some people even use it between passes before re lathering, and some after as a moisturizer or to sooth some razor burn and such
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I washed my face in a hot shower and then re wet it with hot water, applied a dab of the cream, created my lathef, rewet my face with hot water and then lathered up. Could instantly feel extra glide that i was not getting with preshave oil.
sounds like its a winner for you
I apply between passes. Always have, always will. I think it's just superstition now but I enjoy it and that's what counts...
so between passes you're just simply rubbing this on your face with your fingers before putting on your soap lather? i'll get all then, anything to help my first time lol...
My prep is wet the face 2 times, lather, strop and shave. If your blade, angle of blade and technique are good, including stretching, a carbon steel blade should have no problem cutting the stubble at the skin level. I use a slicing stroke, 30degree angle to the stroke and very low blade angle. I don't do any wtg. xtg and atg the neck gets atg only 2x. No irritation or weepers. I usually don't need a as balm although I use one anyway. When I first started, I needed pre shave, alum, lots of as balm etc. And still had loads of irritation. That doesn't happen anymore. So what changed is I do less prep but shave better. And I've even shaved with dial (3for a buck hand soap) with no issues. I usually use proraso t&h or tobs though.
I alternate between Proraso and 3P pre-shave. I think it's just plain good for your skin and softens it up so you are less likely to cut yourself.
Is this the right stuff, this is what I just got (pic). it says pre shave on it and it's very oily/lube-ish feeling but i would have sworn when i googled htis stuff before hte bottle said both pre and post shave on it.
I use both and enjoy the 3P immensely...definitely worth a try if you like the Proraso.
Just finished my jar of Proraso White; good product IMO. Now started on a tub od Edwin Jagger Hydrating Pre Shave. Nice, menthol cooling effect and pleasant scent. Liking it better than he Proraso.
