Shave Oil with Shaving Soap/Cream ?

[shoulderpet]

Hi All ,

Am new to the forum and new to the world of DE Shaving.
Have noticed one benefit of DE shaving is that my skin feels much better for it , I am looking to as much as possible increase the moisturising benefits of traditional shaving and have seen Shave oils in chemists(drugstores) , what I wanted to ask is I am currently using a tub of Taylors of old bond street Sandalwood shaving cream for shaving , can I apply Shave oil to my face and then apply the shave cream over the top of the oil? Also I assume I can just rinse the Shave oil with water afterwards like I would do with the Shaving cream. Sorry for all the questions

 

[clk]

That's what I do. The shaving soap/cream and brush will clean off the oil after a multipass shave, so that a cold water rinse is all that is necessary, leaving my face soft and moisturized.

 

[ackvil]

Just use a few drops of oil, however. This is one time when more of something is not better!

 

[celestino]

Welcome to the forum and the advice above is spot on. Good luck.

 

[shoulderpet]

thanks guys, is there any danger of the oil clogging or clumping the hairs on my shaving brush ?

 

[ackvil]

thanks guys, is there any danger of the oil clogging or clumping the hairs on my shaving brush ?

If you use a small amount, no. I have one brush that I have owned for more than 35 years. I have been using pre-shave oil for more than 10 years (and 8 of those years was prior to joining B&B and when I had only two brushes and used the older one more than 90% of time) and have never experienced any clogging of my razor or brush.