Using a cream like a shave stick....

[kingfisher]

Does anybody else do this? The technique is like so:

1) get cream out of the jar/tube onto your fingers
2) massage the cream onto your beard with your hands
3) wet brush
4) face lather with brush

In essence, it's like a shave stick; the product is placed on the face first, and then the wet brush, rather than lathering elsewhere or placing the cream on the brush and lathering on the face.

I find that I get great results using a cream in this way. Am I the only one who does it like this?

 

[BEAR DEN]

I don't really use cremes that much but IMO I can't think why that wouldn't work fine.

 

[gone down south]

It's not my favorite way to do it, but I've been down that road before.
I find I get a better lather by pushing the cream down into brush so that it really mixes in with the bristles, just rubbing it on my face wasn't quite as satisfying.

 

[Corey]

I do something similar. I put some shave cream on my fingers and massage it into my facial hair. Then I'll squeeze a little dab onto the brush and lather from there. It works great for me.

 

[ssilcox]

I'll go straight to the tub of cream with my brush, then face lather as usual. Works great.

 

[ScotchDave]

I normally use shaving cream as a preshave, wet the beard, apply cream, rub it in (usually makes some proto lather), then hot towel. I then face lather my soap of choice, shave and voila.

Generally I find that I get a better shave this way, I'm not sure if the pre shave aspect improves the shave, or if the left over shave cream some how cushions the shave...

 

[galopede]

If the cream's in a tube then that's the way I do it.

Gareth

 

[Gringo]

I usually lather in a bowl first, but this sounds like a quick method. I'll try it for sure, thanks for the idea!

 

[kzoo1]

Actually this is the way I create my daily superlather. I take some KMF and rub it on my beard, load the brush with soap, and face lather from there. Works great!

 

[trewornan]

I do this with T&H 1805 as it's a bit thick for the dip the brush in the tub method. Curiously the other T&H I've got (WI Limes) works fine with the brush dip as it's much softer.

 

[kingfisher]

I did it again this morning, this time using TBS Maca Root cream. Worked great and I got a really comfortable shave.

 

[sol92258]

Does anybody else do this? The technique is like so:

1) get cream out of the jar/tube onto your fingers
2) massage the cream onto your beard with your hands
3) wet brush
4) face lather with brush

In essence, it's like a shave stick; the product is placed on the face first, and then the wet brush, rather than lathering elsewhere or placing the cream on the brush and lathering on the face.

I find that I get great results using a cream in this way. Am I the only one who does it like this?

I'll do this every once in a while...someone, either here or at the shave den, referred to it as "Israeli method", though I don't know if that's a personal way he calls it, or if it's an otherwise coined term

either way, works good!

I do something similar. I put some shave cream on my fingers and massage it into my facial hair. Then I'll squeeze a little dab onto the brush and lather from there. It works great for me.

this is most common for me, rub some on my beard and let it set a few moments, while I load my brush with soap or cream
works well as a pre-shave-lather lather