Vocabulary Help.

[mje9]

Hi everyone... What is meant by "cushion" when you're talking about soaps/creams?

Thanks!

 

[Luc]

I would say the thickness of the product between the razor and your skin.

 

[bassopotamus]

That's how I understand it, and frankly, I'm not sure it is a property I find that important, although I suppose it might be related to protection from irritation (which is important)

 

[Cobra0369]

Cushion between blade and skin. Bare blade to bare skin will cause irritation.

 

[Mbuckwash]

Sometimes the amount of cushion will aid against nics depending on your skin type. I'm not prone to nics and rarely get them but I still prefer lather that provides cushion above slickness. It feels like the razor isn't touching your skin and to me feels protective. I liken cushion and slickness to grease. If you poured water on concrete then rubbed your hand across it you will still feel the coarseness of the concrete . If you poured grease on the concrete your hand may not ever touch the concrete as you rubbed against it. it would have a "layer" between your hand and the ground. And it would glide (if it also had slickness in the case of lather).

+1. This post just makes entirely too much sense.

 

[mje9]

Thanks!