What's your best budget shave cream?

[Dachshund63]

C.O. Bigelow cream is hard to beat especially for the price.

Especially when they do a 3fer sale and such.

 

[sarimento1]

Here are my two nominees...

Coates shave cream, under $4 per tube...



and cyril salter, just $15 per 5.8 oz. tub! great quality for the price!

 

[emwolf]

for cream? Nivea sensitive skin and match that with Nivea ss balm. Not a great amount of scent to this, but it's for sensitive folks.

 

[eezee]

Especially when they do a 3fer sale and such.

+1. Yes!

 

[Marco]

Easy answer for me: Proraso Green.

 

[grim]

What is your top pick for a budget shave cream (e.g. under $10)?

For how much product? You can get some Trumpers cream in the tube for ~$11 or I suspect less on sale. This question doesn't mean much unless you specify either:

Price/OZ or
Shaves/dollar

 

[Fordfather]

For how much product?

I'm gonna guess the OP was suggesting per tub/tube. I may be way off, but then again, I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

 

[beginish]

Easy answer for me: Proraso Green.

Where do you stand on the Musgo Real creams, Marco?

 

[Rusty Blade]

I'm gonna guess the OP was suggesting per tub/tube. I may be way off, but then again, I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night.

Yes, I was referring to a per tub/tube cost.

 

[davidr2340]

Great thread! C.O. Bigelow gets my vote... Whatever that's worth.


Cheers!

 

[kevdogg329]

Palmolive cream

 

[WarrenB]

Proraso Green for me.

 

[Capisco Capisce]

That would be Castle Forbes Lavender (although Lime would also work). While the initial price does not qualify, after over a year of a cream longevity test I found that CF cost me less than half a penny more than Proraso a day with a typical three pass shave. Since I consider the CF considerably better in every department I believe that makes it the best budget shave cream.

When you consider price you have to compare apples to apples - daily product required and size of container - not initial price.

Now if the question is which cream is the cheapest regardless of performance I would have a different answer.

Excellent response!

 

[chinmusic82]

Sooo many to choose from. I feel budget shaving creams meet their value only if you're able to pick them up from the country of origin. I remember my first tube of Proraso green costing me $19 in 2013. That was with me ordering it online and having it shipped to India. Last month I got a tube for less than $3 thanks to my brother who had picked it up while in Italy.

Some of my favourites (all equally good and I can't choose just one):

-Godrej any flavour, Palmolive red, Gillette lime, red, menthol, Zuska, Blue Stratos all <$1
-ShaShave and Biotique Palmyra <$3
-Proraso <$3
-La Toja <$3

 

[Marco]

Where do you stand on the Musgo Real creams, Marco?

Another excellent option too, Bob. Both Proraso and Musgo Real are outstanding barbershop grade creams, with a lot of history.

 

[BullGoose]

Italian Palmolive. I love that stuff!

 

[147_Grain]

Speick, 1,50€ @ the factory

Agreed, Speick cream with the Speick aftershave is a great combo and doesn't break the bank. My last tube was <$4 shipped from Germany to the US, so even if you can't visit the factory it's pretty inexpensive.

 

[BigWill]

Palmolive cream

+1 on the Palmolive. Especially the menthol.

 

[triplequad]

Spieck

 

[Deltaboy]

another vote for C.O. Bigelow Cream and CO Bigelow Green After shave.