Yes, I got that from the instructions and the picture of the brush on the tube. I am trying to get the amount right to build an adequate lather, but I'm afraid I'm going to go through the whole tube before I get it to where I like it. I've seen some Indian YouTubers demonstrate with lathering shave gels, so there's still hope.
Why does shave gel come in a can?
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I did use a synthetic brush also.
How much gel did you use? It seems to be very concentrated vs. shave cream.
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BTW, an Indian Gillette shave gel ad. Unfortunately, I don't speak Hindi. But it does maybe give a clue how this product is used:
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The Gillette shave gel does lather, however the lather doesn't completely resemble shave soap lather. It's very slick but tends to dissipate into a film resembling Cremo before I can finish a pass.
All it seems to take is a tiny amount to generate quite a bit of lather. I may try making the lather a little thicker next time, with less water.
The scent reminds me of Green Irish Tweed or Cool Water. Perhaps's that Gillette's Cool Wave scent? I've never used a Gillette foam or gel before.
All it seems to take is a tiny amount to generate quite a bit of lather. I may try making the lather a little thicker next time, with less water.
The scent reminds me of Green Irish Tweed or Cool Water. Perhaps's that Gillette's Cool Wave scent? I've never used a Gillette foam or gel before.
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Indian Gillette shave gel. Good stuff, nice lather with brush. I bought it from India. 25 gram(1 oz) Inr 44/-( 0.61USD).
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I use it with synthetic brush. Tried with boar brush also, but lather disappeared in 2nd pass.
I know Hindi,According to the advertisement 10 shaves per sachet.
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How big is the sachet in question?
Lol, no idea.
Btw this guy is making fantastic lather with Omega boar brush and few drops of gel.
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Yeah the tube I have is way smaller than the one pictured. I love how it smells. It smells like a classic masculine scent. I'm going to run out of it before I get the lather right... Ugh. There are other ones like Pantjali which I hear are excellent too. And I think Biotique makes a gel too? I can't find the post, but I know I've seen people here talking about it.
Didn't use Biotique gel but there shaving cream was excellent. Patanjali products are good but check the expiration date before you buy here in USA.
The old Biotique shaving cream is excellent. I still have mine. It hasn't gone bad even after several years.
Biotique shaving cream was an amazing product. A pity that it is unobtainium now.
Biotique Bio Palmyra.amazing
I been using this all week and really like it. I use just a pea size drop and it makes a ton of lather. The cream really smells good too. It smells like citrus,apple and almond. The lather is really smooth and slick too, i use it with my 2 band Silvertip and make like a 6 pass lather just...
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A drop is definitely not enough. I think that's just typical advertising exaggeration.
I use about the same amount as I would use with any shaving cream. It's worked out fine for me.
Yes, a pity indeed. India makes some of my favorite shaving creams.Biotique shaving cream was an amazing product. A pity that it is unobtainium now.
Biotique Bio Palmyra.amazing
I been using this all week and really like it. I use just a pea size drop and it makes a ton of lather. The cream really smells good too. It smells like citrus,apple and almond. The lather is really smooth and slick too, i use it with my 2 band Silvertip and make like a 6 pass lather just...
To remind you not to buy it.
I believe that the reason are twofold: one is that having it in a can allows them to use a propellant that makes it easier to get the product (as opposed to squeezing it out of a tube) and it makes it easier to box the product up for shipping. Cans stack easier and boxes of cans stack better than boxes of tubes do.
