Many of us have been wet
shaving for many years before finding
Badger & Blade and up until that time had been using whatever cheap soap one could find at the mall or online. It doesn't always occur to us that all the myriad of products available to the mug and
brush shaver.
After finding B&B, the selection and knowledge on what's available becomes a bit overwhelming. Most notably, any new wet shaver is concerned about how much it cost and how much is all going to cost? One reads words like luxurious, imported and essential ingredients you believe it is going to cost you plenty. As you continue the investigation you start wondering is there any way the cheap puck or tube can possibly measure up to the big players? Therein lies my purpose; to assure the new wet shaver you do not have to spend great sums of money in acquiring effective
soaps and creams.
By now you've lurked around awhile, you've read the
sticky thread, you've watched the You Tube tutorials and you've gotten a hint what it's all about. After trying numerous soaps and creams at both ends of the price spectrum, it is possible to claim that the same holds true for them. The cheaper products can and do provide close, comfortable and in many cases superior shaves than their more expensive cousins.
For this page, consider "cheaper" to mean anything under $15 though many cost far less. This seems counter intuitive as we've been brought up believing the maxims "you get what you pay for" or "cheap means junk". Fortunately in this case that is simply not true. In offering the following, the assumption can be made that you understand many factors are at play attaining the perfect shave. Proper beard preparation, the right razor and blade, angles and correct
water ratios are a few that come to mind. Also by now you've seen the acronym
YMMV which means "Your Mileage May Vary" or in other words, results vary and to each his own.
Keep in mind that the products listed here are represented if bought locally. Depending where you live, as B&B is a very international community, you might find treasures right on the shelve at your local chemist. You could always consult the
Shopping by Country page if you doubt that you have any locally made products.