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Here's a great little trick--try shampooing your beard in the shower, working it in well & then rinsing off. Any shampoo containing Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (also called Laureth--but I thought I'd use the actual IUPAC name
). That really seems to remove oils from the hair surface, allowing water to penetrate.
I'm liking the results of a few drops of this homemade preshave oil mix: 2:2:1 castor oil: EV olive oil: glycerin. You can add a bit of lime or orange EO to improve the smell. I rub this in well & apply some lather w/ just fingertips so as not to gunk up my brush. I let that sit for a minute or so while I strop, then wash the lather off & relather w/ my brush. Seems to work well, mainly for the skin. Best of all, it's cheap! Really starting to wonder if I even want to bother w the CF stuff...
). That really seems to remove oils from the hair surface, allowing water to penetrate. I'm liking the results of a few drops of this homemade preshave oil mix: 2:2:1 castor oil: EV olive oil: glycerin. You can add a bit of lime or orange EO to improve the smell. I rub this in well & apply some lather w/ just fingertips so as not to gunk up my brush. I let that sit for a minute or so while I strop, then wash the lather off & relather w/ my brush. Seems to work well, mainly for the skin. Best of all, it's cheap! Really starting to wonder if I even want to bother w the CF stuff...
Tried the small sample botle of CF (after my shampoo-the-beard trick). Honestly haven't really noticed that much of a difference. I'm sure the aloe is good for skin, but I could make a solution of that cheap--which is what I'm going to do when I finish the bottle. Hate to say, but I think it's mostly hype... Good stuff (I've quit using any oil as I find if not completely removed, the razor can miss the very last bits of hair when shaving ATG), but again, not worth the price.
Hate to say, but I think it's mostly hype... Good stuff (I've quit using any oil as I find if not completely removed, the razor can miss the very last bits of hair when shaving ATG), but again, not worth the price.
Matt
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Wow, wow, oh wow.
I didn't have time to wander around the forum these days, which didn't prevent me from getting some shaves, though.
To cut the long story short, I took your route, Bart - which I haven't been doing since the start of my coti days. I mean on face lathering. I was using Taylors oOBS Cream, with some badger brush, though definitely not a top notch one. The results were really great! :thumbup: My guess is that lathering directly on face adds some more power to the lather, combining its own action with massaging of the skin and stubble with the brush. Now I could use a little more watery lather, which in some places gave me traces of this lovely glide I covet. Which makes my recent purchase of pre shave oil from Sir Gary a little obsolete.
Some of you might notice how unstable results I'm getting. So many variables!! And the new Dovo strop is on its very way as well...
kind regards,
Matt
I didn't have time to wander around the forum these days, which didn't prevent me from getting some shaves, though.
To cut the long story short, I took your route, Bart - which I haven't been doing since the start of my coti days. I mean on face lathering. I was using Taylors oOBS Cream, with some badger brush, though definitely not a top notch one. The results were really great! :thumbup: My guess is that lathering directly on face adds some more power to the lather, combining its own action with massaging of the skin and stubble with the brush. Now I could use a little more watery lather, which in some places gave me traces of this lovely glide I covet. Which makes my recent purchase of pre shave oil from Sir Gary a little obsolete.
Some of you might notice how unstable results I'm getting. So many variables!! And the new Dovo strop is on its very way as well...
kind regards,
Matt
You guys will think i'm crazy, but I get more little cuts on my face if I take a shower/hot towel before I shave. I've found that if I don't wash my face completely, just splash on some lukewarm water works the best. I make my lather with a pea sized amount of Corn Huskers Lotion (Its trumpers skin food without the smell and costs 4 dollars a bottle). This works best for me. I don't know why getting my face hot causes those little cuts
I usually shave at night before bed, I never have time in the morning.
I usually shave at night before bed, I never have time in the morning.