- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
I've said it before, good face wash, lather up and let it sit for a minute or so ... freshen the lather and crack on with your shave.
Actually, I asked myself, "What would John Wayne do?" I can tell you, Pilgrim, he'd give it a try, but he wouldn't tell anyone.
I have received my Razorock For Chicago, and Haslinger tallow soaps. If I find them to be as good as you swear they are, I will put the oil away. Promise.There are No Right & Wrongs here..I am using Argan Oil at the Moment..Its very thin..I have barbed Wire Whiskers..As mentioned above there isn't many soaps or creams that actually Do what they say on the Tin..That is to say a lot of them Lack Slickness..For me it does make a Difference..You don't need to spend money on Branded Pre shave Oil..That is a Bit of a Con that One..Its what works for You..No One else..
Billy
I was going to mention that one..You will find a major difference with these soaps..In fact I don't care what anybody says when you are using Aggressive Razors they are Game Changing..Tallow soaps have been getting used for shaving & washing for over a Thousand Years until fairly recent..I still use Argan Oil to soften my Whiskers before my first pass though & not for the extra glide..These soaps glide like Hell..I have received my Razorock For Chicago, and Haslinger tallow soaps. If I find them to be as good as you swear they are, I will put the oil away. Promise.
If they've been used for a thousand years (and I think you're right about that), then they have to be good.I was going to mention that one..You will find a major difference with these soaps..In fact I don't care what anybody says when you are using Aggressive Razors they are Game Changing..Tallow soaps have been getting used for shaving & washing for over a Thousand Years until fairly recent..I still use Argan Oil to soften my Whiskers before my first pass though & not for the extra glide..These soaps glide like Hell..
Billy
You wont look back..I can Promise you that..If they've been used for a thousand years (and I think you're right about that), then they have to be good.
Vegetable Soaps Go Back to the Ancient Babylonians about 2,500 BC ..They did however mix it with Tallow like all Cultures for Thousands of years..It wasn't until the last few Hundred years that the Europeans made pure Olive Oil based Soaps because the Aristocracy thought Animal Fats to be Dirty..It then Got Mass produced for the Masses Around the 19th Century as a Bathing Soap..Or maybe it's the only way they knew how and/or it was the only ingredient to be had.
I've never turned my back on the Ancients. I've ordered some Argan oil. I wanna be like you!Vegetable Soaps Go Back to the Ancient Babylonians about 2,500 BC ..They did however mix it with Tallow like all Cultures for Thousands of years..It wasn't until the last few Hundred years that the Europeans made pure Olive Oil based Soaps because the Aristocracy thought Animal Fats to be Dirty..It then Got Mass produced for the Masses Around the 19th Century as a Bathing Soap..
Billy
+1 Murdock is my favourite. Not as viscous as Stirling's offering but with a great fragrance. When matched with the shaving cream and Avalon aftershave you have a great combo.Murdock Avalon pre-shave oil & Zirh Prepare pre-shave oil are very good.
Not cheap but a little goes a long way.
...They used to sit round on a wood and canvass hatch top, shooting the breeze and paring hard soap into flakes. Hard soap came in bars 2" x 2" x 12", all gnarled and twisted, burn the skin off your hands.