- Joined
- Saturday January 15, 2011
- Location
- Norfolk, England
Does anyone here use Real Shave Co. moisturising cream regularly? If so, do you have hard water where you are? I ask because I'm getting a bit of a mental block about the stuff. I use a pure badger brush and normally bowl-lather. This was the cream I started with in October last year when I started DE shaving. As I got more experience under my belt, my lathering technique improved and, now, when I use TOBS cream, I can acheive a repeatable high standard of lather that combines thickness for cushion with plenty of "slip" to get the blade gliding nicely.
However over the last month or so, when I use the RSC cream, I find that the resultant lather seems sticky. It actually slows down the razor as I pass it across my face, it it seems to gum things up. I realised a few days ago that I had got into the habit of making my lather a touch too dry, so tried adding a touch more water to my TOBS cream when I shaved earlier this week. This really brought out the best qualities of the cream and made the shave a real pleasure. However, today I followed the same procedure with the RSC cream, and although the lather looked and sounded wetter and less claggy in the bowl, as I worked it onto my face, it seemed sticky again, and, when I started my first pass, it felt the same as it had done previously.
Has anyone got any ideas?
However over the last month or so, when I use the RSC cream, I find that the resultant lather seems sticky. It actually slows down the razor as I pass it across my face, it it seems to gum things up. I realised a few days ago that I had got into the habit of making my lather a touch too dry, so tried adding a touch more water to my TOBS cream when I shaved earlier this week. This really brought out the best qualities of the cream and made the shave a real pleasure. However, today I followed the same procedure with the RSC cream, and although the lather looked and sounded wetter and less claggy in the bowl, as I worked it onto my face, it seemed sticky again, and, when I started my first pass, it felt the same as it had done previously.
Has anyone got any ideas?