First shave using Egyptian Ingram shaving cream! The cream comes in a 60ml all-plastic tube. There's no doubt that this is Ingram- the old-school, very British scent of brilliantine is considerably stronger than in the UK original. I love it.
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The cream is runnier than most other shaving creams, and has a very pale, pearly appearance. The photo gives a good idea of this and shows the amount I used. A very small squeeze!
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I lathered using a Yaqi synthetic brush. The amount of snowy white lather produced from such a small amount of cream was astonishing – I did three passes, and there was still enough on my brush for two more. The photo shows the brush after the
third pass. I'm aware that commentators have often remarked that the British Ingram was difficult to lather, but there were no such problems today.
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Menthol is not listed in the ingredients, but it's certainly present. My skin felt braced and toned.
Slickness is impressive. I deliberately didn't use any pre-shave products as I wanted to see how this Ingram performed on its own. No nicks, no irritation. There was a pleasant, slightly powdery feel on my skin after rinsing.
I have to say that anyone who has been using the UK Ingram will be more than pleased if they decide to move to the Egyptian version. It's a very impressive cream, incorporating all we love about the original, but with big improvements in lathering and slickness. I recommend it highly.
I used a German Wilkinson Sword blade in a 1963 Gillette Super Speed Flair Tip and finished with a good splash of Indian-manufactured Old Spice Original.