I used the Aleppo this morning in the shower as a preshave. I keep a little inexpensive synthetic brush in there, and after rubbing the aleppo on my face like a shave stick I lather up with the brush and let that sit on my face as I enjoy a last minute of the hot water waking me up. Then I end my shower, dry off but trying to leave my face wet, and then shave. Since the aleppo lather is fairly short lived it has usually disappeared by the time I actually get to the using my shave soap portion of the morning, but I like to think it adds a little extra slip to my shave.