Non oily pre shave product

mr..bean

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I have only ever used an oil for pre shaving but what else is out there?

I quite like to prep with hot towel and rubbing the lather in before blading myself but what else could I give a spin to?
 
Take a look on the shaving web sites - there are lots of different products and manufacturers. Of the ones I've tried:

Village Barber Oil I found better all round than T&H Oil.
Slick Water I'm undecided about.
Proraso Pre/Post is good especially when used with a towel.
Santa Maria Novella is my favourite - performance and smell.
Myrsol Emulsion can be used pre or post although I've only used it post so far.

Castle Forbes gets good reviews but is pricy if I remember right (although SMN is not cheap).

I tend to use all of them before a hot towel.
 
Trumpers skin food (I have only used the lime) I s a Pre or post treatment. Being glycerin based it does not weld short hairs to the sink!
 
I use Burt's Bees shave cream as a pre shave, it's absolute shite as a shave cream on it's own, but as a per shave it's fantastic, I apply after a good wash it doesn't lather up at all, but it as great slip and loads of cushion and good moisturising affect, and more importantly very easy to lather over with a brush using your normal product shaving cream or soap.
 

+1 on the Myrsol Emulsion, it does seem to add a protective layer, quite a cool blast before you shave though, be warned if you try lol
 
Gents, whoever took advantage from that G&C Myrsol promotion, what did the total work out like? I mean - 4 bottles with all the discounts, plus shipping.
 
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