Pre Shave Is It Necessary ?

Jester · Thursday May 20, 2021

pjgh said:
Wash your face with soap and water. Done.

Even in the days before I could afford canned goo to go with my big pack of disposables for a quid and used whatever bar soap was lying around the bathroom, I still used it to wash my face first. Coming to boutique traditional shaving, like the rest of you, I found all these pre-shave things. Of all the oils and lotions, I do still think the lightly mentholated lotions from the likes of Prep, 3P, Proraso and so on are nice on a hot day ... but I like to apply to a washed, wet face and then rinse off leaving just the residual cooling sensation.

I've tried a good number of scientifically engineered face washes - you know, Neutrogena, L'Oreal Men Expert, Bulldog, etc. I keep coming back to simple bar soap. Done.

Agreed - I like Proraso Green pre for the kick, but unless I'm on a menthol kit day I tend not to bother. Shave oil is the antichrist, and my soap of choice (Palmolive Olive or Pears Original) does more than enough coupled with the morning shower. I can appreciate adding a helping hand if shaving unprepped, or going "full-on eke the shave out pamper" but for a regular shave the chosen shaving soap should suffice as it's been bought to do the job!

pjgh · Thursday May 20, 2021

TobyC said:
Bet yer grandpappy didn't worry about such things.

He had soap. I'm pretty sure he would have washed his face first. Shaving would certainly have been something utilitarian and so being "pre-shave" would not have been a consideration, but he would have washed his face. He wouldn't have worried about it, no.

Hoxton Bridge · Monday June 7, 2021

The only one I have tried so far is the yellowish one from Truefitt and Hill. It seems okay, not oily it saps the lather and fits in with the indulgent nature I like about wet shaving. I suppose my equation is: more stuff=greater happiness...!

Bogeyman · Monday June 7, 2021

TobyC said:
Bet yer grandpappy didn't worry about such things.

He also wiped his azz with corncobs and never visited a dentist in his (eventually edentulous) life.

TobyC · Monday June 7, 2021

Bogeyman said:
He also wiped his azz with corncobs and never visited a dentist just like me.

You need a better role model.

Bogeyman · Monday June 7, 2021

TobyC said:
You need a better role model.

Why did you deliberately misquote me with an added insult tossed in?

Let's make a deal since there is no Ignore feature here. Leave me be and I will as well for you. Pretend I don't exist.

UKRob · Monday June 7, 2021

Bogeyman said:
Why did you deliberately misquote me with an added insult tossed in?

Let's make a deal since there is no Ignore feature here. Leave me be and I will as well for you. Pretend I don't exist.

I believe if you open the image above the posters name an ignore option appears. Seems to work as I know Toby has me on his ignore list.

TobyC · Monday June 7, 2021

Bogeyman said:
Why did you deliberately misquote me with an added insult tossed in?

Let's make a deal since there is no Ignore feature here. Leave me be and I will as well for you. Pretend I don't exist.

It was a joke, no insult.

Soc205 · Tuesday June 8, 2021

Well, I have learnt a new word today.

TobyC · Tuesday June 8, 2021

Soc205 said:
Well, I have learnt a new word today.

"Today" really? I learned that yesterday.

Pre Shave Is It Necessary ?

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