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I recently went for a shave at Trumpers and the master barber put moisturising cream on my face before the hot towel. This was followed up by skin food and then the lather. Despite a very rough feeling shave (lot of tugging), the results were excellent and I had zero irritation on my face.
So I have recenly tried putting Nivea Soft (a very inexpensive moisturiser) on my dry face before jumping in the shower. Then lathering up on wet skin. The results have been superb. Great shave and again zero irritation. I highly recommend you try it. Note this is not about creating a slick surface on your skin, but rather making your skin more flexible (rather than dry and brittle and therefore more likely to cut). That also means you should rub it in fully and it doesnt matter if you wet your skin before applying the lather.
Interestingly, Trumpers own moisturising cream is supposed to clean your skin too. So no need to wash your face first either.
So I have recenly tried putting Nivea Soft (a very inexpensive moisturiser) on my dry face before jumping in the shower. Then lathering up on wet skin. The results have been superb. Great shave and again zero irritation. I highly recommend you try it. Note this is not about creating a slick surface on your skin, but rather making your skin more flexible (rather than dry and brittle and therefore more likely to cut). That also means you should rub it in fully and it doesnt matter if you wet your skin before applying the lather.
Interestingly, Trumpers own moisturising cream is supposed to clean your skin too. So no need to wash your face first either.