Pre Shave recommendations

[RemaL]

long story short, found the way forward was safety razors at the start of this year. I bought the Merkur 34C, shaving soap, brush blades and also a pre shave soap

this one: http://connaughtshaving.com/musgolime.html

and just ran out of it. What can you recommend for a pre shave Product that makes shaving easyer/better?

[RemaL]

anyone?

[RemaL]

cheers for the feedback. I only pre shave as it was suggested as a good idea when I started on Safety razors. So always used to it. But if a waste then I shall try without . Using Tabac Soap at the moment and not bad but does dry up quick. Will have a look into your suggestions

[RemaL]

freecar said:

Shaving soaps you could try are;

Mitchell's Woolfat Soap (lovely, but somewhat expensive in china pot, kent do the same soap in a wood bowl for much less. But I like my china pot!) a very old recipe with good old fashioned tallow and lanolin (woolfat) for soft skin, some old school doctors prescribe the soap to folk with dry skin for washing! I use it now exclusively in the shower for a smooth gentlemans area! A lower price soap that still performs properly.

!

this would be the stuff
http://www.shaving-shack.com/mitchells-wool-fat-sh...

[RemaL]

freecar said:

RemaL said:

cheers for the feedback. I only pre shave as it was suggested as a good idea when I started on Safety razors. So always used to it. But if a waste then I shall try without . Using Tabac Soap at the moment and not bad but does dry up quick. Will have a look into your suggestions

So that musgo lime soap is supposed to be for washing before your shave? Strange!

If your lather dries out, you need more water in the mix, my lather is still slick hours after shaving (sometimes I splash a dollop onto the toilet cistern without noticing!) do you use a shaving mug or scuttle to mix your lather? Or do you go straight from soap puck to face?

I'll use the soap dish to lather up? is this wrong?
as for the oil soap it has been very good and softened up my bristles before shaving. i've just used it all up today

[RemaL]

freecar said:

RemaL said:

freecar said:

RemaL said:

cheers for the feedback. I only pre shave as it was suggested as a good idea when I started on Safety razors. So always used to it. But if a waste then I shall try without . Using Tabac Soap at the moment and not bad but does dry up quick. Will have a look into your suggestions

So that musgo lime soap is supposed to be for washing before your shave? Strange!

If your lather dries out, you need more water in the mix, my lather is still slick hours after shaving (sometimes I splash a dollop onto the toilet cistern without noticing!) do you use a shaving mug or scuttle to mix your lather? Or do you go straight from soap puck to face?

I'll use the soap dish to lather up? is this wrong?
as for the oil soap it has been very good and softened up my bristles before shaving. i've just used it all up today

Not as long as your skin can handle plenty of brushing, as you'll need to work the brush for a while before the lather bubbles become properly tiny. If you try to use the "lather" that appears when you whip the brush around the soap then it will be thin and lack lubricity, if you work this "protolather" in a mug or on your face a dense (tiny-bubbled) "lather" will appear, this will have good lubricity and providing it has enough water in it, it will be wet enough for you to take a twenty minute shave without it drying out!

cheers for that. Always willing to learn. Sounds simple but found the safety razor much better than a mach 3 but more chance of error or cutting my finger off