Thread: Oil or ??

Thanks all for your responses. Always good info available here.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Preshave oils are a love-it-or-leave-it item. I've tried them and gave up fairly quickly. The best oil by far that I tried was Castle Forbes, which is pricey but great stuff. Eventually I found that I didn't need it to get a good shave.

However, I do habitually use Proraso pre/post cream before applying my lather. IMO it's more of a skin conditioner that a glide product, but I do feel it adds to the overall end result.

Agreed - love the Proraso pre/post cream!

I find the addition of oil a wasted extra step.. But the only way you will know is try it yourself. Take a look in your local supermarket for King of Shaves oil. Reported to be pretty good and not too costly. Or, give a little olive oil a try.. Remember, there are no hard fast rules.

Originally Posted by Phrank

Agreed - love the Proraso pre/post cream!

I'm another occasional Proraso pre/post user. I also just got 3P pre/post, but I have yet to try it.

I've tried commercial shaving oils and have made my own, but I don't get better shaves from them than when I use good shave soap or cream. I've tried extra virgin olive oil, and I like how it conditions my skin, but it doesn't do much for my shave; I still use it once a week as a skin conditioner, though.

I'm of the opinion that if I'm paying $20 - $30+ for shaving soap or cream, than it should perform well enough all on its own. But then again, this opinion is based on never having tried a pre-shave oil...stubborn I guess.