Thread: canned shaving cream anyone?

The most important thing about a good soap (or cream) to me, is that it lubricates between the blade and my skin. The most important thing for proper lubrication (so I have been told) is water. Since water cannot be compressed in a can, the canned shaving cream is lacking in one of the most important ingredients, and there really isn't much good that they can do...

I think...

Dave

Well, we can all admit that canned cream does provide some lubrication, very, very little though. I totally agree that it does not penetrate deep into the beard to give you actual protection, it basically makes things seem more slippery.

My first shave ever was with a can of Mary Kay shaving cream...Of course the shave was bad but the comfort level on a scale from 1-10 was a -10! My face hurt for hrs. I have never gone back and never will. If I'm ever in a position where I have no actual shaving cream or soap, I will gladly use a bar of plain soap over canned cream any day. At least the soap provides an actual cushion for your skin.

All the junk they put in the foam makes it quite abrasive stuff, it will increase your chances of razor burn, dry your skin out and basically make your face feel like it's been dragged through a sand pit.

I know it doesn't seem to do that at the moment, but as soon as you get a brush and cream, you will understand!

Honestly, not recommended here, there are enough cheap brushes, soaps and creams out there to give any one much better bang for their buck lather than any chemical in a can soap ever will.

Originally Posted by gregs656

All the junk they put in the foam makes it quite abrasive stuff, it will increase your chances of razor burn, dry your skin out and basically make your face feel like it's been dragged through a sand pit.

I know it doesn't seem to do that at the moment, but as soon as you get a brush and cream, you will understand!

Honestly, not recommended here, there are enough cheap brushes, soaps and creams out there to give any one much better bang for their buck lather than any chemical in a can soap ever will.

What exactly do they put in it that makes it abrasive? I agree it is not very useful as a shaving cream, but I don't see how it is abrasive.

I really have no idea, I was told that quite recently by a friend of mine who's a chemist. I've since tried rubbing some of that fushion gel between thumb and first finger, you can certainly feel something - or that's how I percieved it anyway.

It could be BS, of course, but for now I'll hold it against it.

If you buy the expensive neutrogena for men stuff it'll pass. I used the neutrogena for men stuff before I switched and I experimented with it once with the straight. It works. Not as well as brush/soap, but it works fine. It costs more than brush soap though.

brush soap is insanely expensive. the shipping is usually as much or more expensive than the soap. if it were available locally itd be cheaper
i know, i have tabac, ToOBS, TGQ, Olivias, Proraso, TomsOfMaine,williams, QED, mountain country,MamaBear and more.

My experience with different shaving soaps is slim, but for under 15 bucks you can get two pucks of Ogallala SS, shipped.

That's not expensive and the stuff is top notch. I use it every day. Canned cream/gel/foam goes for anywhere from 3 to 8 bucks, and lasts for let's say 15 shaves. I haven't even gone through 1/4 of my first Ogallala puck yet and I've been using it just about every day for 3 weeks.

Just wanted to show that there is at least one good inexpensive option.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

This stuff is cheap and it works fine. I used it for a while before I got a brush (and even with a brush you get a nice lather. In fact, there's a Body Shop in the mall near me so I didn't even have to pay shipping - just went and picked it up.

Good Luck

For Men Maca Root Shave Cream 200 ml - Fall Skin Care 08: Men's Bath: Men - The Body Shop

The Body Shop maca root was my first real shave cream as well. It's great stuff if you have a store near you -- really easy to get to lather.

In addition, you can pick up the C.O. Bigelow cream (rebranded Proraso) in Bath & Body Works. I think it's $5 or $10 depending upon what size you get:
Bath & Body Works - Premium Shave Cream with Eucalyptus Oil

Hopefully you have one, if not both, of these stores near you. It's nice being able to pick up something immediately -- plus both products are pretty cheap and you can check their scent in-store.

If you want to stay pretty cheap and buy it local, but have an upgrade over the canned stuff you're used to, I've heard good things about Kiss My Face shave cream. If I'm not mistaken it can be applied without a brush and is supposed to be one of the better/best brushless creams. You can find it in the health section (near burt's bees type products) of some grocery stores, at a whole foods type store, and I believe even at some walmarts in the health/organic/natural beauty supply section, whatever they call it (again near burt's bees stuff, etc) which is near the other toiletries, but not in the shaving section.