Thread: Question about soap vs. cream....

I have the full Neutrogena line and recommend them 100% they are miles better than any other "conventional" shave product (gillete, old spice, schick, etc).
That said, THAT cream does not lather- it is more like an oil- you smear some on your face and it lubricates. This actually works really well with cartridges but it is not the same. There cream in a can lathers but it is the same diagnosis- better than others, and great for cartridges, but not the same as brush and soap.

My main advice to you is to get a brush bowl and soap/cream (cream in our sense not the conventional sense). You are not cutting costs here- this is probably the most important part! Even with cartridges and DE's this is the best way to go and offer benefits in acne, dry skin, shave bumps etc. Its much better for you.
If cost is an issue- Walmart/CVS/Rite Aid whatever you've got near you sells CHEAP brushes and soaps. You can pick up a kit with brush bowl and soap for $10 that is not great, but serviceable, I shaved with it for 3 months.

I would recommend getting "the worst of the best" rather than the "best of the worst" and going with a cheap brush from one of the vendors- I say this because eventually you will anyways. You can lather in anything be it a coffee mug or a soup bowl or tuppeware. And the soaps- if you are utilitarian they all do the job, if you are a little more homey/pamper yourself you will end up with 10 different soaps anyway- variety is the spice of life. You literally cannot go wrong.

I can't offer much but if you want I have an unopened cheapy brush and soap lying around (the same ones you could by). If you are interested you could contact me too.