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

lol I have a story for you:

I started out with a $20 blade, a $20 strop and the $10 set of brush soap and bowl. This worked but wasn't great. Now my go to strop was $75, my brush cost $35, and I have lots of razors. The strop doesn't have to be that expensive, I still have and use the $20 one and I have another for $50.

My point is you can start cheap, but eventually you will upgrade. If you can, buy decent stuff now and it'll save you some in the long run.

There is not much of a problem with the financial outlay but the principle is what is the issue. I just am a little bit leary about spending say $250 and deciding that I can't or won't do this.

If I'm not mistaken, you can get a small puck of Col. Conk soap for less than $5. Just look around. I can't comment on the Nutragena product, but Col. Conk works pretty well. There's a pharmacy near me that sells Proraso for less than $10, so if you look around you should be able to find quality products on the cheap.

I know the actual soap and cream is cheap it's the brush, cup, stand, etc that adds up...... I think I may just go with the set up I linked to earlier. Unless I can get the Henckles.