Thread: Don't use shaving cream!

Originally Posted by Obie

Ladies and gentlemen:

I don't know if Mr. Tucker speaks of shaving creams in general or specifically the goo in pressurized cans.

If he lumps together Castle Forbes, Trumper, Taylor and all the other great shave creams with the unhealthy stuff that spits out of a can, then I must shrug and find something better to read and discuss.

Regards,
Obie

That's what I think. He's speaking about the goo in pressurized cans. If he is where I was just a few months ago, he isn't even aware of the traditional shaving products.

When I started using the shaving soaps and creams I have to order online because I can't find them anywhere in town, my skin began to feel that solid, robust sensation the author describes. I cut myself on occasions that I "zigged" when I should have "zagged" with my razor. The use of a brush probably contributes to the therapeutic effect.

There has to be a reason I like shaving after I hated it for 40 years. The author found one piece of the puzzle, the goo, but I think I've put the puzzle completely together. Maybe we can contact this person and invite him over here.

I am guessing he doesn't even know there is shaving cream other than what comes in a can. His argument would still apply to Tobs et al

The next great truth about shaving: you don't actually need a razor. Your razor has made your whiskers hard and dependent upon the blade. But just try letting your beard grow for a few weeks and then plucking the hairs individually. Soon you will be able to just wipe the beard off of your face. Razors are a conspiracy.

Yes he's right. After using canned goo for many years my skin turned to mush and just sloughed off and now I have to wear a skin tight rubber suit to keep my insides where they belong.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yes he's right. After using canned goo for many years my skin turned to mush and just sloughed off and now I have to wear a skin tight rubber suit to keep my insides where they belong.

I just use little suspenders to clip my jowls to my ears.

Personally, I've always been a little curious about why/if my TOBS creams have some kind of topical numbing agent in the mix. (I'm too lazy to confirm my suspicions by Googling the ingredients.) I can actually feel my face growing numb after a few seconds of lathering. I wonder if that's a bad thing in the long run.

Christopher =/

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yes he's right. After using canned goo for many years my skin turned to mush and just sloughed off and now I have to wear a skin tight rubber suit to keep my insides where they belong.

It's a good thing for Soupy Sales that his time had come and gone by the time this article had been written. All those pies in the face were made out of shaving cream.

I read this article when it first came out. He's talking about Edge and stuff like that. This fellow probably doesn't even shave. lewrockwell.com is a fine site though. I read it every day.

I have read here that soap does have some negative effects for shaving, and it is best to use a skin cleanser before shaving. So perhaps there is a hint of merit, but I think I'll add that to the ignore advice column.

Garbage masquerading as an informational entre.