Thread: A Bad Beginner

Also, along the lines of a pre-shave prep... Do you use a pre-shave oil? I purchased one from The Shaving Company (here in New York). While I admit that it smells like Castor oil, it’s very viscous. I've shaved with and without it, and I find that I get less resistance from the blade when I use it.

Pre-shave:
1) Soak brush in hot water.
2) Have hot shower with soap and sometimes conditioner (conditioner or not has not made a difference to much, either with SR or DE) in beard
3) Get out and splash water as hot as my hands will stand
4) T&H Pre-shave oil
5) T&H Cream (usually) or SRD West Indies Bay Soap on badger brush in scuttle
6) Let soak while I strop
7) Apply a touch more lather if it has thinned
8) Shave

Post shave:
1) Cold water rinse
2) Thayers Witch Hazel
3) T&H Balm
4) Aftershave or Cologne