Thread: Extra virgin olive oil???

I got some coconut oil from my massage therapist, it is the lightest oil I have ever seen, has no oder and works great if my skin is getting a little dry from the cold winters. I bet that would work well for a pre shave as I dint think it would collect on the skin and hence not transfer to the blade or brush. Provided only a bit is used. My therapist uses it as a medium when applying essential oils to the skin, never feels greasy or oily.

Olive oil is a bit gummy on the edge, but it works well in the shave. I suppose coconut oil would be better.

Firstly thanks to all for the advice. Following on from yesterdays success with oil, today I tried to shave with oil only. Seemed to be going okay on the first WTG pass so I wet my face again and tried pass two (ATG, I dont usually do the XTG). Now things were beginning to burn a little bit, but I finished up with the usual touch ups. Cold water rinse, then the alum block - AAARRGGGHH! So I reckon its back to building lather tomorrow and just use the EVOO as prep - or in the kitchen.

There was a fella on here a couple weeks ago talking about how he uses EVOO as a preshave and a postshave (I believe). I have tried it and really love the way my skin feels after the shave. I will say that I have found I only need 3-4 drops for both pre and post. I rub it in my hand to warm it up nicely and apply before my lather and then again after I do aftershave routine. The only negative I've seen is it seems a little like it has broken my face out a little (a couple of acne bumps here and there). One day I hope to get rid of the occasionall acne (I'm 30 years old after all! haha). Oh, and I believe the guy talking about the EVOO that I read was named "skinnychef". But I could be wrong.