Thread: Leftover shave gel

I was back at my parents and shaved with the canned goo and a straight. Definitely waaaay worse than a decent shave soap or cream IMO.

I reckon that the soap is one of the areas not to skimp as it can really make or break the shave.

If you have any kids they could do some "shaving cream art" on a dining room or other table. Just spray it on and let them go to town. You use up that old shaving cream, entertain the kids for a good half-hour and get a nice deep-cleaned table!

IMHO you can always be a shaving philanthropist and give it to a friend who still shaves with a multi-blade razor.

Or you can give it to your significant other for her to shave her legs.

if you're just learning to use a brush and soap I would use a small squirt on the soap to help you build lather untill you get proficient at doing it without assistance. trying to reduce it till you have good lather just from soap or cream would probably be the best way. I've never tried it with the canned foam this way, but the gel does help keep the lather from being too soupey or dry without takeing much away from it. I would say that after about a month of reduceing the amount of gel on your soap you should be able to get the soap where you want it on your own. besides it takes a while to shave when you first start and the gel should keep the lather moist longer.

Interesting thread. I've got some Melaleuca (used gift), a foaming gel, that has been sitting around for 3 years. I'll try to augment it with the (in)famous J.B. Williams "long lasting lather" puck and see how it goes. Oh, Ryan82... why didn't you give it to some poor sop? It would be part of our rebellion, denying the giant corporate conglomerates a few purchases.

Why, Ryan82, WHY?

I believe food banks might take that stuff too, they do in my part of the world.