Originally Posted by
razorguy
Great start and keep on doing the right job! :tu
As for prep products, I use Proraso pre-post cream and, sometimes, 3P cream, both very popular and easy to find here in Italy for less than 2 euros (about 3 USD).
However, I also use what the old people in this country taught their sons and grandsons: olive oil. Try it. You just need few drops in your palms, add few drops of water, rub both hands and then massage your face and neck. You will be amazed to see how olive oil works in this sense, while giving you a soft and smooth skin. They also used olive oil as a post shave treatment, just before the refreshing aftershave splash.
I think this is just "natural" for the people here as the olive tree is everywhere in our countryside and olive oil, you know, is the only oil we use in Umbria, however in central/southern Italy. (And Umbria has premium excellent and impeccable olive oil, I should add! :-) )
I also sometime use argan oil with the same technique and it works great the same.