Okay folks,just tried the African Black soap and it worked nicely for me. I still have the irritation from Friday going on so,I might have waited a couple of days to try it with the irritation healed. I will wait a few days to shave again and try the same thing. Shower,African Black soap lather, and shave. I will let you know. Oh, I have found some IP blades and will get some of them and try. The reviews on them are outstanding.