Thread: Soap or Cream

What is people's take on it?

It depends on preference. I use Colleen's soaps and creams and love both but I lean toward the cream for a couple of reasons. First, I made a scuttle to have warm lather and I can mix the cream right in the scuttle. Secondly, soap tends to dry slightly faster on my face than does cream.

Originally Posted by Bear

What is people's take on it?

I used to be a strictly soap person until just a few months ago. I started using creams just as a change of pace and now I am about 50/50 between the two forms.

I go back and forth as well. The cream I've tried, Proraso, seems a little thinner than my soaps. I like to build the lather on my face, and soaps are easier for this.

That said, starting a lather with a soap and then mixing in some cream produces a very slick, cushion-y lather that would be great for newbies. Learning to get a good lather can a little tricky at first, and this method gives you more room for error.

Good luck,
Josh

I've go some good creams but soaps are just more convenient for me. Always in a dish, always ready to use instead of me having to squeeze them out

For me it's definitely a cream preference. It's just gentler on my skin and a great cream is very moisturising. That said, a good soap like those Colleen makes are almost as good as the average cream in those respects.

X

Real men use soaps-just kidding.

Its a preference thing. Personally I prefer soaps. I had never really warmed to creams and then I tried castle forbes and now I think its the best shaving prep out there.

i am a soap guy. love the enormous variety of scents. i also think that soaps gives a closer shave

creams are fine. i don't dislike them. i think that a cream gives a bit more cushion which can lead to easier learning less nicks when you start. but after you got your technique down, nothing beats a good quality soap.

you can make your soap lather just a rich and luxurious as creams. just load your brush with more soap before you start making your lather. also just a bit less water. you don't need a mound of left over lather, so make it thick and begin the infatuation with soaps

QED, mamabear, colleen all make top notch soaps.

~J

Soap. Truefitt & Hill or Harris. Don't like creams, and don't like glycerine soaps. Different people differ on this topic, strangely enough.

I prefer soaps. To me, they are easier to use and there is much more variety as far as scents go. I have some creams also that I like to use once in a while, but soaps are much more nostalgic and easy to use. Just stay away from Colgate and Burts Bees shaving soaps and you should be fine.
-Fred