Thread: which products work the best

hello, i just bought a straight razor, and need to know which products i should use regular shave cream barbasol ,edge gel or one of the soap in the mug deals,which works best??thanks

I've used them all with fine results. Most here will recommend soap or creme with a mug and brush.

I would suggest soap in a mug or shave cream. Hopefully you have a strop as well. Before you get all antsy in your pantsy and try to shave...READ. Read some more, watch youtube videos on shaving,stropping, lather making and ask questions. then read some more and watch some more videos. Then shave. it is hard to resist the urge to dive in, but it really does make a difference

Hi,
You're going to get a LOT of differing opinions on all that. I find creams easier to use than soaps, so I'd recommend creams rather than soaps for a beginner. I get excellent results from several creams, but, in order, these are my favourites at the moment:

Top Secret (excellent lather, the best glide I'd come across, cheap)
O Melhor (excellent lather, excellent cushion)
Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar (excellent lather, strong, pleasant scent)
C O Bigalow (excellent lather, nice scent)

Carl

What Razor did you get ????

please be sure to read up on the beginners thread to straight shaving. It will help you lots and hopefully prevent any mistakes! I would reccomend a soap cake and a brush

I was stuck in the office today, hadn't been able to shave, so I decided to put my face where my mouth was and see how minimal a shave I could perform:

Soap: Dawn Dishwasher Soap
Brush: Hands
Mug: None
Razor: Schick Quattro, year old cartridge
Prep: None
Shave: Two pass, WTG/ATG
Result: BBS, no nicks, cuts or razor burn

Is this the Holy Grail of shaving? Nope, but it worked just fine.

Originally Posted by ace

I was stuck in the office today, hadn't been able to shave, so I decided to put my face where my mouth was and see how minimal a shave I could perform:

Soap: Dawn Dishwasher Soap
Brush: Hands
Mug: None
Razor: Schick Quattro, year old cartridge
Prep: None
Shave: Two pass, WTG/ATG
Result: BBS, no nicks, cuts or razor burn

Is this the Holy Grail of shaving? Nope, but it worked just fine.

Oh my goodness me, I need counselling, can I just lay down on this couch here? I feel sick. Excuse me for a minute please...

What razor did you get?

The question of face prep is totally personal preference. The best guidance is in the Wiki on the this site and the postings. It might be best to start with what you are familiar.