Thread: Pre shave oil clean up?

When I use a pre shave oil (I have homemade, AOS, and shave secret)
I use 3-4 drops rub vigorously to spread into/onto hands and proceed to work it into my face.
I then wash my hands and continue on, my pre-shave oil is one of the smallest messes of my wet shaving routine.
And to be honest I could probably stand to be a bit messier, it is wet shaving after all.

@siguy, I normaly use regular bathroom cleaner about once a week, and now it is just scrub down once I am done, vs. normaly being able to just wipe with my hand and water.

I can now see where I am using too much oil, the guy at AOS was obviously mistaken, with the amount he told me, and after shaving today I see I really use aout half a cap, but still I see where this is too much, when I shave again in 2 days I will give you guys the results of just a few drops.

Originally Posted by sjb4552

I can now see where I am using too much oil, the guy at AOS was obviously mistaken, with the amount he told me, and after shaving today I see I really use aout half a cap, but still I see where this is too much, when I shave again in 2 days I will give you guys the results of just a few drops.

I'd have to say so. Personally, after the shower, I rewet my face and scrub in 3 drops on either side of my face and massage in, wipe the rest off on my chest. Nothing noticeable really hits the sink. Really, I don't even need the oil anymore, but I've become really fond of the eucalytus(sp?).

I don't even know where to get enough shave secret to be able to manage cap fulls. My bottle is only 18.75ml

I have never seen larger. However, you could fill me in as to how large your bottle is and where you got it. Mine's running low.

My personal journey, I had a lot of variables to deal with mixed in with the usual rookie mistakes. Somebody, forgot who, even said olive oil is a viable alternative.

you might try sauvecito (sp) oil its not stupidly expensive, i like the smell better and it comes in a more reasonable sized bottle, personally i also notice slightly better results but ymmv

I suggest, a sponge - it can pull double duty, something to wipe your blade on while shaving.....then rinse, add some hand soap and wipe the sink out. I use shave oil too and it works like charm, can't stand a dirty sink!

Under your sink keep one of two things, Simple Green or Scrubbing Bubbles, a squirt from either will loosen the oils & waste, then rinse down the sink. I keep both under the sink. I have a shiny shave sink.

I tried the AoS sandalwood preshave oil last night with no problems. I just left my palm wet from washing my face and used about 5 drops and massaged it into my face. I had no mess besides having to rinse and wipe my blade several times. As far as the sink, it was easy to clean up.

@sbj4552,
I forgot to mention as an aside that I also use a large, moistened sponge to wipe of lather as it builds to a crescendo on the razor's flat. It sits looking happily at me from the corner of the sink on my dominant side. Like a faithful dog, really.