Thread: Pre shave oil clean up?

The issue may be that you're using a capful…with most pre shave oils you literally only need a few drops to do your entire beard area. Sometimes less is more.

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