Thread: proraso pre shave irritation?

I just got some proraso white pre shave because I thought the oatmeal would be good for my face during the winter months, however it seems that whenever I use it I get what seems like a chemical burn on my face. I was just wondering if this happens to anybody else? if it makes any difference, I used prorasso green over it for my lather.

The same thing happened to me my first couple of shaves using this stuff. After that I haven't had an issue. How long have you been using it? I would say if it continues to happen to stop using it because your skin may have some reaction to an ingredient. Certain high spf sunscreens make my skin break out in to a rash so if it doesn't agree with you don't use it anymore. Hope this helps.
Sully

I got on with the green Proraso pre shave, but really hated the white stuff, it seemed to affect my lather. I got more irritation following the shave than usual. I put this down to lack of glide, due to the lather killer.

TBH i have stopped with the pre shaves as I have got better with a straight. I just don't see they do anymore than a great lather does.

Originally Posted by straightshooter1911

I just got some proraso white pre shave because I thought the oatmeal would be good for my face during the winter months, however it seems that whenever I use it I get what seems like a chemical burn on my face. I was just wondering if this happens to anybody else? if it makes any difference, I used prorasso green over it for my lather.

I've had this reaction a couple of times in the past particularly when they re-formulated it with all natural ingredients. No idea what caused it had some thoughts it may have been a sandalwood after shave balm that I used to finish the shave or Proraso's aftershave balm for razor burn in the grey plastic bottle. Still using the sandalwood but ditched the razor burn aftershave balm. I'm also using the green label Proraso aftershave balm most days with no ill effects.
I just used no preshave and no aftershave balm for a couple of days and a natural shaving soap with no scent and it disappeared. That was about a year ago and no further problems

Originally Posted by sullivan34

The same thing happened to me my first couple of shaves using this stuff. After that I haven't had an issue. How long have you been using it? I would say if it continues to happen to stop using it because your skin may have some reaction to an ingredient. Certain high spf sunscreens make my skin break out in to a rash so if it doesn't agree with you don't use it anymore. Hope this helps.
Sully

I stopped using it after the first time, then I used it a week later, and the same thing. it was actually surprising to me, because I have what my wife would call "rhino skin"

Originally Posted by kevinred

I got on with the green Proraso pre shave, but really hated the white stuff, it seemed to affect my lather. I got more irritation following the shave than usual. I put this down to lack of glide, due to the lather killer.

TBH i have stopped with the pre shaves as I have got better with a straight. I just don't see they do anymore than a great lather does.

I wish I could do without them, but I'm a mechanic and some days even after a shower my skin just feels greasy, and a pre shave seems to do a lot for yhe whiskars. But it is good to know that the green acts differently.

Originally Posted by straightshooter1911

I wish I could do without them, but I'm a mechanic and some days even after a shower my skin just feels greasy, and a pre shave seems to do a lot for yhe whiskars. But it is good to know that the green acts differently.

Try Arko shaving stick. It's cheap, lemony scented, the best lather you'll ever see. Wet the end apply to wet stubble and face lather, it changed my world…..

Oh and a good boar bristle brush will soon degrease them whiskers….

Originally Posted by kevinred

Oh and a boar bristle brush will soon degrease them whiskers….

Do you think boar is better than silvertip for a greasy face/ why?

When I started I used all the pre-shave and prep stuff, it was fun and part of the learning curve and deciding what works for you.

I found the Proraso pre-shave didn't really improve the shave at all, if anything for me, it degraded the shave.

I'm down to a cold water shave, splash of cold water, face lather, shave and done.

But experimenting is a lot of the fun, now, occasionally, after a shave, if my skin is somewhat dry due to the winter, I'll put some pre / post Proraso on and it's nice.

Try everything, it's fun and a good way to find out what you like!