Thread: Suavecito Shaving cream

Hi,

Does anybody have experience with Suavecito shaving cream. I'm a starter, and I bought it, but I can't get it to lather up properly. The webshop where I bought it, told me that might be because I also bought (and ofcourse used) preshaving oil. He adviced me to wash my brush a few times with soft shampoo. But until now that did not help. In my order he put a sample cream, which I did manage to lather up properly.

Does anybody have the same experience as me? Or is it just that I don't have enough experience lathering up the cream and it will come eventually?

Metsie

Originally Posted by metsie

Hi,

Does anybody have experience with Suavecito shaving cream. I'm a starter, and I bought it, but I can't get it to lather up properly. The webshop where I bought it, told me that might be because I also bought (and ofcourse used) preshaving oil. He adviced me to wash my brush a few times with soft shampoo. But until now that did not help. In my order he put a sample cream, which I did manage to lather up properly.

Does anybody have the same experience as me? Or is it just that I don't have enough experience lathering up the cream and it will come eventually?

Metsie

I don't have any experience with this brand...BUT....I did look it up it's a "Brushless shaving cream" you'll never get it to lather. Doesn't mean it'll be bad though could be some really good stuff. Interested to hear how you like it.

Thanks, that explaines :-). So it's not just me.

Well, it's much better than the gilette gel I used to use. As I'm really a starter with creames, brushes and traditional shaving, I don't have much comparision material.
It's a really fresh and mentholish cream, which I like.

Metsie

Originally Posted by metsie

Thanks, that explaines :-). So it's not just me.

Well, it's much better than the gilette gel I used to use. As I'm really a starter with creames, brushes and traditional shaving, I don't have much comparision material.
It's a really fresh and mentholish cream, which I like.

Metsie

If you want something that lathers and is really good but cheap try some of these brands $10 and under
Palmolive
La 'Toja
RSC (Real shaving cream Co.)
Proraso
C.O Bigelow (rebranded Proraso)

Just my 2 cents but recently I have been experimenting with some of the non-foaming products as my pre-shave treatment. They are less messy than many of the oils that I have tried and for some reason it seems to work well for my skin. I haven't tried this particular brand but at the moment my choice for pre-shave is PGS Alpine Shave Jelly. I warm and wet the skin, pat dry, then put it on and let it work in while I strop. After that I lather right over it and go to work. I have VERY sensitive skin and I gotta say that this has worked better for me over the last 2 weeks than anything that I have tried or anything that a number of barbers have tried on me over the years. Might be worth trying as you already have it in your cabinet. Enjoy...

@Chris, I'll look into that. Anyway it's nice to have a few more creams and/or soaps. So I'll try to find and test a few of those.

@badg3r, That sounds nice too. I'll definitely try that. I don't have a sensitive skin, but everything that makes shaving more enjoyable is welcome.

Badg3r - try Noxzema as a pre-shave too good for the warmer months, and I've made my own pre-shave oil from Jojoba, grape seed oil and coconut oil both work great

Thanks Chris, I will try that sometime. I have tried just about every commercial pre-shave that is out there including a number of the high end ones from Italy, England, etc but never any of the Noxzema type skin creams, interesting idea... My barber in Reno also has a ton of homemade products that we have tried out over time with mixed results. Again, nothing seemed very consistent. Another thing that I have found helps my skin is the use of a clay facial scrub in the shower daily. The scrub I use is also a homemade product given to me by my barber.

Sorry for the hijacking metsie

Badg3r, no worries. It might not be the right place, as it would possibly be hard to find for others, but for me this conversation is really interesting.

Noxzema to me is a huge vat of Pre/post Prep cream or like Proraso - only a lot cheaper

Noxzema did make shaving cream at one time....not sure if they still do