Thread: I Now Understand the Importance of Beard Prep

Prep makes a huge difference for me. A new DE blade fails every time on my dry unprepared hair. Tugging and skin burn galore.

A shower shampoo with conditioner immediately before lathering makes a huge difference for ease of cutting and can salvage a shave from a blade that is just starting to fade. Warm or room temperature lather both work for me.

If I cannot shower, I wash and rinse we two or three times before lathering to remove dirt and oils as well as possible to promote effective Interaction between the lather and hairs.

Good hair hydration makes the hair as easy to cut as possible. I try to keep my lather well hydrated. When lather does not easily rinse off my SR blade, it is getting too dry.

I sometimes find strongly scented soaps to be irritating.

HTH

Originally Posted by sheajohnw

Prep makes a huge difference for me. A new DE blade fails every time on my dry unprepared hair. Tugging and skin burn galore.

A shower shampoo with conditioner immediately before lathering makes a huge difference for ease of cutting and can salvage a shave from a blade that is just starting to fade. Warm or room temperature lather both work for me.

If I cannot shower, I wash and rinse we two or three times before lathering to remove dirt and oils as well as possible to promote effective Interaction between the lather and hairs.

Good hair hydration makes the hair as easy to cut as possible. I try to keep my lather well hydrated. When lather does not easily rinse off my SR blade, it is getting too dry.

I sometimes find strongly scented soaps to be irritating.

HTH

When I first tried a cream instead of soap the lather didn't rinse off my razor easily at all. I thought it was a difference between a cream and a soap. Now I've come to realize it's a matter of having enough water or how long I work to create a lather.


I have been thinking about letting my pre-shave lotion stay on my face for a few minutes before I lather. Has anyone noticed if this helps or not? Probably (like most things), it's different between faces and possibly the pre-shave.

The last thing I do in the shower is to rub a small amount of hair conditioner on my beard. I don't dry my face. Just before lathering I re-wet my face and rub a small amount of Creamo or Kiss My Face to complete my pre-shave ritual. More glide, more comfort.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

The last thing I do in the shower is to rub a small amount of hair conditioner on my beard. I don't dry my face. Just before lathering I re-wet my face and rub a small amount of Creamo or Kiss My Face to complete my pre-shave ritual. More glide, more comfort.

I'm going to try to include some pre-shave tasks while in the shower. Apply pre-shave maybe while my skin/whiskers are soaked and warm. I have some Neutrogena pre-shave face scrub I could use in the shower on my face. Think I'll try that then apply some Castle Forbes and then get out of the shower. I think some have said they create lather and let it sit while they shower. Does anyone do that? If so, what benefit is there? My shaving and showering don't often occur together however. I don't work any more so my shaving and showering are usually on a whim. Neither are often just prior to going somewhere like it was when I worked.