Thread: Glycerin + cream?

I'm familiar with putting a drop or two of glycerin on soaps--what about adding a drop or two to a cream before lathering it? I'll probably experiment with it, but just wondered if anyone else has already tried it and if so, what you think.

thanks,

Ben

I add a few drops to the scuttle with my Truefitt cream before lathering it up. Seems to give a smoother shave.

Gycerin in soaps and crèmes go together like peachs n crème. I especially love making ubelathers with soap, crème and glycerin. They just have a glide and a thickness that you wont believe until you try it

Originally Posted by cubancigar2000

Gycerin in soaps and crèmes go together like peachs n crème. I especially love making ubelathers with soap, crème and glycerin. They just have a glide and a thickness that you wont believe until you try it

I am not familiar with créme. Could you explain?

BTW, I'm partial to Cuban sticks myself, especially H. Upmann. Not that they are obtainable, of course! ;-)

crème is the French spelling for cream.
Or for those trying to be sophisticated

When I make uberlather I usually use a brush full of my favorite soap, a dollop of my favorite cream with compatible scent and four drops of glycerine. Males a luxurious slick lather with plenty of cushion.

+1 Pithor and Rolodave

I am glad I am not the only one who thinks like this.

If adding a basic ingredient like glycerin to a soap makes such a vast difference then there was obviously something (e.g. glycerin) lacking in the soap to start with.

In case of creams even more so, as it is easy to add (more) glycerin to a shaving cream formulation without changing the consistency of the product. In fact, if someone craves more glycerin, creams may be the way to go.


In essence, I believe in Leonardo da Vinci's "Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication" and am deeply skeptical of overly elaborate rituals to get a job done that IMO should be (and was to our fathers and grandfathers) pretty simple and straightforward.


Lastly, while I may get a kick out of a cheap shaving soap or cream that compares favorably with much more expensive products, I do not believe that such a product should require additional preparation, or that I should have to alter my lathering or shaving technique to get it to perform adequately.
If it does, it's not for me. 👎


In the bathroom, I shave.
If I want to try my luck at chemistry, I go to the lab. 😈



B.