Hello there, I recently was farting around with a bottle of "The art of shaving" pre shave oil...
While I feel the oil does help, even if I use the tiniest bit, and give it plenty of time to absorb into my beard/skin, I can't help but get an oily residue on my brush, and even in my sink sometimes. Gets on my safety razors too... sometimes it gets on my straight razor, but I do not mind that too much, hence the carbon blades.
I saw a video of a guy shaving with a Scottish product called "Execute shave"
Its a pre shave oil, that is not actually oil based and is water soluble.
I have only seen one other product like this, and I believe it was Castle Forbes or something, but that product is 60 dollars!!!!!
I cannot find any of the Execute water soluble stuff here in the USA, and the only source on ebay I found to ship it here (with a high shipping price) is a patchouli scent... i'm pretty sure I have a scent allergy to patchouli so thats a no go.
Can anyone help me with another oil/solution that is water soluble? I've tried pre shave soaps, but they really don't seem to benefit me any better than using a regular soap and washing my face with that. thanks!