Quote Originally Posted by glytch5 View Post
So I know many people say things like "pre shave lotions and oils don't work"
or all you need is a shower and lather and such:

While I am glad you guys are having good results with that, I rarely get a chance to shower before a shave.

I am a FIRM believer in doing some sort of pre shave prep. the hot towel is a big part but I use it to press in the pre shave stuff.
If you want to just use your soap, wet the beard, lather up and do hot towel over lather... then lather again. that works.

Or wet the face, pre shave oil then hot towel over the oil... works REALLY well.
My personal favorite is wet the face, edgwin jager pre shave lotion, or EZ-blade gel, with a hot towel over it. WOW! The shave is fantastic. The edwin jager and EZ blade stuff works so good as a pre shave I don't usually need the hot towel. I have sensitive skin with thick face hairs so I pamper my self.
Personally, I would not say "pre shave lotions and oils do not work". They just did not for me. Everyone just has to find out by experimenting what works best for them which you seem to have done.

Bob