Thread: Pre-shave Preparation

Personally I shower first while my brush is soaking in steaming hot water, Wash my face with glycerin soap, and brush on a nice coat of thick lather. That and a Shave Ready Razor is all you need. After I finish I do hot towel, Thayer's lavender witch hazel, Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food. yaba yaba yaba yaba that's all folks.

I do no prep other than to splash warm water on my face before I start to lather. I don't even shower first. I don't personally think it's necessary to soak a brush, shower first, use pre-shave oil or use a hot wet towel before shaving.

Try it without doing anything and then try it doing everything and see if you can tell much difference.

Originally Posted by gcbryan

I do no prep other than to splash warm water on my face before I start to lather. I don't even shower first. I don't personally think it's necessary to soak a brush, shower first, use pre-shave oil or use a hot wet towel before shaving.

Try it without doing anything and then try it doing everything and see if you can tell much difference.

Same here, although I try to shower beforehand but only because I like to have my head first with an electric and then shower to clear off any left over hair clippings.

My face air dries in seconds and I've tried to pre-soak my Tweezerman and even use a mug but I'm not getting much out of that. I just wet my brush under hot water, shake off excess, get a bit of soap (D.R. Harris Ltd, something from England), and onto the face it goes. If the lather starts to get too thick I put a touch of water onto the brush, shake off excess, and continue.

I don't need aftershave and have never in my life used it. I sometimes apply a bit of Oil of Olay to my face.

I pre-shave. I run the hot water through my bowl and let the brush soak. I find this gives me a nice warm bowl and my lather holds heat the whole shave. I usually let this run why I take a shower. I do a face wash in the shower as part of that routine and a beard wash after that. After the shower, Strop my blade and lather up. The pre-shave has become some of my favorite time. The few times I sorta skipped through that part I felt like I had been robbed of some me time.