baby shampoo as pre shave

I have used shaving soap under a hot towel with some success the hotter the water the closer the shave,but no good to me far too uncomfortable warm/hot ok.
,i then used glycerin soap and found it very irritating again under a hot/warm towel,and concluded the Glycerin soap was stripping the skin of natural oils. So why
not baby shampoo designed to be kind and not strip the skin of oils,but does it work and why.
Well it works a treat,and conclude its hydrating properties that is all thats needed under the the warm/hot bar towel,and held for 60 slow seconds counting,anyhow it works
for me and i am staying with it,the baby shampoo was Aldis but i expect any brand would do.
Anybody had a similar experience.
I wet my face,apply a small amount of baby shampoo then carry out my 60 strops and then apply the hot/warm bar towel for the 60 slow seconds ,and then normal shave routine.

If the baby soap starts to irritate or dry your skin then give Noxema a try.

Noxema is an excellent beard softener and moisturizer.

I have not tried baby shampoo as a preshave step to hydrate my face and whiskers. What I learned here was first a warm towel, then apply shave creme and let it stay on my face while I strop my razor. Then I wipe off the shaving creme with a hot towel, rub water on my face, re apply shaving creme and commence to shave.
This has worked very well for me. The real point to all of this is to show the varied ways each of us take to achieve
the elusive bbs result proclaimed by our ancestors.

I'm sure your baby shampoo method works fine. As I am sure many other pre shave or prep methods work fine. Key point is to do something that facilitates water swelling the hair shafts on your face. Most soaps make your hair shaft more receptive to absorbing water usually by removing protective sebum or your natural oil. The shaft swells and cuticle expands and the hair will be easier to cut. Myself I just lather before i get in a steamy shower and by the time i get out my face is good and prepped lather again shave rinse repeat. Its all good i am happy you found something you like and works well.

Thanks for the Noxema advice rolodave... tried that today. Loaded my neck and top of cheeks, (I shave around a beard) got in the shower, then re-applied Noxema, then shave cream... I really liked it

adductum, have you tried a cold or lukewarm water shave at any point in your learning curve? I started with hot and ended with much irritation. Reading about other's shaving routines had me trying the cold water approach. As good, and sometimes better, shave and a heck of a lot less (almost none) irritation. As it stands now, cold in the warm weather and lukewarm in the cold weather is SOP with pleasing results.

Have not use Baby Shampoo, but have use Noxema. Been using Trader Joes Honey Mango Shave cream as a pre-shave. A dime size dollop rubbed in on a wet face, while getting your gear and stropping a razor.

It is super slick and not a strong sent so can be lathered over with your regular cream.

A large tube cost about 6 bucks and last months.


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I have used hair conditioner with good results

Baby shampoo contains amphoteric surfectants, which are also cleaning agents but are less harsh than traditional sulfates. Using baby shampoo, therefore, will clean your hair, without leaving it so dry. So yeah, it is a good trick for your hair. https://womanlylive.com/viral-tiktok...eeds-to-learn/ - here you can read more about it.

Have you tried Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo recently? No more tears eh? I have some and got it in my eyes and it burned like a son of a gun and besides that the lather was about the poorest in any product I've ever seen.

Aloha!

I remember a professor in a class I was taking in college telling us that the reason original Johnson's Baby Shampoo didn't sting eyes was because it contained a small amount of Novocaine to numb the eyes and thus, no stinging. Of course, this was false, but that was WAY before the internet was available for vetting such information and therefore many urban legends found their way into false information sources. Even colleges. Sad but true.

Anyway, I never tried Baby Shampoo as a preshave. This may not be popular with the masses, but I stick with Proraso Pre Shave Cream, even though it's more expensive than Noxema. It works, and I like the brand. I don't always use it, but when I do, I enjoy the extra protection it seems to offer.

Aloha!

I've been doing my fair share of Cella products lately, and I've been using the Cella Pre Shave Gel more and more. The scent is semi-neutral, so I have used the Cella Pre Shave Gel with other soaps and creams as well as with Cella Soap and Aftershave. I would not rate it quite as high as I would Proraso Pre Shave, but it's more convenient in a squeeze tube, and it's a gel VS a paste, so to some this may be the preferred packaged pre-shave.... at least from an Italian shaving supplier.

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For the MdC folks, I’ve used the Martin de Candre Hazelnut and borage shampoo as a pre shave since I use it as a shampoo and youur beard is hair …. I was impressed with it. Works as well as anything, and it’s relatively cheap, not a word that you usually associate with MdC products. ‘Aux huiles vierges de noisette et de bourrache’ - ‘With virgin oils of hazelnut and borage’. Good stuff, it’s more conditioning than their ‘À l’ortie et à la capucine’ or ‘Nettles and nasturtium’ shampoo, the stuff for normal hair.

I have quit using Noxema. It made my skin very soft and prone to nicks.

These days I use tepid water with a mild detergent to clean my beard.
This is followed with a shaving soap. This soap remains on the beard for about 7 minutes.
This pres have soap is then rinsed off and is followed by the actual shaving soap.

Take a shower, lather n shave.
Preshave, is for kids. :rofl2:

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Take a shower, lather n shave.
Preshave, is for kids. :rofl2:

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I just shower and shave too, or if I am shaving several hours after my shower because I want to try a new edge, I just wash with soap and water. I hold the warm wash cloth (flannel) against my face for 10 seconds or so after then have at it.

I did try pre shave once or twice when I first started with a straight because I read somewhere that people do it but to be honest it was too much trouble and I don't have any problem shaving without it.

I never could tell that I was receiving any benefit from pre-shaves or shaving oils. Shave results and comfort seemed the same whether I used the concoctions or not.