Thread: Proraso vs. Noxzema

Originally Posted by jhenry

If memory serves me correctly Noxzema used to make a brushless shave cream that came packaged in a jar and had a consistency a lot like Noxzema face cream. I have seen photos of U. S. military personnel in the South Pacific using it to shave with during WWII. I used to shave with it myself, but it disappeared from the drugstore shelves. I wonder what happened to it?

Years ago I would also occasionally use Noxzema face cream, in lieu of canned goo, to shave with. Not bad, but it wasn't quite the same as the brushless shave cream.

They are still making a brushless shave cream. They even have 4 different ones!