Lucky Tiger pre-shave ("face cleansing stuff")

[PA23-250]

Just came today & very excited tomorrow to use it! I read a review on B&B that rated this stuff pretty highly plus a discussion on TSD that mentions this. Seemed worth it, since it's only $7 a shot from Appleton Barber.

Plan is to put it on in the shower, letting the heat help & then "hot towel" it off before leaving said shower. I'll keep you posted.

[Allen]

Is that the lemon stuff? I've heard a lot about it and people seem to think it's excellent stuff. I may need to pick up a jar.

[PA23-250]

Shave was great today, but ti was a 3 day beard--those are always easy to soften. A 1-day beard will be the true test, but all signs look good so far.

[PA23-250]

Today was a good solid shave w/ a dulling blade (going to the hones tomorrow) on a 1-day beard (the hardest for me to soften) after a very close shave the previous day (always a risk for irritation if I try to beat the closeness). I'll probably wait for a week of shaves before giving a ringing endorsement, but it looks good so far! Seems like it actually does something!

[PA23-250]

2-day beard wiped away Shampooed beard 1st, then applied, hot toweling it off @ the end of the shower, then reapplied a small amount as a sort of pre-shave. Made lather in the scuttle & applied to face via hands, rubbing in well. Let mixture sit while stropping, then rinsed off w/ warm water. Lathered w/ brush as usual. The razor is due to meet Mr. Norton today, anyway, so it was barely shave-ready. Shave was still close.

This stuff definitely works!

[PA23-250]

Still experimenting... I've found the best way so far is to completely wash it off (Dr. Bronner's works well for this) before exiting shower--otherwise it can actually make the razor slip when going ATG--at least for me. Then it works great.

[errnest]

Just to make sure, is this stuff a facial cleanser or like a conditioner, or a mixture of both?

[jhenry]

Just to make sure, is this stuff a facial cleanser or like a conditioner, or a mixture of both?

Lucky Tiger pre-shave cream is like Proraso pre-shave...At a fraction of the cost.

http://bestgroomingtools.com/lucky-t...eam-p-314.html

[PA23-250]

It does something like an oil cleanse in a hot shower, plus lots of lanolin to soften the beard/skin. I've gotten consistently good results from this, as long as it's washed off before actually shaving.

[errnest]

I got some of this and have now run it through several shaves, with different razors, lathers and beard lenth.

At first I was skeptical this stuff didn't seem like much, plus I noticed that it was very greasy and didn't seem to rinse off real well.

I used a small amount (trust me a small amount is all you need) and worked onto my face in a hot shower. I let it sit while I showered then rinsed it off.

This stuff is great I had a noticable difference in each situation compared to my noxema hair conditioner treatment that I was doing before. Plus at under 10 bucks a container it's economical though with shipping it could get expensive if you live in place that doesn't sell it locally.