I have read quite a few posts on various forums about cheap pre shaves, also they seem to work for a lot of folks who try them, i use a pre shave oil, never fancied trying conditioner as the ingrediants are far from whats in a preshave oil, so my thoughts are, those ingrediants are for conditioning your hair, not for rubbing on your skin, i do think about continued use of these sort of products on your face, though if they work for you, and dont cause any skin irritations, go for it, the other cheaper option is to make your own preshave oil, quite a few instructions on the web on how to make this as well!