Alright, when it comes to pre and post shave I'm a barbarian, I'm not into fancy soaps and lotions and such. I've been using the cheap shave soap from walgreens, but it doesn't really lather very well..... So these past few days I've been adding a very small amount of Gillette 'fusion hydro-gel' on top of the soap before loading my brush... and d*** if it doesn't make it lather better! I'd guess this is basically the same as adding glycerin to less expensive shave soaps?