Thread: Who is using glycerin?

If you go to CVS or Walgreens, etc, just ask, they can hook you up. If you go to Walmart, it's over in the section with the pharmacy. Just ask the pharmacist. It's cheap, and at 4-5 drops per shave, it goes a long way.

If you have hard water, it helps to get a good lather. If you have soft water, you don't really need it, but could rub some on your face before lathering if you like.

Originally Posted by kleintax

. . . and by the way; in what section of the drug store would one go to to find glycerin or lanolin?

I don't get on with creams too well; with safety razors OK, but not with straights for some reason. I add just a navy bean amount of cream to the soap lather, then more water. Then instead of glycerin, I add a squirt of Glycerin & Rose Water, bought pre-mixed. It is true that adding more water after the glycerin bounces the lather up, and this amounts to the same thing. Another thing I have discovered is that getting the lather how you want it, then leaving it for 5 minutes and re-swirling gives it added creaminess. All this takes place in a very heavy pre warmed black granite mortar, which holds a low gentle heat for a very long time, making the whole process so much easier.

I use glycerin as a pre-shave (apply when the beard is wet) and to make uberlather. It improves the quality of the shave and lather.

Originally Posted by TucoRamirez

I use glycerin as a pre-shave (apply when the beard is wet) and to make uberlather. It improves the quality of the shave and lather.

This goes for me aswell.

Interesting that you apply it as a preshave. Do you just rub it on like a preshave oil? Do you add it to your lather as well or do you just lather over the face to get an Uberlather. My beard is like steel wires and I use glycerin in making my Uberlather. Using it as a preshave is something I will try. Hopefully it will soften my beard significantly.

Originally Posted by jeffzeitlin

Interesting that you apply it as a preshave. Do you just rub it on like a preshave oil? Do you add it to your lather as well or do you just lather over the face to get an Uberlather. My beard is like steel wires and I use glycerin in making my Uberlather. Using it as a preshave is something I will try. Hopefully it will soften my beard significantly.

I've applied it twice as a preshave after scrub and hot water and it seems to have a positive effect.