You can't go wrong with VDH Deluxe soap in my opinion. Kiss My Face is a decent cream that is reasonably priced. At the mall if you have a Body Shop, pick up a tub or tube of Maca Root Shave cream, it's one of the best creams you can get. Bath and Body Works also carries C.O. Bigelow cream which is made by Proraso and is very good as well. As fro pre and post shave Dickenson's Witch Hazel is my favorite, along with Afta balm or Nivea balm works for me. Potash alum is available in health food stores if you're inclined to use it, it'll be marked as a deodorant stone.