Thread: Proraso Preshave

Well:

A friend of mine told me that its the same. In the other hand if you can grab some of the existing old stuff it will be good because in that way you can conpare with the new one.

K

I love the poraso products they work so well.These are the steps im following.
1.Hot shower
2.Dry face then apply pre shave then rub in some water(feels really minty fresh)
3.Apply lather then hot towel
4.Repeat
5.Re lather then shave

Poraso pre shave is good (I have the sensitive skin version) however I have recently stopped using it and I think I get better feedback from my razor and a closer shave without it IMO

I used it last night finally since it just showed up in the mail...

I gotta say... it felt really good and I had no issues with the feedback. I did it prior to my hot towel and pre-shave lather though, so perhaps it melted away by the time I actually put the first shave lather on. I want to give it plenty of time to soak into the whiskers though so I dont think I will move it to just before the first shave lather, perhaps a second coat though?

Either way.. big thumbs up! Just wish I was into straight razor shaving and proraso when I was in Florence last year, I would have stopped by their factory and checked them out.

Hey if it made your shave more enjoyable then anything that works is good! I think you right about the order you used it and it melting away I (and I think most but I may be wrong) use it then lather directly on to it

Just re apply after hot towel then lather.Multiple passes just add again then lather up that's what i do feels very nice cool and soothing.

Like I said if it works for you then it's good. For me shower, lather and shave is perfect!

I have used Proraso preshave cream since I started shaving way back when. I have both formulations the mentholated as well as the teatree essential oil; I apply the cream after a hot towel and it helps exfoliate and lubricate my whiskers; I try to pair it with mentholated shaving creams and soaps like Valobra Mentholated, Omega and others. One last word, it does interfere with the lathering of soaps like Cella. HOG

Just tried something a little different turned out surprisingly well i found some shaving oil on sale so i thought id try it out then i used the proraso pre shave aswell lathered shaved and it was minty fresh and the blade glides very well.

So... Played a bit more with it this weekend. Previously I was only applying prior to the hot towel and lather relaxation step.... not after the hot towel. This time I used it prior to the hot towel (still did the lather) and then again after the hot towel. It worked great and felt great! Lovin it!