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    Senior Member Riaanrab's Avatar
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    So i bought this from my local pharmacy....

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    you use it as a pre-shave, nice menthol scent and cooling effect on the skin. I have to try and test it more as a pre shave and see how it works for me. I used it after i have shaving as well, and it was nice and refreshing. It is a thick cream so i just use a little bit to cover my face. check out the ingredients....

    I also read that this cream is very similar to Proraso pre shave cream, not sure if that is true.

    Any of you guys out there using this cream???

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    eheheh Prep is very famous in Italy.
    It's very good not only as pre/post shave( for me better as postshave)
    the smell isn't menthol but canphora + a bit menthol.
    I use prep as cream for feet ,sunburn,dryskin....an amazing cream.
    As postshave for me is better then proraso because it is non-greasy skin
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    I've used this as well, pre/post shave, it's good stuff. Noxzema has similar ingredients and is cheaper at least here so I started using that instead with similar effect. I also have Prep Shave soap.......same scent Camphor.
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    Prep/proraso/ 3p etc are all common preshaves in Italy and work similarly. Each one has different ingredients, so which you prefer is generally a matter of personal taste.

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    I made my own oil using 3 parts castor oil, 1 part olive oil, and several drops of orange essence. Works great. But lately, I've heard that pre-shave oils can be tough on shaving brushes and they tend to dull the senses when it comes to the shave itself. Any thoughts out there?

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