Thread: Need help building a perfect "rose" shave

Originally Posted by Moonshae

I guess I will try loading more heavily, that could be the problem. I did try to load more than I usually do, so more yet.

After I saw your post and the problems you were having, I opened up my GeoT Lime puck. It was EXACTLY what you were talking about. The lather, much more than the rose, wouldn't even hang in there for 20 seconds. I was so annoyed. I still get a decent shave with the rose, but with heavy loading and more water than I am used to.

Honestly, it would be easy enough to whip up some of your own.

Ingredient 1: Rose Absolute Oil - 1 oz. | NOW Solutions
Ingredient 2: Castor oil
(Ingredient 3: Almond/Olive/other oil)

Or if you decide to get just pure rose essential oil for your first ingredient (gonna be more expensive upfront but probably cheaper in the long run) then use another oil such as olive or almond (ingredient 3) to replace the grapeseed oil that the posted link contains. If you're gonna use the posted oil blend, I'd use half the bottle mixed in with 3.5 oz of castor oil (or 3 oz. of the castor and .5 oz of the other oil). If you're gonna use just pure essential oil, I would use 2 oz. castor oil, 1 oz. your other oil, and 10-15 drops of your essential oil.

I broke out one of my boar brushes to see if the stiffness would help in making a lather. I also worked more on loading the brush, and by golly, it worked...I ended up with reasonably persistent lather. It still breaks down quicker than other soaps, but I could finish each pass without having to relather the second half.

I've seen some threads praising the cream version of that soap, so maybe that formulation persists better. I'll wait until I work through the soap before getting the cream, though.

On a related note, I find that Yeti Snot breaks down quickly, too. It's too cold for me to bother with menthol shaves now, but I may bring it to Florida in a couple weeks to see if the boar+extra loading works with that, too.