Hi,

I just purchased Caswell-Massey Almond pre-shave oil, have not tried it yet. It smells bad - strong and corny. Reminds me that I had to throw away a tub of Caswell-Massey Sandalwood shave cream and a give away a bottle of sandalwood cologne, which was suffocating me. Hopefully, the oil shall improve my shave and not make me sick...

I was comparing the C-M oil to a bottle of Vit E oil I use for my hands sometimes after rockclimbing. Both bottles contain some oils and acetate (Vit E). The pre-shave oil has a bunch of oils (almond, olive, rosemary, sage, camomile) and Parfum, and the other (bought from Target for $6 or so) has *only* coconut and soybean oil. The difference is that the C-S has Benzaldehyde (Parfum).

I was wondering if I am safe using the Target Vit E oil for shaving?

After all, it is half the price, 15 ml more, and doesn't smell bad. It's not that I hate almond, I just have the suspicion C-S is going to stay way too strong. I wouldn't have bought the C-S oil but I didn't want to drive the 30 miles for nothing, and the store didn't have the pewter silvertip brush I wanted to see in person.

Thanks
Ivo