Thread: Pre-shave oil

I have never tried any pre-shave oils before. What would you guys recommend? I have fairly coarse facial hair and moderately sensitive skin.

I too have moderately sensitive skin and parts of my face has incredibly coarse hair. I use Pre-shave oils with every shave. I've learned that I have to use a very, very small amount or the razor starts to stick. If you are interested try the Shaving Company's oil, a small bottle is under $6. It's performance is a little above the middle of the road, it has no scent and is a great one to try before you make the investment of some of the pricier brands.

I use it on every shave and make my own. Easy to mix up, and much cheaper.

I started a thread on exactly the same topic recently and got lots of different responses. For what it's worh I have used T&H in the past which is OK but I'm not too keen on the smell. Some people complain that it clogs the brush and leaves a residue - not something that I've experienced. I'm currently using John Allans Slick Water - as the name suggest it is not oil based - I think it works jsut as well. In the UK it is ridiculously expensive but I assume you can do much better locally.

The only way you will find out if any of the pre shaves make a difference is to try them. Proraso seems to be popular and is available in normal and sensitive varieties.

Good luck.

On the cheap go for Noxema... It's just like proraso... For oil I splruge and go for Art of Shaving Sandelwood.. It feels great an,oisturizes well.

If you want to try it with out breaking the bank 1 cup Castor oil, 1/2 cup olive oil shake and walah! If you like it add a Essential oil for scent and your good to go.

If your going to buy Parasso is my go to stuff.

I don't use oil. I don't like the oily residue left. I use this for a preshave, lasts a long time, cheap, no scent to speak of & washes off clean with no residue. It also softens the whiskers.

Try it. you might like it.olive oil,canola oil, oil of old lay, in the scheme of things it all sounds great.
Use a good cheap tallow based soap,you will get the same effect,without the grease.It will work just as well.

I'm only about 6 months into using a SR, but for pre-sahve oil I started out with the Art of Shaving product. The AoS seems like it is a bit sticky, but learned that if your face is wet, the oil will thin out quite nicely. After reading several threads about different oil, specifically Vitamin E oil for scar repair, I thought why not try it for a pre-shave. I bought a little bottle of Vitamin E oil at Wal-mart, think I paid around $3 for it, and I really like using it on every shave. I do switch back to the AoS now and then, I just used it today, but for me the cheap Vitamin E seems to work really well.

I've tried a few different pre-shave products. Trumpers Skin food, T&H oil, Proraso cream etc and by far the best is the shaving oil from Village Barber: Shaving Oil - Shaving Oil Village Barber

I think you can get it in the US from Straight Razor Designs.