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The purposes of a pre-shave are to soften the beard and to increase lubrication (and also maybe to leave the skin moisturized).
This can be done with any cream/soap or with many oils.

I wash my...

Agree that Creamo is better as pre-shave than to use alone.
By itself, it is very hard to find the middle ground between too wet vs too dry - and it seems to disappear from one side of my face...