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Wow! I haven't seen a bar of lava soap in years! Agreed, probably not the best shave soap. Might be good for setting a bevel. LoL.

I'm glad you mentioned the pampering thing because I'm having to admit more and more that there is a huge pampering aspect to this whole SR shave thing. I use to have one soap that was good enough to...

Yea, I've been leaving it on under the lather. Not sure why it never occurred to me to rinse it off first. I'll try that in the morning. I like the feel and price of Noxema, just not the gunked up...

I used that stuff in the past with disposables. It did a good job, but around here it's $5 for an tiny 2oz bottle last I looked. Does it leave a film on the edge of your blade?

For me it's been part of the learning curve. I've seen some benefit from it. But there seems to be a diminishing return with better quality soaps for me. Still good to know information. I like the...

Hmm... It never crossed my mind to rinse it off first! I'll have to try that!

A few weeks into SR shaving, and I'm getting closer to settling into a preferred routine, but a few things are still a bit fluid. I had been using Noxema as a preshave (oil), despite it slowing me...