Thread: SILICONE LUBRICANT

HELLO
Dont laugh but I have been trying using silicone lubricant ( SEX LUBE ) mixed with my shaving soap. I use a couple of drops added to my shaving soap and I have been getting some serious improvements in my shave closeness and comfort. Has anybody else given this a try ???

MARK

... uhm ... you might just be the first person who ever tried that!!

seriously, it will probably provide the additional lubrication/slip for the razor as you have described. not sure about how it might affect the steel of the razor (assume its the usual water based stuff).

... might try that myself ... wife will think i am on crack but whats new

I swear, this is at least the third wetshaving forum thread I've read about people KYing up their faces.

Good lather should be plenty of lube--if yours isn't, it's broken.

Gives a new meaning to the word "faceturbation"....

Interesting idea...

From time to time I'll add a few drops of vegetable glycerin to certain soaps before I whip em up and I like the effect. I might give this a try as well.

Jim, I disagree here. IMHO, not all lather is created equal. Sure, any good lather should provide enough cushion and lube for a comfy shave, but I've definitely found certain soaps and lather that work better than others. I definitely wouldn't mind sprucing up some of my lower performing soaps, or even finding a way to make my best performing soaps perform even better. I'm not saying this is it, just saying that I don't mind finding even better lather.

Good job you had some laying around.

So what do you tell your other half when she sees the lube is diminishing at a rate faster than you've been using it for the "extracurriculars"?

Originally Posted by pjrage

Interesting idea...

From time to time I'll add a few drops of vegetable glycerin to certain soaps before I whip em up and I like the effect. I might give this a try as well.

Jim, I disagree here. IMHO, not all lather is created equal. Sure, any good lather should provide enough cushion and lube for a comfy shave, but I've definitely found certain soaps and lather that work better than others. I definitely wouldn't mind sprucing up some of my lower performing soaps, or even finding a way to make my best performing soaps perform even better. I'm not saying this is it, just saying that I don't mind finding even better lather.

Absolutely, some lather IS mediocre. And some is just bad. That's why I said "good" lather. Arko creams give SUPER lube, but crap protection--bad lather. Williams dries my face out. Bad lather.

If you have to add sexlube to make your lather work for you, then you mihgt benefit from learning how to make lather, is all I'm saying.

Originally Posted by JimR

Absolutely, some lather IS mediocre. And some is just bad. That's why I said "good" lather. Arko creams give SUPER lube, but crap protection--bad lather. Williams dries my face out. Bad lather.

If you have to add sexlube to make your lather work for you, then you mihgt benefit from learning how to make lather, is all I'm saying.

The key phrase here is "have to". I completely agree with you in that case. If you have to add anything to your lather to make it work for you, then you have problems with your soap, water, brush, or ability to make lather. BUT, I took this post more as a "this will make your already good lather even better," in which case, without having tried it, I really don't know if it will or won't, but I'm all for "even better" lather, so I'll probably give it whirl sometime

Originally Posted by pjrage

The key phrase here is "have to". I completely agree with you in that case. If you have to add anything to your lather to make it work for you, then you have problems with your soap, water, brush, or ability to make lather. BUT, I took this post more as a "this will make your already good lather even better," in which case, without having tried it, I really don't know if it will or won't, but I'm all for "even better" lather, so I'll probably give it whirl sometime

That's exactly what I think, but I got the feeling that the OP wasn't getting good shaves up to now. I guess I misunderstood.

I just think that the skills needed for a good shave include making good lather, so when I see newbies asking about how to get better shaves, "adding silicone lube" should come after "practice the necessary skills" in my book.

It's like jazz: first learn the basics, then get funky with it.