Quote Originally Posted by askbill
Howdy all,


However, lately I've been noticing that my regular lather isn't doing what it used to. My razor will hit a patch where the cream has just been lifted for another quick pass and the blade will not move smothly...rather, it will skip on the skin like there is no lubrication.

Anyone experience something similar? Any suggestions here?

Thanks!
Bill
Hey Bill, strangely, but I too was experiencing similar thing, almost like the soap or creme are doing too good of a job, and leave face underneath like "squikey clean"! At my home, I have perfect water for making lather, I can get cream like lather out of any soap I use... And when lathering I use all the water my brush can hold. I was thinking this morning it might be my pre prep technique... I always shower before shave, and when showering, I wash my face first with whatever shampoo I am using, then with a good face soap. I think I might be overwashing the face, stripping too much of skins oils, so when shaving, the razor has no lubrication from the skin itself. The skin lubrication must not be overlooked. That's what the hot towels are for at the barbershop, to get those glands going and produce more skin oils...

or maybe it's UFO making the razor jump, don't know

cheers,
Nenad

p.s. boy, this new Logitech UltraX slim keyboard types like a dream!!!