Thread: Canned Barbasol

An old barber showed me how to rub a strop with Barbasol to clean it and improve the draw.

I find that if I use my brush with canned goo, usually Gillette sensitive skin, I get a very good shave. More comfortable then most pucks but also not as close.

Its not bad if your in a hurry.

Barbasol green and gillette good news stay in my business travel pack. I travel light. Besides at 1am it's kinda hard to find a gas station or hotel selling uber creams.

Just because you shave with a straight doesn't mean you have to use a brush & soap. The two are mutually exclusive. You can get great shaves with modern gels/cans and a straight.

Originally Posted by DeeJay

Just because you shave with a straight doesn't mean you have to use a brush & soap. The two are[sic] mutually exclusive. You can get great shaves with modern gels/cans and a straight.

That's just not true...

Originally Posted by BKratchmer

That's just not true...

Sir, I beg to differ. Although I enjoy using fancy soaps and creams and a badger brush, I also enjoy using non-lathering shave creams and canned creams. My favorite canned cream in fact is Unscented Gillette Foamy. It may not be your choice, and that's of course perfectly fine. But I sincerely like using the Foamy.

Best Regards,
Jeff

Originally Posted by JeffR

Sir, I beg to differ. Although I enjoy using fancy soaps and creams and a badger brush, I also enjoy using non-lathering shave creams and canned creams. My favorite canned cream in fact is Unscented Gillette Foamy. It may not be your choice, and that's of course perfectly fine. But I sincerely like using the Foamy.

Best Regards,
Jeff

I have to agree
The experience wasn't as good as a cream/soap and brush, but it did get the job done with no irritation and I would do it again in a pinch. The experiment with Barbasol and a Straight was a success as far as adding to my knowledge bank of what works and what doesn't.

I switched to a brush and soap about 25 years ago for two simple reasons. First, I'd go through a can every month and I didn't like tossing empty cans in the garbage when there was a more environmentally friendly option. Second, I've never had a puck of soap last less than 5 years, so the soaps are a much cheaper option. I know that others here burn through soap much faster than I do, and there are high end soaps that cost more, but even then I suspect that the soap option works out to be cheaper.

Originally Posted by JeremyP

This stuff is great for making a mirror Fog-Free!!!

This is my prime use for canned Barbasol. A couple times a year I give it a go just for fun. While I'll admit that it's the best canned goo on the market, for a steady diet I'd rather stick with my soaps and brush. Best canned goo on the market, huh? Isn't that rather like being the hottest chick at the side show?

Sometimes, admitting you can get a perfectly good lather out of a can brings on the same reaction as when the child says the King isn't wearing any clothes.