Thread: Wow, I can't believe I did that.

I found that adding a couple drops of glycerin to the lather as I worked it up helped it to stay around longer when I was shaving my wife's legs. I also usually übered by using soap, glycerin and a little bit of cream from either The Real Shave Co. or Kiss My Face as both are available locally to me and work wonderfully. Both also run around $6 a container so they're quite reasonably priced as well.

Where do you get glycerin? I will have to look up the brands of cream. Anyone use coochy shave cream? I got some last year at a passion party and it works great for underarms, but I have been afraid to use it because I don't know how to get it again.

Amleay, you can get bottles of glycerin at most drugstores...and it's cheap.

It's usually found with the laxatives.
It can also be found in a cake decorating shop but it tends to be more expensive at those places. It's less than $4 at my local pharmacy for a multi year supply.

I found glycerin at Rite Aid, not sure if they have those in Mississippi.

Regarding lather, I didn't get good at it until I watched a video online. I was missing switching directions of stroke while making lather, clockwise two laps, counter clockwise two laps, and so on. The other thing I do is mix my soft cream/soap on top of my hard soap, that way there is always more soap underneath if I run low. For example, I use Geo F Trumpers almond as my base and missing bowl (the wood bowl the puck sits in works for me). Then put a quarter sized scoop of shaving cream (soft soap) on and mix away. The combination of two soaps really helped me make a nice lather and always more soap avail if I need it. As others have suggested, the addition of glycerin makes it almost fool proof. This has been a great thread.

Welcome! Sarahbella

Originally Posted by Amleay

Where do you get glycerin? I will have to look up the brands of cream. Anyone use coochy shave cream? I got some last year at a passion party and it works great for underarms, but I have been afraid to use it because I don't know how to get it again.

We do have a rite aid here I just haven't been able to get there yet...lol

Thank you tho. I will have to experiment more with my lather. I just hope it works for me and I'm sure watching some videos would help also.

I have had a problem finding a bottle of it a Walgreens and CVS. They always have the 4 pack of glycerine suppositories, though! Same stuff! They make for nice droppers and last a long time!

Suppositories???
For all the good they do, I might as well of put them up my
Excuse me ladies

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Suppositories???
For all the good they do, I might as well of put them up my
Excuse me ladies

For our uninformed friend, Tarkus (bless his soul!). Glycerine suppositories have the same glycerine in them as the larger sized bottle. It makes lather slicker and, well, if you use them for intended purpose, they work quite well for that too!

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Suppositories???
For all the good they do, I might as well of put them up my
Excuse me ladies

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