Thread: "The Art of Shaving" shave cream (not soap) drying too fast!!

I know what I did wrong now. I just read the pre-shave beginners guide. That day I put a shit ton of pre-shave oil on. my face was shiny as hell. just adding that here in case someone else runs in the same problem i did.

I used their pre-shave oil and I did not like it. I felt it was too viscous and almost impossible to wash off my hands. Bad news for me because I do not want my straight razor to slip in my hands and cut me, or fall and break.


Mike

I love the aos cream but that was my first. Just ad watter .

Art of Shaving cream is one of my regular ones in my rotation. Since 3 years ago, I've added it to Proraso (which was the only one I used before), and more lately I've added Taylor of Bond Street.

Of the three, I do find that Art of Shaving cream is the one that is hardest, that requires most water and that tends to dry fastest.

I get what I would call perfect, long-lasting lather out of the two--sometimes even out of regular soap that I brush on my face. I also find that I tend to find lumps of cream at the bottom of my shaving mug which, in spite of several minutes' whisking, never get to be turned into lather. I don't use soft brushes exclusively, so this stuff is sometimes impervious even to my stiff bristle brushes.

Whatever the reason, I find Art of Shaving cream good but not great--at least relatively to the other two. But, hey, vive la difference.

Good luck,

Tom

I have also had drying issues with AOS. Sandalwood, Ocean Kelp and Lavender, all seem to have the issue for me... scuttle or simply hot water.

Maybe it works better with certain water conditions then others? I have pretty hard water over here.