Anyone else notice this brand of shave cream, applied with brush to proper wetness dries way too quickly? I love the sandalwood but I spend too much time rehydrating after only a few pulls on the cheek. Operator error here or faulty equipment?
Anyone else notice this brand of shave cream, applied with brush to proper wetness dries way too quickly? I love the sandalwood but I spend too much time rehydrating after only a few pulls on the cheek. Operator error here or faulty equipment?
If the relative humidity is low and I make a dry-ish lather then I get the "dreaded whispy flying particles" effect. When I make a fairly wet lather then it stays nice and creamy for two or three passes. (I really like Art of Shaving cream.)
One of my first creams and I really enjoy it. I Never had a problem with it, maybe try just a bit more water. If you have hard water that will affect it too.
Could be water temp. If too hot it will evaporate quicker. Don't know if I'm right but I'm sure some soaps and cream react differently to heat
Used AOS shave cream before to face lather with our soft water and had no drying problems. If you have hard water that may effect as mentioned in the previous post. Other than that may be reassessing what you think is "proper wetness" and play with the water to soap ratio. If you are used to another soap there may be a difference in what the AOS wants for water. Different soaps/creams react differently.
Bob
I have used AoS Sandlewood for many months. I have not had a problem with it drying unexpectedly. If I failed to put enough water into the bowl with the cream, it will not lather up well, but this is easliy fixed with a little more water. I dont if it makes much of a difference but I DE shave for now, but I am still able to keep it moist and usable.
Whish I had good advise (besides adding more water) but it sounds like others have some good advise
biskitzngravy,
I am quite familiar with all of The Art of Shaving Creams and appreciate their quality. I confess I've never had a problem with their creams drying on my face. Try adjusting your water ratio. Also, if for some reason the lather dries on your face during the shave, a touch of water on your brush should awaken it.
Same thing happened to me yesterday, but the funny thing is I've used this same container a few times before and it was fine. So I'm trying to figure out what I did differently. Might be the temp of the water. I had it at a really hot temp. plus this time after wetting my brush, I squeeze the brush really dry. the last time the lather was a bit too thin so this time I tried to compensate by extra drying the brush. anyhow, I fixed the issue by adding a few drops of water to the bush and re-lathered. I'm using the lavender scent by the way.
I've picked up a few different creams as well as adopted the use of a scuttle instead of whipping it up on the face. The situations has resolved itself. I was not putting enough water in the mix and the scuttle has not only been a great tool to remedy the pasty shave but frankly the best "tool" add the the repertoire. Hot shave cream is fantastic.
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Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater
I just got a sample the other day (unscented) and it has given me two great shaves with no problems getting great lather with no untoward drying of the lather. I also used a scuttle and the lather handled the heat with no problems.
Mike
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.