How many people add pure glycerin to their shave? And why please?

When it is dry out I add a few drops to the shaving lather (3 to 6). Sometimes I just put 3 drops in my hand when rinsing my face after a shave and apply to the shaved parts lightly.

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Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater

What temp water do you use? If too hot evaporation could be contributing. Possibly worth trying building a lather using only cold water see if you still have the same problem. Another thing to consider trying is using bottled water. Bottled water shouldn't be hard. It might not be cost effective as a long term solution but worth a try to see if you can establish what the issue is.

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Great idea I will try both suggestions out! Thank you

No problem. :) one other thing I used to find when starting out was that I used a lot more soap than I needed to. I think that used to contribute to drying out as well, although I'm not sure. I do use a lot less soap now and don't have the problem. Another thing to try could be different methods for lather building. When I started out no matter what I couldn't build in a bowl, for a long time I had to apply soap to face and then build. I know some people find a bowl easier, others face and others still build in the hand (maybe other more obscure methods I don't know about!!) Maybe experiment with this as well?

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Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater

No problem. :) one other thing I used to find when starting out was that I used a lot more soap than I needed to. I think that used to contribute to drying out as well, although I'm not sure. I do use a lot less soap now and don't have the problem. Another thing to try could be different methods for lather building. When I started out no matter what I couldn't build in a bowl, for a long time I had to apply soap to face and then build. I know some people find a bowl easier, others face and others still build in the hand (maybe other more obscure methods I don't know about!!) Maybe experiment with this as well?

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Thank you again for the great suggestions!