Thread: Every Man Jack Shave Creams

I live on Vancouver Island, BC and have only seen London Drugs/Shoppers Drug Mart carry this brand of shaving creams. I have two flavors. One is their "Signature Mint" cream in a tube. The other is their "Cedarwood" in a bowl.



Personally, I like the Cedarwood in a bowl more. One, I feel the tubed one has more of a toothpaste texture to it. Two, I find the bowl is easier to work with. Three, the Cedarwood smells a lot better. The "Signature Mint" doesn't really smell like mint at all.

I haven't seen any mention of this brand yet. Has anyone else tried these? If so, I would like to read your thoughts on it.

BTW, is there a proper way to use tubed shaving creams? Are these meant to be put on a brush? Or do you just put it on your hand without a brush?

Thanks!

Regarding shaving cream out of a tube, I put it on a finger and dab it on my cheeks, distribute it a little bit with my finger and then face lather.
For cream in a tub, I usually dab a moist shaving brush into the tub, charge the brush, and face lather. Once I have distributed the cream, I dip the tips of the brush in warm water/hold them briefly under the faucet to increase the water ratio and build the lather.


If you should prefer lathering in a bowl, just squeeze some product from the tube into the bowl, or - if the cream came in a tub - take the charged wet brush into a bowl and lather there.


When I charge the brush, I start with a fairly low water/product ratio, as I find it easier to increase the water ratio than the product ratio.
If necessary you can dip the tips of the brush into water/under the running faucet to increase the water ratio.


There are many ways to do it.
These are mine.


Hope this helps....


B.

Originally Posted by beluga

Regarding shaving cream out of a tube, I put it on a finger and dab it on my cheeks, distribute it a little bit with my finger and then face lather.
For cream in a tub, I usually dab a moist shaving brush into the tub, charge the brush, and face lather. Once I have distributed the cream, I dip the tips of the brush in warm water/hold them briefly under the faucet to increase the water ratio and build the lather.


If you should prefer lathering in a bowl, just squeeze some product from the tube into the bowl, or - if the cream came in a tub - take the charged wet brush into a bowl and lather there.


When I charge the brush, I start with a fairly low water/product ratio, as I find it easier to increase the water ration than the product ratio.
If necessary you can dip the tips of the brush into water/under the running faucet to increase the water ratio.


There are many ways to do it.
These are mine.


Hope this helps....


B.

Thanks for the tips beluga!

I purchased a tube of Jack Black shave cream on a whim. It is one of the few shave products I have found to be nearly useless, at least for my shaving preferences.

Jack Black cream is a non-lathering shave cream designed to be used without a brush. The ingredients list some fatty acids and oils, but nowhere does it say these fats have be saponified to form a soap. Thus, it will not develop a lather. If you try using Jack Black with a brush you may well have difficulty getting the residual product out of the brush.

Alba Botanica also makes a product called "cream shave" that is similar to Jack Black. Trader Joe's also sells a "cream shave" under their own brand that seems to contain the same ingredients as Alba. If you want a brushless cream, then it will work, but it does not work well with a brush.

I have used some "brushless" shave creams like Kiss My Face and Cremo that do contain soaps and can be used either with or without a brush. I use them with a brush.



Alba

I bowl lather my creams in a tube.