Quote Originally Posted by TomPike View Post
I've got really hard water and use Proraso Green. For me, it's tough to get the mixture just right, and really dries my skin - to the point of cracking and peeling at times (almost like the aftermath of a sunburn, without the burn).

Glen's Uberlather does the trick for me:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...tml#post208517

You might try it and see if it works for you. I use Williams soap and glycerin I found at the local drug store. I've tried making normal lather with just Proraso and with some Body Shop Cream (also a good quality SC), but I always end up with dry skin afterwards. My guess is it's the glycerin that does the trick, but I like the feel of the soap/cream mixture.


Cheers,
Tom
This is yet another problem: the skin too dry after the shave. I find that the C.O Bigelow/Proraso really dries my skin out, no matter what I do to it. When I travel and go to places where the water is hard, the problem worsens. I cannot stress the importance of using good quality products. If your face feels like a tuned drum after you shave, you have a problem. Your skin would be more prone to wrinkle prematurely. One thing that you may want to do to test the hardness of the water vs the "quality" (I use this term like this because many people use these products with no adverse results but everyone's skin is different) of the soap, try shaving using distiled or deionized water. If the problems persist, it is the skin/soap combination. If adding glycerin does the trick that is ok but there are so many products out there that you should be able to find one that works for you. I just developed my own soap formula to avoid the problems I was having and I am pretty happy with it. Chcke it out: http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...-homemade.html

Al raz.



Al raz.