Thread: Drug store shaving soap?

Sheajohnw,
What do you mean you use it with soap and glycerin?

Originally Posted by seanreum1

Sheajohnw,
What do you mean you use it with soap and glycerin?

In a bowl or scuttle, add 5 drops of glycerin and a dab of cream (think toothpaste). Load your wet brush with soap from a puck etc. and whip up lather in the bowl. Add small amounts of water using your brush tip, if needed. Lather tends to thicken and dry so you may need to rehydrate and remix. I frequently reapply lather to ensure that the hairs are kept wet for easy cutting. I have had good results using Tabac, Cella, ProRaso, Mitchel's Wool Fat and others soaps.

Soaps can be hard to source locally. I see Williams and VDH in drug stores and supermarkets. There is AOS in some malls for more $. Mail order online is OK if you need enough shaving product to get free shipping.

Check out posts and videos by gssixgun also in Idaho. He is a great resource.

HTH

Glad you like soaps and want to swear of the gunk in the cans, but have you included shaving creams in your search?
Shaving creams are sometimes easier to find and may broaden the spectrum of what's locally available to you.

Lastly, if you can't locally find what you need, try Amazon, e-bay or similar, there is a whole world of soaps and creams out there.

Regarding Williams, without wanting to start yet another Williams debate, it is safe to say that there are creams and soaps that are easier to get a good lather with than Williams.


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