Thread: What Do You Mean, "No Soap"

I recently found a can of that foamy stuff in my bathroom closet, left over from my former life. Neither of my sons wanted it so I offered it to a friend who said he never uses any kind of soap. He shaves with a disposable. He claims that anything he's used on his face, whether soap or cream gives him a severe reaction. He uses nothing but water and finds it to be quite satisfactory. Have any of you heard of this or even tried it yourself?

back in my mach3 days i've shaved in a pinch with both plain water and also with dr. bronners liquid soap.. both are able to give you a shave.. basically all you need is something to lubricate the blade..

it is however.. not recommended.. after a shave with just water.. your aftershave will let you know exactly how he feels.

Back in my Fusion days, I never used any of that stuff.
I just took the razor with me in the shower and got done with it. No worries.
First time I did it, was because I didn't have any goo left in the can. It worked, so I never bothered buying anymore.
Nowadays my cupboard is filled to the rim with creams and soaps

I've shaved with just water and a TracII cartridge on several occasions. Those shaves ranged from uncomfortable to very uncomfortable, depending on how hot or cold the water was

Originally Posted by Birnando

Back in my Fusion days, I never used any of that stuff.
I just took the razor with me in the shower and got done with it. No worries.

SIN, SIN, SIIIIIIIIN!

Back in the days when I had to use a disposable water was all that was necessary, foamy goo wasnt going to make a bad shave better.

I've shaved quite a few times with just water, or bar soap and water, and a straight. It's OK if you're in a pinch, but hard on my skin if I do it often. I would add that I shaved very, very slowly and carefully, and it was a one pass shave done mostly so I wouldn't feel so grubby. I certainly couldn't call that a good shave, and since I'm pretty much always worn a beard it was just edging and my neck that was in peril. I don't even want to think about shaving my chin that way, but I guess it could be done.

Originally Posted by leadduck

He uses nothing but water and finds it to be quite satisfactory. Have any of you heard of this or even tried it yourself?

I hadn't, until I came here of course! I've learned that when it comes to shaving our members have tried everything there is to try short of using a shard of glass, and I'm sure that's not far off......

As for shaving with water only, not for me, thanks. I love my shaving products too much for that, plus with my sensitive skin I'd never get away with it.

Have you thought that maybe his face would benefit from being tought the ways of a proper shave soap and brush. It would be less harsh on his face.

[QUOTE=Ryan82;621309]short of using a shard of glass, and I'm sure that's not far off...QUOTE]

Glass has very similar properties to obsidian and yes it can be knapped in much the same way. so in a sense it has been done for some while. I was talkin a while back about glass blades the problem is that in sharpening they tend to serrate at the edge, but through knapping it can be done. Yes the edge is harsh!

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

Glass has very similar properties to obsidian and yes it can be knapped in much the same way. so in a sense it has been done for some while. I was talkin a while back about glass blades the problem is that in sharpening they tend to serrate at the edge, but through knapping it can be done. Yes the edge is harsh!

Actually, I was thinking more about someone breaking a beer bottle on a countertop, picking out the largest shard then heading to the bathroom, a quick spray of water (cold, of course) on the face before shaving off 4 days growth with said shard......