Thread: Well I'm officially a soap guy

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

After-all many guys shave perfectly fine using just water.

.....freaks!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

yea, I think guys use the soap or cream as a cop out. Even when I was starting out and used the usual starter products like Williams and VDH even though the lather might not have been the best I never nicked myself because of bad lather. After-all many guys shave perfectly fine using just water.

I agree with you

I can, and have, shaved with nothing more than cold water and hand soap; not very comfortable, and not something I would do by choice, but I can get a smooth nick free shave even so.

I too was an admitted "soap guy" and I never could get my creams to preform up to the level of my top soaps. I have since changed my tune somewhat.

Thanks to "Zib," I went out of my way to experiment with some additional creams including Castle Forbes and Fitjar. I have to say, in my limited experience with high end creams, my results have been almost as good as with my high end soaps.

I think creams offer something that soaps don't and that is a very quick/convenient way to build lather as well as an unlimited variety of scents. I am also starting to see that the cushion/glide comparison between soaps/creams actually holds some water...no pun intended.

I am starting to appreciate both products for what they offer and I would never again limit myself to one over the other when I could have both.

Originally Posted by jwsquared

I can, and have, shaved with nothing more than cold water and hand soap; not very comfortable, and not something I would do by choice, but I can get a smooth nick free shave even so.

For my last year with a cartridge razor I used bar soap only. Rubbed it in my wet whiskers and shaved. No real issues.
I'm a bit too chicken to try that with a de or a straight yet. Besides, I like my (as SWMBO calls it) "smelly junk".

I have soap and cream and seem to get good shaves with either, Often I will mix the soap and cream (few swirls of my L'Occitaine soap and AOS Lavender cream makes a very nice smelling and feeling lather IMHO) they work great together, but work just as well separate