Thread: The art of shaving sandalwood first impressions

As a side note, because of this thread, I decided to use my walmart soap puck last night instead of my AOS sandlewood. I wanted a reminder of the difference. and yes there was one. my blade was "hopping" on my skin and I felt like I came close a cut once.

not to say other soaps are not good, but for now all I have is the walmart one, and AOS.

Originally Posted by sidmind

As a side note, because of this thread, I decided to use my walmart soap puck last night instead of my AOS sandlewood. I wanted a reminder of the difference. and yes there was one. my blade was "hopping" on my skin and I felt like I came close a cut once.

not to say other soaps are not good, but for now all I have is the walmart one, and AOS.

Maybe your lather was too dry.

Originally Posted by pmburk

Maybe your lather was too dry.

no doubt, the thing is I did my prep exactly like I normally do, and I never have problems with it drying out when using AOS.

Originally Posted by sidmind

no doubt, the thing is I did my prep exactly like I normally do, and I never have problems with it drying out when using AOS.

Perhaps next time you use the soap, add more water to the mix and see what happens.

+1 Every soap is different, just got to get the mix right. i get a decent lather out of all my soaps, just gotta treat them individually

It has great glide, didnt dry my skin out, smells nice, and the lather lasts a long time. $22 seemed like a lot of money for what you get but after using it and realizing how little it takes to make lather the 5oz. tub should last a very long time.

This is very true, I have only been using my AOS Sandalwood since Feb shaving every third day and I am just now getting close to the end of the tub. When you look at the price in comparison to how long it lasts I feel it is cheaper than that can crap we all used to use.

Originally Posted by pmburk

Perhaps next time you use the soap, add more water to the mix and see what happens.

so your saying I am being hasty, and it's my lack of experimentation and my attempt using the walmart soap that is causing me the problems..
I won't argue with you, I am a newb after all, but I will make a opinion, the AOS is simple to use and I have no problems, my obvious lack of expertise still produces great results. now you got me to thinking though, I might have to take it as a challenge to see if I can get good results with the walkmart puck. BTW, I face lather only, if that makes a difference.
Am I threadjacking here? I don't want to be rude.

Originally Posted by sidmind

so your saying I am being hasty, and it's my lack of experimentation and my attempt using the walmart soap that is causing me the problems..
I won't argue with you, I am a newb after all, but I will make a opinion, the AOS is simple to use and I have no problems, my obvious lack of expertise still produces great results. now you got me to thinking though, I might have to take it as a challenge to see if I can get good results with the walkmart puck. BTW, I face lather only, if that makes a difference.
Am I threadjacking here? I don't want to be rude.

Is your AOS cream or soap?

soap, the OP was talking about his cream, I will back out now. I am being rude.

Originally Posted by sidmind

soap, the OP was talking about his cream, I will back out now. I am being rude.

Sidmind,

Your not being rude at all. SRP is all about talking and learing about our hobby. Ive used walmart soap before and it worked ok. Then I added a quarter size amount of glycerin and made my lather in a mug, I got decent results. If your looking for a inexpensive but quality soap check out Straight Razor designs soap and Mamma Bears shave soap. I get much better results building my lather is a mug vs. my face.

Have a good one,

Chris