I know everyone likes different soaps and creams. But I have a question... Does anyone use the shaving cream from a can? I was thinking more so of the gel type of cream in a can...
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I know everyone likes different soaps and creams. But I have a question... Does anyone use the shaving cream from a can? I was thinking more so of the gel type of cream in a can...
nope not me, I use proraso in a can sometimes if i dont have a minute to whip up some lather
In my pre-straight days, I used Gillette "Sensitive" gel from the can - wasn't great, never liked the smell, but it did the job and did not irritate and dry out my skin like some others. Nowadays, no need anymore. I keep a travel tube of T&H cream in my go-bag. With that, I can raise lather right on my face when there's no bowl or time.
You might be thinking of something like Stephan's Conditioning Stay Smooth Shaving Cream. Easily found from barber supply stores like Bowman's. Very inexpensive, a 16-oz jar for around $5.00. Doesn't lather, so it feels kind of odd. It's good stuff, though. Has a pleasant scent.
I think, in general you won't find much love for the canned goo type of stuff here. Most use classic soaps or creams. I think these preps are designed more for the cartridge systems most guys use these days. I know when I first started I used the gels and thought the switch over to shaving soap was a big plus towards getting a better shave.
I'm sure others will chime in on this subject.
canned gels and creams don't make a great lather for shaving with Wapienica razors
I haven't used canned goo for about 10 years except for 3 years ago when I rode a bike from Toronto to Newfoundland. Bit hard to dry a brush and have a mug on a bicycle. I wasn't using straights then but I was shaving my head which can be tricky sometimes without a good, slick coating. The regular shaving cream was useless but the gel types worked okay. I would make sure the skin was well hydrated, lots of water on it and then smear the gel on. I don't remember which one it was, just that it was from Gillette and had an orange can. If I had to go back to canned goop I think that would be the only type I could stand to use.
I used King of Shaves Alpha gel toward the end of my cartridge days, one of the better goo in a can types, although this one was in a squeezy tube. Used it the first time i tried a disposable blade straight, did not even vaguely do the job
Before I switched to traditional products, the last canned goo products I used happened to be gels: Gillette and Nivea. Serviceable in a mundane, Mach 3 fashion I suppose. I did find when I switched to a brush and soap/cream my shaves improved and my skin felt softer and moisturized. That is a huge drawback to aerosol products - the drying effect, not to mention the dozens of additives/chemicals they contain.
I agree with everyone so far. An Arko stick and a cheap brush will have you up and running with a great lather in less than a minute of work so I don't see a plus side for the aerosol stuff.
Thanx everyone, The answers are what I thought everyone would say. I'm very happy with My VDH soap and there is some creams I want to try. Asking about the Goo cans was just to see if anyone tried them or uses them...
I stopped using that stuff and those other types of razor back in 2008 when I started Str8 shaving.. No need to go back since I get a better shave... when I shave....
Hoglahoo, How have You been brother? long time no talk to... I really enjoyed the Wapi's I got from You Years ago, but Bad news I lost them when I Moved...
Since I started SR shaving and using the traditional shaving products, my wife told me never to switch back to the canned stuff because she says my skin looks healthier and smoother from the creams and soaps I currently use.
I do i use eather gilleteshave cream or barboasol both of which my gram gives me as part of my care package for xmas, i also have about 50 cartridge razors stock piled up from her. works goood for areas not so straight friendly lol i love the cream when you mix it up with a dab of HOT water and then whip it up like shave soap/.
Using goop from a can? Eeeewwwww! You guys are nasty!
Nasty doesnt even begin to describe the situation !
Agree wholeheartedly. I felt that the canned foam gave no protection to my face. The gel gunked up the multiblade razor I was using at the time, making me press harder against my face and rendering it as ineffective as the foam. If I knew how much better shaving soap and creams felt. I would have switched to them 40 years ago. Just didn't notice that the old time stuff was still being made. I think by and large that the last two generations of men are hoodwinked into thinking that the stuff offered typically in stores are the only things available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan82
The internet does have some redeeming value after all it seems. Shave stuff and forums.
Absolutely. I found all of this online at a moment I was totally frustrated with shaving as I had known it. I saw two articles: (1) The Zen of Shaving, and (2) Is Straight Razor Shaving for You? Ironically I found the best a man can can get when I canned the latest from Gillette.Quote:
Originally Posted by Str8nSharp
Amen brother!Quote:
Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun