Thread: cream drying on my face

elgeeno,
I think you need more water, as well. Experiment to see just how much more water you need.

If I knew the OP personally I would really enjoy commenting on a thread titled "cream drying on my face".

As a rookie I am/was (still experimenting) having the same problem too. I just started tinkering with different amounts of water. Someone else said that the creams can take a lot of water and I found that is true. Try adding a bit more water than you would normally think is enough and see how that works. You can always add a little cream if its too thin.

had a shave today and creamed up as normal (clean thoughts, people!). i added a little bit more water to the lather and ended up with too much water! so i added a little more cream.... TOO MUCH CREAM! then added SLIGHTLY less water than before, and basically ended up with lather overflowing all over the bathroom! although the lather 'in the end' was good, it didn't dry as before - but it did just a little as i finished the first pass. i also maybe thought if i added some pure glycerin to it it might be good? like a uber lather? i live in south austalia and i'm not too sure where i could find a bottle of it (then again, i haven't really looked too hard!!).

Getting the lather you want in the end is all that matters. At least now you have a little better idea on the water/cream ratio.There is a whole thread on glycerine (no doubt you've seen it by now) but I found mine at CVS. Don't know what you have down there other than kangaroos and koala bears

Originally Posted by RFP357

Getting the lather you want in the end is all that matters. At least now you have a little better idea on the water/cream ratio.There is a whole thread on glycerine (no doubt you've seen it by now) but I found mine at CVS. Don't know what you have down there other than kangaroos and koala bears

i'm getting a better idea of the water/cream ratio. today i made what seemed like a great lather, but when i applied it to my face with my brush, it quite literally - disappeared. i was very confused! taking a brush with seemingly good lather and watching it disappear was quite perplexing. i ditched the lather and made a new one but this time with some glycerine. i had found some at price line pharmacy, also chemist warehouse sells it but they had no stock (if you live in australia). the guy at price line asked me if i needed help. when i mentioned that i was looking for glycerine he then asked "what are you using it for?" i then replied "i'm making a bomb" his face almost fell off! i then reassured him it was for shaving and he seemed relieved hahaha. poor guy. but i guess i gave him a story to tell .

anyway, in short, i seemed to find that the glycerine helped a lot. the lather didn't dry, it was thick, shiny and applied very well. i haven't seen any comments or reviews on fauldings shave cream but i guess it does ok with a bit of glycerine. i'm actually waiting for my order of vostok cream it should be here this week, i can't wait to try it.

Originally Posted by elgeeno

i'm getting a better idea of the water/cream ratio. today i made what seemed like a great lather, but when i applied it to my face with my brush, it quite literally - disappeared. i was very confused! taking a brush with seemingly good lather and watching it disappear was quite perplexing. i ditched the lather and made a new one but this time with some glycerine. i had found some at price line pharmacy, also chemist warehouse sells it but they had no stock (if you live in australia). the guy at price line asked me if i needed help. when i mentioned that i was looking for glycerine he then asked "what are you using it for?" i then replied "i'm making a bomb" his face almost fell off! i then reassured him it was for shaving and he seemed relieved hahaha. poor guy. but i guess i gave him a story to tell .



anyway, in short, i seemed to find that the glycerine helped a lot. the lather didn't dry, it was thick, shiny and applied very well. i haven't seen any comments or reviews on fauldings shave cream but i guess it does ok with a bit of glycerine. i'm actually waiting for my order of vostok cream it should be here this week, i can't wait to try it.

Yeah i bet you got that pharmacists heart going. Yesterday I had the best shave since I started. I used probably a teaspoons worth of glycerine with my AOS shave cream. It turned out great almost no razor burn and my neck wasn't sensitive afterwards like it usually is. I'm hoping it was as simple as the extra glycerine. I'm going to do some experimenting so I can try and confirm it.

That's weird that it dried up so fast before you used the glycerine, maybe someone else will have some better insight on that.

Originally Posted by elgeeno

am i taking too long to shave? or is the cream not very good quality? the cream i am using at the moment is fauldings. (a little off topic) but should i be re-oiling my face after each pass? my face seems dry even after splashing on more water and re-applying lather. unless it's the cream itself drying my face.

also i just ordered some vostok shave cream i like the sound of the so called ice-cold sensation and can't wait to try it out.

Dip your brush in water between passes. Re-lather if necessary. Don't rush when wielding a razor! Your speed will naturally pick up with time.

More wata in the soap/cream.............

Backwards as it sounds, the solution for some soaps or cremes is to use less water.
You'll need to experiment with your particular soap.

For some soaps, too much water causes the bubbles to form larger. As the bubbles dissipate, you are left with a dry soap. These soaps or creams also respond well to lathering with more water, allowing the soap to settle, then re-whipping the lather.