Thread: Nancy Boy Shave Cream Made Me Sick

I had an awful experience using Nancy Boy Signature Shave Cream. I got some just last week. It smells like a butter mint. Unfortunately, as a boy I used to LOVE butter mints. The shave cream smelled so good I ate some of it. It made me queasy and I threw up.

My shaving experience was worse. I soaked my brush and gently rubbed the tips of the brush in the cream and face lathered. I don't know what happened but I think I heard an explosion and a few seconds later I had so much shave cream on my face I couldn't see. After much fussing, I started to shave. I really like to hear and feel that tug of the razor on my face. This stuff does away with that sensation completely. I had to check to see if I put a blade in my razor (I use a Joris so you can tell this is a big deal). I got a really shitty shave. No scrape, no noise, no nothing. I gave up and rinsed my face with cold water.

I then used my usual astringent to close my pores but my face reacted strangely. Normally I get some stinging and then use a styptic to stem bleeding. With this stuff all I got was really smooth soft skin. I still can't figure out where the hair went. To make matters worse, my skin was so soft and moist that it eliminated the use of my favorite after shave balm.

Don't use this shave cream if you truly enjoy (or look forward to) the tug of a razor and the redness that accompanies a close shave.

Lastly, you would think a good company would put a warning on its jar: THIS IS NOT CANDY, DO NOT EAT.

Now that's a review....

Waking up and reading this? I now feel ready to start the day. Thank you sir.

Best review I've read on this site, and accurate too.

Lol. Good read.

Very well put together and funny! Sorry you had such an awful time!

Great review. Thanks!

I looked at their web site but most of stuff has too many chemicals in it.

Chemicals: You must be kidding. Nancy Boy Shave Cream is almost all natural and the few compounds that are included have very very low toxic or risk factors and are used widely in a many natural high end products. If you think ALL chemicals are bad then you probably skipped a few chemistry classes in school. I always have a tough time understanding the perception that chemistry is considered a bad thing. Get cancer and you'll be singing the praises of chemistry.

Originally Posted by MrWonderful

Chemicals: You must be kidding. Almost all natural and those that do contain chemical compounds have very very low toxic or risk factors and are used widely in a many natural high end products. If you think ALL chemicals are bad then you probably skipped a few chemistry classes in school.

All natural does not mean anything. My post was not intended to offend. I just stated what I observed from the ingredient list on the NB web site. If you don't care about this - use the product and enjoy.

I agree that an all natural can still be a very poor product. My son studies the art of saponification and classifies chemicals as either good or bad based on:

a. whether they create a good performing product
b. whether use constitutes risk

I prefer to think not in terms of natural or organic but purposeful. For example, in many circles, alcohol on the face after a shave is considered to be harsh and drying. The chemistry of alcohol aids in returning the face to its original ph level. Shave cosmetics (cosmetics in general) is a strong combination of science and art. This is made more complex by perception. Take wine for example, there are strong objective criteria for what consitutues good or bad wine, but I agree and support people's perception of wine: If you like it, that is a good thing.