Which is why I don't use it. :)
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I love reading ingredient lists on labels. If you look at some hand soaps, you will find that the ingredient list is quite similar to triple-milled shaving soaps. They can contain stearic acid, tallow, shea butter, cocoa butter, etc. I have found a couple of such bar soaps that give a good shave. They are Yardley of London, and Irish Spring Signature for Men. However, the ingredient listing of plain Ivory soap is similar; I just never liked the scent of Ivory.
I have tried Castile soaps based on olive oil and do not like the performance of those for shaving.
Bu the way, these soaps for just for experimenting. I have a shave den full of great shave soaps and creams with more on the way.
Yes, the scything stroke is one to use at your own peril, get it just a little bit wrong and a long red line will appear on your face.
It works for me South to North, ATG from my lower ear area to the under the chin, I have some omni-directional whiskers that grow there, only move that will take them out, but the way he did it, I flinched, but it works for him and he obviously knows what he's doing.....great video.
Where he tells about the guy pulling a hair out of his head and cutting it while holding it always reminds me this:
https://youtu.be/BZk-nIy9RY8?t=44
I always thought the scything stroke was when you rotated the blade around the pivot pin and the Gillette Slide was the simultaneous down and across movement of the blade.
Bob
I also use this kind of stroke on my neck. I have tried a million other strokes but only this particular one gives me a BBS.
The stroke you guys mention is the proper stroke for a straight razor.
Never shave by hitting the edge straight into the hair...slice it