Anyone ever tried it?
I think I'm going to give it a try.. I'll report back my findings..
-Mason
I think I'm going to give it a try.. I'll report back my findings..
-Mason
Skip preshave oil entirely, no offense intended but I find it utterly useless as a shaving product.
I tried it (baby oil), it was awful. It made the razor drag instead of glide, I suppose it is too "heavy" for shaving. YMMV
Tim
Tim: Try a multi-vis, instead of the straight 30 or 40. I would suggest a 5W-20 in the cold weather, and bump it up to 10W-30 in the hot weather. I personally prefer Castrol to Pennzoil or Quaker State. In extremely hot weather, you might find it helpful to use a little 90 weight transmission oil.
Hope this helps.
Oily to bed, oily to rise!
I tried it (baby oil), it was awful. It made the razor drag instead of glide, I suppose it is too "heavy" for shaving. YMMV
Tim
Tim: Try a multi-vis, instead of the straight 30 or 40. I would suggest a 5W-20 in the cold weather, and bump it up to 10W-30 in the hot weather.
That 5W-20 is still too much for cold weather, you'll get better protection with 0W-20. And you would better off to use the synthetic baby oil variety that's made from artificial babies.
OK, count me in the with the group that does not use oil for pre-shave prep.
Mason,Ok, earlier this evening at the end of my shower I rubbed Trader Joe's Spa conditioner all over my beard, after I my usual face wash with Neutrogina bar. (other conditioners have given me a burning feeling on my face.. not so with the TJ's stuff..)
Then before my shave, I applied a thin layer of cream to my face before applying the soap with my brush.
This combination gave me a most excellent shave.
Also, I think the secret to getting rid of those little horizontal hairs is not shaving so damn often.. I shaved on two days' growth today and got all those pesky hairs without any irritation. When the hairs are really short, I think the razor often slides right over them, because there's nothing there to grab on to. I just don't have any business shaving more than once a day.
-Mason