Well first let me say this is not intended to start arguments, rather discussions and do not call me a troll for speaking my mind....
I know everything is YMMV when it comes to shaving products but after using well over a dozen soaps and creams and producing hot lather by hand with a brush I honestly can say that I find modern canned gels to be FAR more effective for shaving. Let me list a few comments about this...
-I absolutely LOVE to make my own hot lather whether it is on the face or in a bowl....the process is relaxing for me and puts me in a "mindset" for shaving. The variety of the scents is probably the biggest draw for me as well as others...more on this later.
-Before you go and say I do not know how to make proper lather, I assure you all that I can make lather as good as any of you.
-Here is the honest truth though...and this is coming after having spent hundreds and hundreds on creams, soaps, and brushes....the performance of the latest canned gels from gillette completely blows away any soap or cream I have used to make lather by hand...as I said earlier, I love the whole process and the variety available to me...I cannot honestly say that they perform as well as modern gels, let alone on the same level.
As I said, I do not want this to start a flame war...just have been thinking about this for a week or so and thought there might be others out there. With that said I still make lather by hand because I ENJOY the process (and like many of you have invested substantial amounts in supplies) but when it comes down to lather quality, slickness, and cushion, modern gels win hands down.
Just my opinion....
I know everything is YMMV when it comes to shaving products but after using well over a dozen soaps and creams and producing hot lather by hand with a brush I honestly can say that I find modern canned gels to be FAR more effective for shaving. Let me list a few comments about this...
-I absolutely LOVE to make my own hot lather whether it is on the face or in a bowl....the process is relaxing for me and puts me in a "mindset" for shaving. The variety of the scents is probably the biggest draw for me as well as others...more on this later.
-Before you go and say I do not know how to make proper lather, I assure you all that I can make lather as good as any of you.
-Here is the honest truth though...and this is coming after having spent hundreds and hundreds on creams, soaps, and brushes....the performance of the latest canned gels from gillette completely blows away any soap or cream I have used to make lather by hand...as I said earlier, I love the whole process and the variety available to me...I cannot honestly say that they perform as well as modern gels, let alone on the same level.
As I said, I do not want this to start a flame war...just have been thinking about this for a week or so and thought there might be others out there. With that said I still make lather by hand because I ENJOY the process (and like many of you have invested substantial amounts in supplies) but when it comes down to lather quality, slickness, and cushion, modern gels win hands down.
Just my opinion....