Pre shave oil

chuck_diesel said:

I had been seeing people on here talking about a pre shave product. I was at a what you would call a "discount store" last night perusing the shave aisle and came across Somerset's Extra sensitive shaving Oil.
Any feedback on this product? I used it tonight before putting on my TOBS and could tell a difference in my shave. The razor did glide better and I feel less irritation afterwards.
I think I'll keep using this as a pre shave. I don't think that this product was designed as a pre shave though

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AbbyW2 said:

The name would make me think it is a Preshave oil, unless it's meant as a complete substitute for lather.

I was a regular Preshave oil user until I discovered John Allan's Slickwater. Does the same job very well, without the oil residue. TOBS has a somewhat similar gel.

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David147 said:

Preshave oil works to reduce nicks and irritation by increasing the skin suppleness and pliability NOT by providing lubrication. The bottom line: Well-moisturized and supple skin does not cut or become irritated as easily as dry skin.
A pre-shave oil that PENETRATES the skin holds water in the skin, and the skin is better moisturized and very supple. When a blade drags across the well moisturized skin, the skin "gives" to the blade and will bend or conform significantly to the shape of the blade BEFORE it will be torn or cut by the blade. This is the property of being supple. On the other hand, if the skin is dry, it will not be very supple. When the blade drags across the skin, the skin will not give or conform to the blade but will instead instantly tear and/or become irritated.

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