Been DE shaving for about month and today was the first time that I felt my beard soften during preparation with my fingers. My preperation is as follows,
1). Heat shaving brush in mug with hot water.
2). Once brush is warm and soaked place some baking soda (sodium bicarbinate) in the water to soften water and brush, let brush soak, (tap water is incredibly hard where I live).
3). Use "softened" water from the mug to rinse face.
4). Prewash face with olive oil soap and softened water from mug, work the olive oil soap into beard with fingers until you feel your beard go soft, this was quite astounding.
5). Empty Mug of softened water and create standard lather, apply and shave.
shower after shaving.
The razor simply just glided over my three day old beard.
Merkur Progress, setting 2.5.
Gillette Silver Platinum Blade, ( not swede).
Nameless olive oil soap
Speick shaving cream
1). Heat shaving brush in mug with hot water.
2). Once brush is warm and soaked place some baking soda (sodium bicarbinate) in the water to soften water and brush, let brush soak, (tap water is incredibly hard where I live).
3). Use "softened" water from the mug to rinse face.
4). Prewash face with olive oil soap and softened water from mug, work the olive oil soap into beard with fingers until you feel your beard go soft, this was quite astounding.
5). Empty Mug of softened water and create standard lather, apply and shave.
shower after shaving.
The razor simply just glided over my three day old beard.
Merkur Progress, setting 2.5.
Gillette Silver Platinum Blade, ( not swede).
Nameless olive oil soap
Speick shaving cream