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by cymric
Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:47 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: Choosing a first 'great soap'
Replies: 24
Views: 3576

In my experience I can produce good lathers from practically any soap or cream, even ones costing less than €1 (~$1,50) per tube, which all feel slick, and all have plenty of cushion. I practice, if necessary a few times, to see how much water and soap I need before I actually shave myself with a ne...
by cymric
Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:36 am
Forum: Shaving Creams & Hard Soaps
Topic: UPDATE : Nivea Shave Cream is in Canada !!!!
Replies: 33
Views: 5794

what's a "marine extract"? They go to this kid, aged 4 or 5 or so, and buy him a beautiful plastic shovel and a bucket with all sorts of sea shells, little waves, a brightly smiling sun, and a beach painted on it. Then they send him and his parents out to a busy beach on a warm summer's d...
by cymric
Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: Lather question
Replies: 8
Views: 2039

I'd say your first guess was correct, the lather was over moisturized and improved as it dried. Lather drying so rapidly in the time it takes to shave a single pass? I don't buy that. Perhaps in a hot, dry desert wind, but not in the enclosed area of a bathroom (where I assume the shaving activity ...
by cymric
Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:46 am
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: Lather question
Replies: 8
Views: 2039

Two almonds-size worth of cream, with a brush nearly shaken dry and two tiny drops of water, plus the moisture on your face...? You shaved with nearly pure shaving cream, and did not create a lather at all. The first pass the blade had to travel in a mixture of cream and stubble, so you couldn't act...
by cymric
Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: What happens when using too hot water when prepping?
Replies: 14
Views: 2751

No more water straight from the hot tap (over here where I live it is so hot I can't put my hand in it, but my face can tolerate it---barely), but instead rather warm, about the same temperature I shower with. Today I didn't shave straight out of the shower so I had to prep the beard the old fashion...
by cymric
Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:27 am
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: What happens when using too hot water when prepping?
Replies: 14
Views: 2751

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.... The joys of shaving without irritation once more, and having a BBS face at the end of it... :D :D :D
by cymric
Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:45 am
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: What happens when using too hot water when prepping?
Replies: 14
Views: 2751

Mostly in scent, really. I never really liked the Palmolive scent, although the shaves I got out of it were quite good. Unless, of course, I tried for a 2-day routine, then my neck would take objection. But with hidsight that had to be due to bad technique---I can easily tolerate a 2-day routine now...
by cymric
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:45 am
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: What happens when using too hot water when prepping?
Replies: 14
Views: 2751

Actually, I'm not starting out, as I've been wet shaving for over 20 years now. I was getting rather worried about the encroachment of canned goo which didn't do me much good in the regular shops, and not knowing how to use soap tablets instead. From one thing came the other---lathers rivalling swee...
by cymric
Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:47 pm
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: What happens when using too hot water when prepping?
Replies: 14
Views: 2751

What happens when using too hot water when prepping?

An odd question perhaps, but one which puzzles me a little bit. Is it possible for water to be too hot when prepping the beard? It would appear that if I prep my beard after coming out of the shower with hot water from the tap cooled to the point where my hands are just able to stand it, the skin on...