Lathering with Mild Shampoo in place of shaving cream or soa

phule · Post by **phule** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:57 pm

Has any lathered their face with mild shampoo prior to shaving in place of shaving cream or soap??

Blue As A Jewel · Post by **Blue As A Jewel** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:58 pm

phule wrote:Has any lathered their face with mild shampoo prior to shaving in place of shaving cream or soap??

Have you?

rtaylor61 · Post by **rtaylor61** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:59 pm

No, but I have used hair conditioner as a pre-shave treatment.

Randy

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:09 pm

No, but I have used one of those moisturizing body washes and I could shave without any cream it was so slick.
Only tried it a few times though.

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:01 pm

You could do it. Regular shampoo is maybe not slippery enough to get a good shave out of. Try it, shave carefully, and report back!

phule · Post by **phule** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:11 pm

notthesharpest wrote:You could do it. Regular shampoo is maybe not slippery enough to get a good shave out of. Try it, shave carefully, and report back!

When my barber would shave me, I always got a great shave. After lathering my face (applying with a brush) with the shampoo, he just took one carefull pass with the razor. Then he'd rub his moistened hand all over my face to find any few whiskers that he missed. He'd lightly trim those off and voila, he'd be finished.

I don't recall him ever nicking me or drawing blood. I asked him about this once and he said he'd been shaving with a straight razor since he was twelve. He's now in his late 60s, still going strong, and is the founder/owner of Holyfield Winery.

AACJ · Post by **AACJ** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:25 pm

Back before I discovered this site, and shave brushes and DE razors, (not to mention str8's and Feathers), I used to shave with regular soap or shampoo and a Mach 3 or what ever razor was on hand. And I did this all in the dark since I have to be up between 4:00 and 5:00 to go to work (depends on if I play racquetball that morning).

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:47 am

I feel different about cartridge razors. With a Mach 3 I shaved with bath soap, in the shower, with my eyes closed.

Hawkish · Post by **Hawkish** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:14 pm

Not sure about the whole shampoo thing -- the stuff is designed to remove oil and dirt from hair. I'd think oil is something you'd want to help lubricate the skin...?

Adam

honkdonker · Post by **honkdonker** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:43 pm

Guys all over the world get top notch shaves without using all the lotions and potions we use. They use soap or water or foam or gel or whatever and some get great shaves, all the time. I know many guys like that.

SMF

Lathering with Mild Shampoo in place of shaving cream or soa

Lathering with Mild Shampoo in place of shaving cream or soa

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