Back when I used to shave with razors I just used:
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Kept the skin smooth and providing enough 'slick' for the razor to get a good close shave.
This is a good simple soap bar for shaving to use also:
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Shaving cream is crap. Look at the list of ingredients on the typical can:
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is a harsh detergent and dies the fuck out of your skin.
A good trick is to just mimic what they do at the barber. Yes cold water is great for your pores but you get a better and cleaner shave when they are open and the follicles are easier to get at. Take a face towel, run it under some warm-hot water and slap it on your face for a minute, then shave. Since your using a light soap or gel you can splash it off easy and then seal back up your pores with cold ass water. My skin looked like a dinner plate when I used to do that routine.
Kept the skin smooth and providing enough 'slick' for the razor to get a good close shave.
This is a good simple soap bar for shaving to use also:
Shaving cream is crap. Look at the list of ingredients on the typical can:
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is a harsh detergent and dies the fuck out of your skin.
A good trick is to just mimic what they do at the barber. Yes cold water is great for your pores but you get a better and cleaner shave when they are open and the follicles are easier to get at. Take a face towel, run it under some warm-hot water and slap it on your face for a minute, then shave. Since your using a light soap or gel you can splash it off easy and then seal back up your pores with cold ass water. My skin looked like a dinner plate when I used to do that routine.