What is the best Shave Cream?

What is the best Shave Cream?

by Jack Aubrey | Published on December 20th, 2007, 12:00 am | Life

Ok, this review is for those guys (gals?) that shave like real men,…dragging the cold steal across their face. I’ve been shaving close on thirty years now without so much as once growing any substantial facial hair. I absolutely love a close shave. My SO gave me a gift that has increased my shaving delight enormously.
C.O. Bigelow Premium Shave Cream. She bought it at Bath and Body Works. The razor used does make a difference but as far as shaving cream goes, this is the best I’ve ever used. I get a real close shave without the pain usually associated with it. I get the 5.2oz size tube and it lasts a month easy, and I shave twice, once going up, once going down and re-lathering in between (about three times a week). A-F scale= A+.

http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2257431&cp=2484525.2484858.2078994&parentPage=family

I used to try different shaving stuff to slather on my face, but never found anything that made life significantly better. Well, there was the hot lather dispenser I tried once upon a time, but it couldn't perform well at all, and I tossed it aside. If it had worked, I would have loved it unconditionally forever...

At the moment, as you know, I'm on a hiatus so far as shaving is concerned. At least until diving season returns. So in a couple of months, when the weather warms up, I'll look into your suggestion. Just for help to clear the foliage, you see... once that's done, I revert to my electric mechanism for daily use.

This review is for women who like to borrow their man's shaving stuff, men who would like to try THE BEST or households who like to share great products.
Those of you who've met my other half know he's a hairy woolybooger. He shaves every day. And I'd bought him King of Shave's Magnagel. (This was after I'd used a tube of KIng of Shaves Women's gel and , gee, that tube sure emptied fast??? I only shave my legs every 2-3 days so where did it go?)
Well, he'd seen my stuff in the shower and gave it a try on his face - several tries- multiple tries - and liked it - a LOT. That's where it went. So I got him his own stuff- the Magnagel- and he absolutely adored it. (And yup, it's even better on legs than the women's shave cream they make. I guess if he reads this he'll know I've been " borrowing"... At least I'm not swiping his razor!

Found this:

http://www.shavingstuff.com/archives/004114.php

Warning: the stuff is weird looking- but it smells great and works fantastically well.
$6.99 a tube at cvs.com, and the Magnagel can also be found in some Harris Teeter stores . Last place I saw some was at the HT at Friendly Center.

Yeah, once I went the 'lotion cream' route a few years ago I never looked back

I had been ordering this stuff for a long time because it was only found in boutiques up north, out west and online:

http://www.amazon.com/philosophy-common ... B00068O1II

But now I see more places here are carrying things like Jack mentioned so having to special order is becoming a thing of the past. I might have to actually set foot in a Bath and Body now. DOH!!

Sweetly ironic that something carrying the label "Common man" was so rare...

SouthernFriedInfidel wrote:Sweetly ironic that something carrying the label "Common man" was so rare...

Dont poke the bear. I might send you a case and a razor as a hint. :twisted:

Sanjuro wrote:
SouthernFriedInfidel wrote:Sweetly ironic that something carrying the label "Common man" was so rare...

Dont poke the bear. I might send you a case and a razor as a hint.

Look.

I already got one gift that was an embarrassing "hint" today. Please save it for my birthday.... :lol:

Jack Aubrey wrote:Ok, this review is for those guys (gals?) that shave like real men,

Real men don't bother with shaving. :mrgreen:

I like the steel I drag over my face to be powered by the latest Hitech Lithium Ion technology.

I can thoroughly recommend the Panasonic Vortex shavers. Completely waterproof, so they can be used in the shower - just squirt shower gel into the head and it makes its own lather - and the batteries last for a month between charges. The cutters are significantly faster than any other shaver I've owned so there's no drag.

I wrote a review, several years ago about the Capislow shave gels. They're very hard to find, but I can find the Noxema one at Food Lion. It's marked real small on the package. They do have an "Old Spice" one marketed for men too. Here's an excerpt I dug out of an old database:

Another interesting product you may or may not be aware of is Noxzema's Shaving Creme Gel with an ingredient called Capislow. This ingredient is supposed to reduce the frequency of shaving by slowing hair growth, and thinning texture.

Capislow is simply an extract from the Capislow Plant, a desert plant that moderates the re-growth of body hair, slows down the cell growth rate and inhibits prostaglandin synthesis (anti-inflammatory effect). Efficacy of product proven in 28-day clinical study that showed treatment with Capislow significantly reduced the rate of hair re-growth on the legs of female volunteers.

Only on Greensboring could a topic on shaving cream have at least 10 responses.... :lol:

Liv wrote:I wrote a review, several years ago about the Capislow shave gels. They're very hard to find, but I can find the Noxema one at Food Lion. It's marked real small on the package. They do have an "Old Spice" one marketed for men too. Here's an excerpt I dug out of an old database:

Another interesting product you may or may not be aware of is Noxzema's Shaving Creme Gel with an ingredient called Capislow. This ingredient is supposed to reduce the frequency of shaving by slowing hair growth, and thinning texture.

Capislow is simply an extract from the Capislow Plant, a desert plant that moderates the re-growth of body hair, slows down the cell growth rate and inhibits prostaglandin synthesis (anti-inflammatory effect). Efficacy of product proven in 28-day clinical study that showed treatment with Capislow significantly reduced the rate of hair re-growth on the legs of female volunteers.

Yeah, my luck the effects would spread to my scalp.

A Person wrote:I like the steel I drag over my face to be powered by the latest Hitech Lithium Ion technology.

I can thoroughly recommend the Panasonic Vortex shavers. Completely waterproof, so they can be used in the shower - just squirt shower gel into the head and it makes its own lather - and the batteries last for a month between charges. The cutters are significantly faster than any other shaver I've owned so there's no drag.

OK, I gotta ask. I've never considered shaving in the shower. The few times that I've tried an electric shaver with a damp beard, Very Bad Things happened. What's the deal with adding this to your shower routine??

I'm just surprised none of my manly men on here have stated "A Bar of Soap" as there weapon of facial destruction.

SouthernFriedInfidel wrote:OK, I gotta ask. I've never considered shaving in the shower. The few times that I've tried an electric shaver with a damp beard, Very Bad Things happened. What's the deal with adding this to your shower routine??

It's a lot more comfortable and effective. I agree with the 'damp' thing, but wet is wonderful. It's something like the difference between scraping a blade razor across your face dry and shaving with foam. There's no friction, the foam lubricates and the cuttings wash away. No razor burn but a close shave. Even if you don't do it in the shower, you can fill the sink, dunk the shaver in, squirt some liquid soap into the head and then shave with the lather.

Update on this....

I was at Friendly Center the other day for some shopping and saw a Bath and Body works. Went in with a friend and mentioned this stuff. Low and behold it was gifted to me as a surprise later!

I had a chance to try it on New Years and used it today as well. Jack is right on about it. its a great smooth shave, a good scent, and seems to do the job nicely!

Now you see, I don't like either of them... I don't like the taste of cucumbers or grapefruit but when it comes to buying body wash, shampoo or shaving creme I love the smell. They say taste is 80% by smell, so I found it very interesting to come to this moment of "Hmmmmm?" while showering this morning. I mean on the other end of the spectrum, I love chocolate, I love pizza, etc.... but I'd never wash my body in chocolate soap.... Okay, maybe I would, once.... but I can't imagine any long term success in body smells with it.

Liv wrote:Now you see, I don't like either of them... I don't like the taste of cucumbers or grapefruit but when it comes to buying body wash, shampoo or shaving creme I love the smell. They say taste is 80% by smell, so I found it very interesting to come to this moment of "Hmmmmm?" while showering this morning. I mean on the other end of the spectrum, I love chocolate, I love pizza, etc.... but I'd never wash my body in chocolate soap.... Okay, maybe I would, once.... but I can't imagine any long term success in body smells with it.

I have 3 bottles of chocolate body wash I bought at... Big Lots on HPR and I love the stuff. Liv, it smells SO good- It's Village Creamery brand Mocha Latte exfoliating body wash. It smelled so wonderful I bought three bottles of it- it was like 2 or $3 a bottle.

I found another one- Celestial Chocolate shower gel by Bath and Body Secrets for $2 at a Big Lots in Raleigh. If you can find either of those brands, take a bottle home . Buy at least one bottle!
Still looking for a good, non-fake-smelling grapefruit soap/shower gel and if you've found one, please share brand name and who makes it.