How Do You Shave Your Beard And Moustache Without A Shaving Cream?

[Collden]

You have to warm up the skin with hot water, maybe a minute or more, then you can shave without pain.

 

[Peater Piper]

I quit shaving. Admittedly, I can't go full on mountain man since I work in a white collar environment.

 

[lvysaur]

I never use shaving cream, only water and then once over with coconut oil

 

[Logan-]

Thanks for the replies. I think I will try different razors and different blades. Might make a difference.

 

[YourUniverse]

Ive been growing a beard, but when I shaved regularly, I used olive oil as shave oil. Worked well.

 

[Logan-]

- Life Giving Store (Shave Soap Blend)

Ingredients: Saponified Beef tallow, Stearic Acid, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Shorea Butter, Lanolin. Distilled Water

Looks interesting.

 

[Redbird]

I don't use anything. Not even water. Just a razor. I don't see what the big deal is about cream. I don't get any cuts or irritation.

I do it because it saves time.

 

[AJM]

HONEY!!

 

[Logan-]

Guys, after you shave with olive oil or coconut oil, do you wash your face with soap to get rid of the oil, or do you let the oil stay on your face?

 

[YourUniverse]

Guys, after you shave with olive oil or coconut oil, do you wash your face with soap to get rid of the oil, or do you let the oil sit on your face?

Most oil would be scraped off by your razorblade. What remains acts as a decent moisturizer, but I do have a habit of rinsing in cold water ("close the pores" - if thats a thing.)

 

[Logan-]

Most oil would be scraped off by your razorblade. What remains acts as a decent moisturizer, but I do have a habit of rinsing in cold water ("close the pores" - if thats a thing.)

Thanks.

 

[Attakai]

I just shave in the shower. wash my face for a minute or two in warm water, then just shave and it works just as good as cream imo. Though it is important to use a very high quality razor.

This is my favorite out of all I've tried: https://www.amazon.com/Gillette-Fusion5-ProGlide-Handle-Refill/dp/B06X9M4579/

 

[Miltron]

Hello, expert shaver here. I have been shaving with straight razor and DE (double edge) razors more than 15 years.

It all comes down to the sharpness of your instrument. An ultra sharp razor cuts through beard just by touching hairs. Irritation occurs when the blade pulls on the hair before cutting. No pressure should be required.. This is why the multi blade logic is totally wrong. If blade No.1 doesn't do the job it means that it went over the hair partially cutting it and pulling it. Marketing ploy by Gillette to sell ridiculously expensive inferior products.

Just wetting the beard is enough but a shaving cream certainly adds to the pleasure. Thousands of videos on how to use DE razors on youtube. A year's supply of DE shaving blades will run you the same as two weeks of Gillette disposable blades. Straight razors can be even cheaper in the long run, and offer the best custom shaving as long as you go through the learning curve.

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[Broken earpod]

Personally I use a cheap razorblade and lots of cold water, using my one hand to shave the other to apply more water and hold my skin. Shaving with the hairs and not against them, if that makes sense.

 

[Miltron]

Cold water is certainly not recommended during shaving. It makes things harder. It is however a good idea as an after treatment..