What is your preshave preference?

I have tried them all...water, "bloom water", soap, oil, cream, nothing...and lately I seem to have settled on preshave cream (like Proraso or Noxema) as my preference for preshave prep. I am going to assume most of you shower preshave...
What about you? What is your preshave preference?

 

Just a warm shower first, and a hot towel, just before the shave.

 

Hot shower, wet face with hot water prior to lathering up for each pass.

 

I use Proraso preshave or Nivea cold cream

 

A moistening bodywash in a hot shower.

 

Nivea Creme

 

It's a time issue for me so I limit prep. I also have to shave in the morning before I go to the gym.

So prep is hot water splash, lightly wash face with mild hand soap and hot water.


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After a shower, I use a DIY oil. It helps the razor glide, but I also think it helps preserve moisture in you skin during the shave.

 

VDH Shave Butter w/hot towel. It sucked as shave cream, but it works good as a pre-shave. I usually only use it for my Sunday shave. I'm time limited during the week.

 

I've tried pre-shave oil, pre-shave balm, Proraso, and regular cream. I now swear by Proraso pre-shave. I don't think that it's absolutely necessary but I find myself regretting in the very rare event that I skip applying it. I thoroughly wet my face, apply a bit of pre-shave, lather up in a scuttle, and get to work.

Sometimes I use the Proraso pre-shave as an aftershave as well. It's a really great moisturizer and it smells fantastic.

 

My preshave routine changes daily, often it's a hot shower with whatever shampoo my wife bought. I do enjoy using products like RazoRock Mister Joe, Geo F. Trumper Lime, Rose Skin Food.

 

None. I just lather and go

 

I get good results with the pre-shave oil I make.

 

Razorock peppermint pre shave & Proraso are my 2 favorites so far. Both have great scents.

Sometimes I just apply shampoo conditioner to my face in the shower I take before I shave. It seems to work well too. But it dosent have the the aroma therapy or the face cooling effects of Razorock or Proraso.

 

Apply a hot wet towel for a minute or so. Then use the bloom water to rub into the beard.

 

proraso white or red pre shave cream and a hot towel,awesome

 

I use Proraso pre shave in the white....exclusively

 

I use the GFT Skin Food as a aftershave; terrific. Never tried it as a post shave .

 

Hot shower. I have moved past pre-shaves.

 

It works both ways, try it as a preshave. I also like GFT as an aftershave.