I've been buying some low cost creams to play with, Cemo in various scents, pinaud shave butter, Harry's and the like. Some are better than others but all work and smell good. I bought the Bourbon scent from AOS, and when it arrived, my wife asked if I still had room for it. What, 18's not normal?? Sent from my SM-G981U using Tapatalk
Some hoard soap, others gather razors, I raise brushes ....... never turn your back on a box of brushes ..... they're like bunnies.
Shave cream is like an automatic transmission. Soap is like a manual transmission. Both will get you to where you are going; which one is more fun, is up to you.
I've used 50-80 year old shave creams with no issue before. Generally if the cream is sealed, it will be fine. Edit: I do have one that isn't usable, but most I've tried have been.