Has anyone tried the razorock shave gel as a preshave? I'm thinking about ordering some and want to know your thoughts. Hows it compare to proraso pre shave?
I have no experience with the gel... however any products from them i have used and really enjoyed. However why use a shave gel as a preshave... not a preshave as a preshave?
Its either a lather less shave gel or a pre shave. I was trying to decide between it or proraso pre shave. I love razorock products but if proraso is the better pre shave then that's the road I'll take
I have and use both the Pre-Post Proraso (white jar) and the RR Pre-shave Gel. For me, the Proraso feels great and lubricates the first pass just fine. The RR, however, lubricates on all passes. When I wet my face between passes, I can feel the slickness left behind by the RR, but not so much for the Proraso. I just reapply the Proraso before my 2nd pass if I need it. Have you ever tried pure Glycerin as a pre-shave? It's ~$4 for a long-lasting bottle at just about any drug store, Walmart, CVS, etc. Wet your face, work 7-8 drops of glycerine into your skin with your hands then apply lather.
Ummm....lubricates? That's not really the purpose of a preshave. That's the lather's job. I'm not saying you're doing it wrong. It's your shave, and by all means enjoy it your way, but....... A preshave's purpose is too soften the hairs before the shave. Not sure about glycerin as a preshave. I could see it enhancing the lather, when used as you've described, Randy. But that would make it a lather enhancer rather than a preshave. ummmm......sorry for the rambling. I really should be heading to bed now.
You're right, JoAnna. When I first read about glycerine as a preshave, I was skeptical. I work at a hospital so I asked a couple of nurses and they said that glycerine is mostly used to soften the skin and is a treatment in certain dermatological disorders. Maybe "Pre-Conditioner" would be a better term. From Wiki:
I have used Razorock shave gel as a pre-shave, or pre-conditioner, or as a pre-shave oil substitute, or whatever we want to call it -- the stuff we slather on our whiskers before applying lather (I use GFT Skin Food the same way). Works great! My question about this stuff -- why is Sugar an ingredient?
I can't compare it to proraso, but it's great either on it's own or as a preshave. I use it on its own for travel and as a pre-shave (layered under lather) when SE shaving for some extra glide and protction.
