Comments on: Shave Simple, Shave (ouch!) Happy (some practice required…)

By: Shahram

Shahram — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:53:07 +0000

Vinegar might not feel wonderful after shaving as it is diluted acetic acid. If you dilute it more with water it will be better but still you feel the pinch. it is far much better than those industrial cleanser that we are told to use. At least it washes of the soap residues, is biodegradable and might not have side effects (at least it is what I think). If you cannot find the soaps you might want to try making them yourself. About.com has some good explanation on soap making. You will master making them after a couple of times.
Happy shaving.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:37:32 +0000

@ Shahram: Great ideas! I’m going to try the vinegar one tomorrow, but it sounds like it should feel wonderful on freshly shaven skin. Great site for soaps as well - I see a couple varieties that look like they’re worth checking out. Thanks again!

By: Shahram

Shahram — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:58:08 +0000

Daniel:

Well done. I also love the idea of being mindful and environmentally friendly. I have simplified my life and am embracing it.
Something that I found is this:
The soaps that we use are not traditionally made soaps and they contain chemicals. So I buy handmade olive soaps bar from soap works at http://puresoapworks.com/olive_oil.htm if you do not access to their product a better idea is Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar. But the trick I found is this. After shaving, I wash my face with diluted vinegar (4 or 5 volume Water : 1 vinegar) and this gets rid of soap residues. I even do not apply any after shave as I will have a very smooth oily skin afterward but If I do I will be applying home made witch hazel and sweet almond oil. This is far much better than the old Nivea that I was using. Nivea had a good smell but lots of junk and I am sure I will find some natural fragrance as I go along e.g. patchouli. I hope you find it helpful.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:44:27 +0000

@ Dan: Thanks for the tip! I did not know that. I’m planning on going down to our local flea market this weekend, so maybe I’ll get lucky and find something really old and cool there - if not, there’s always amazon. Although, now that I look at that link, the idea of making one myself looks really good - I’m gonna give that a try this week. Knowing me, I’ll have to give it a couple tries to get it right lol

Thanks again!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:28:26 +0000

One quick tip. Standing the brush on the butt of the handle makes it wear out faster.

Call around to your local “very expensive frou-frou scented soap shop” and find a shaving brush stand.
The stand is $5 - $10 and triples the life of the brush.

OR - http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Your-Own-Razor-and-Shaving-Brush-Stand/
This uses a coat hanger to make a stand.