Shaving lather cream/paste.... and mug shaving soaps.

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Well, I start this thread to ask how many male members among us still use the "old style" lather creams in tubes or the mug soaps to use with a brush...
I started using them few years ago after getting allergic to regualar presuure can shaving foams (and tried all sorts of them, both italian, american, british, german etc)... only Barbasol was a little best on everything...
I was pretty desperate as at every shaving I used to get my face swollen full of rash and very itchy...
But then I saw those lather cream tubes and mugs (that my granpa used regularly) during a walk through shaving isle at supermarket and decided to buy a Figaro mug type soap and 1 metallic tubes of proraso and palmolive even because price was very interesting compared to foams and I knew tubes and mugs lasted for very long than a can of foam.
I fell in love with these kind of stuff, I was really impressed at how better these lather cream/paste works, also on how they leave my skin, I never had such a fresh smooth and soft elastic skin after any shaving, and naturally not a sign of allergy or irritation.
I love the soapy smell they leave also, I love also the menthol ones, Palmolive and Proraso are good ones...
But I want get more and try new ones....
What are brands available in your country about lather creams and mug soaps?
Are them popular? I could not see many of them in USA though....
In Italy they're still pretty popular....even if shaving foam in cans mostly replaced the use of them from awhile....
But I'm so happy I've found these old types of shaving stuff, they're way better IMO.
 
I shave mostly with a gillette adjustable double edged razor with shaving soap. Sometimes I will use polomive bar soap if I am out of shaving soap. I have brush to lather up. I started out because razors at the store are so expensive now. I found the DE shaves just as close and without any rash etc. It does take a few days to get used to it. I buy blades at west coast shaving every few months. http://www.westcoastshaving.com/ They also sell soaps and brushes. You will no longer find these razors and blades in the stores here. A specialty shop maybe. I do buy round shaving soap at Walmart or Winco. The only two places I have seen it for sale.
There is a site also called Badger and Blade which is fun to snoop around in. Lots of collections, history, tips on shaving etc. Good luck with this....Dano

 
In addition to Figaro, I like an Italian soap called Fitness, a French soap called Institut Carite, and the D.R. Harris line of shave soaps from England. I also recommend creams by the Portuguese firm of conficiana,such as Top Secret, Veleiro, and O Melhor. They're available here: http://www.theportugalonlineshop.com/health-beauty/shaving-grooming?page=4

An American vendor I can't recommend too highly is Gary at Shoebox Shave Shop -- http://www.shoeboxshaveshop.com/shave-stick-center.html

You got some of the best right there in Italy, though. Get a Valobra shave stick and you may never want anything else!
 
Thank you all for suggestions.
I hope they will keep making these kinds of products for long, I was lucky that my granpa introduced me on how to use a mug and the kind of shaving products like these when I was a toodler, and glad I tried them now that he is unfortunately passed and I'm an adult.
Also told to my friends about and heard good feedbacks from them also.
I use regular shaving blades, and I purchase them in USA as the blades they sell here in Italy does not like to me.
The american Gilette blades and all the different (including very cheap) brands I tried are different than the ones you find over here (and I tried almost all),in the ones you find in Italy the space beetween blades is always too tight and I always get them stuck and have to throw them away after one shaving because I'm not able to get hairs out, american blades have a larger space and hairs do not get stuck in them, also blades last sharp for longer.
I found very good the ones sold at Dollar tree, don't remember the brand, but they were 6 in a cardboard packet for $1.
The only brand that worked better of the italian ones is the Bic 3 blades that are a little larger, but it is always difficult to rinse them well and I take alot with them.
Now that I think about it better....
I never tried to use one of those "old style" safety razors, but I've recently seen them in a (chinese owned) general bazaar store here, these are not common in supermarkets here in Italy, never seen them... but I think I should consider buying one..these does not give stuck hairs problems for sure...
 
@ Kenmoreguy89 I am not surprised you were getting allergic to pressurised can shaving products! They contain peg ingredients and parabens all controversial ingredients that are best avoided in my oppinion. I like the Body Shop shave cream for men its mostly natural and has no paraben or peg ingredients failing that the Palmolive shaving cream in the tin tube isn't a bad substitute.
 
Hi, actually not it is easy and quick, the lathering process takes 30 seconds to a minute with mug soaps and seconds with the creams, if soap is too dry and new you soak it for some seconds with warm water and then drain water, then all you have to do is to soak your brush with warm water and starting lathering the soap by rubbing it in the mug where you put the soap, rubbing in a curcular way, usually I get a thick later just into the mug, you can also use the palm of your hand if seems you're not getting a good result into the mug, then when you got a rich lather just spread the lather on your face using the brush.
Then rinse mug and brush and store them for the next use.
With creams you just put a small quantity of cream in the mug, it varies from cream to cream , usually a walnut size is enough, and shake with the brush to create the lather, you can use your hand palm only also, it is more immediate this way, but a little more messy as lather could drop in the sink easily.
 
I Keep a Tube....

....Of Rise Shaving Gel around for travel and for times when I've foolishly allowed the can of shaving gel to run out.

Rise is an old product that has been brought back by new owners. It's not for everyone, I don't think - it's a clear gel that does not lather, which makes it a bit tricky to keep up with where you've shaved and where you haven't.

It does, however, do a good job, and it's usually to be found at Dollar Tree, so the price is right.

My usual combo is Gillette Sensor Gel and the Gillette Sensor razor. I used to use generic cartridges in the razor, but all the discount stores have stopped offering them. I now watch for deals on the real thing. Still expensive.
 
I used to use Rise a lot before I discovered shaving with a brush -- if you limit your shave soap acquisitions it really is cheaper. (That's easier said than done once you get bitten by the bug.)

 

Rise was made in Canada for awhile but the new product seems to be made in China. I decided to pass.
 
Some of us on another board have pooled our resources to buy 1 kg of their soft shave soap. 1kg is way too much for one person, but it is the minimum they sell. so we'll split it 10 ways. I've tried several Italian soft soaps and they've all been good.
 
A new friend

uses products from a company called The Art of Shaving. I like the scent of their sandalwood products, but the lavender ones are ok, too.

As for me, I stopped shaving in 1978, and am probably not going to resume such.

Link to "Art" website.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

The Art of Shaving: Shaving Perfected

The Art of Shaving offers elegant hand-crafted razors & shaving accessories for men. Our unrivaled products will elevate shaving from an act to an art.
theartofshaving.com theartofshaving.com
 
AOS used to be made by the Italian company Valobra, but they've changed to an American supplier and raised their already-high prices. It's supposed to be good stuff, but I've seen no reason to pay up for it when I can get Valobra for much less.
 
ladies products

I recently switched to using shaving gels intended for ladies legs. My dry skin seems to like it better, as a bonus they're generally a few cents cheaper. Also, many of the men's "unscented" products I tried still had a soapy smell, and listed "fragrance" in the ingredients. The ladies gels I've found are truly without fragrance.
 
A long time ago, back when I was a college student (for the first round), I used a shaving brush, mug, and soap. It was ok, and not much more bother than canned cream. I remember the shaving soap had a nice aroma. I also remember breaking way too many shaving mugs.

But about 20 years later I realized that if I put a mirror in the shower, I could use shampoo as a shaving lube and after the shower had been on for a while, the beard would be quite soft and quite easy to shave. It didn't hurt that by that time I had let most of my beard grow out, and only needed to shave the cheeks and the neck areas.

The only drawback of shower shaving is that it's a good idea to rinse off afterward thoroughly, as shaved stubble debris does a good job of causing itching lower down later in the day.

But shower shaving also leaves the sink area quite a bit cleaner.
 
Valobra products here in Italy are vanishing indeed ...do not see much stuff from them anymore.
Do not know why.... it is not a so known/usual brand in these times here like it used to be more in the past... quite surprised it is available abroad also...
Never used/tried their shaving products, nor I know where I could try to look for them in my area, in my town never seen valobra shaving stuff... on the internet I'm sure I'd find them...
Anyway, I just purhased my firsts safety razors tonight in that chinese bazaar...maybe they will rust after few weeks, so got two... but hey 2 euros is good!
Let's try them....
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