Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: RazoRock XXX croap
Brush: Vie Long 13051M pure horse
Razor: Cadet TP-01 OC with a fresh green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayers Original Witch Hazel with aloe vera
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Shave of the day 27th June
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Orange Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper soap
Brush: Vie Long 14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: Cadet 11 TTO OC with a Flying Eagle
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shaving with stone blades
A rather interesting video showing making and shaving with obsidian flakes.
“I don’t advice you to try this without a good deal of prior experience… and lots of band-aids.”
Shave of the day 25th June
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mama Bear’s Awakening
Brush: Vie Long 13051M pure horse
Razor: Cadet 11 TTO OC with a Flying Eagle
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Prototype Menthol
Considering a scuttle..
This one, to be presice, even if not in that colour:
Shave of the day 23rd June
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Orange Soap
Lather: Orange Essential Oil Shave Croap
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE mixed badger-boar
Razor: Cadet 11 TTO OC with a Flying Eagle
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Body Shop maca root face protector
Shave of the day 20th June
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Peppermint Soap
Lather: Prorazo Eucalyptus & Menthol Cream
Brush: Vie Long 13051M pure horse
Razor: Cadet 11 TTO OC with a Flying Eagle
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum
Shaving brushes and… anthrax?
Unknown to many these days, it used to be common to have your shaving brush made out of horsehair. Horsehair for a brush makes sense on many levels, not the least of which is the fact that they are animal friendly – the hair is harvested as part of the normal grooming of the horse.
However, the horsehair brush fell out of favour around the Great War, since some suppliers were less than good about sterilizing their products. A bit of searching online brings to light some documents from the time:
Anthrax from Shaving Brushes (July 12, 1918)
Anthrax and the Sterilization of Shaving Brushes (May 9, 1919)
An Investigation of the Shaving-Brush Industry, with Special Reference to Anthrax (May 9, 1919)
Isolation of Anthrax Bacillus from a shaving Mug (November 1, 1922)
Shave of the day 18th June
Pre-shave: Dr Bronner’s Liquid Teatree Soap
Lather: Arko Cool Mint
Brush: Turkish No6
Razor: Cadet 11 TTO OC with a fresh Flying Eagle
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum