Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Wet Shaving Products pre-production sample
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Apparently there is such a thing as “Viking Blade” brand of DE-razors and blades… considering that I hail from the land of the Vikings, this needs to be looked into in the future – even if it seems to be just another Weishi clone.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Remember this? According to Phil – the man behind my favourite shave forum – it’s coming soon!
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps “Mixed”
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: GEM 1912 SE with a fresh GEM SE stainless steel blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Rise Shave Gel brushless shave “cream”
Brush: N/A
Razor: Yuma potmetal razor with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Pseudofolliculitis barbae (/ˈsjuːdoʊfəˈlɪkjʊˈlaɪtᵻs ˈbɑːrbiː/; PFB), also known as barber’s itch, folliculitis barbae traumatica, razor bumps, scarring pseudofolliculitis of the beard, and shave bumps, is a medical term for persistent irritation caused by shaving. Pseudofolliculitis barbae was first described in 1956.
Read the full article, including the causes and treatment, over at Wikipedia.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Aubrey Organics North Wood brushless shave “cream”
Brush: N/A
Razor: Yuma potmetal razor with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayers Original Witch Hazel with aloe vera
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb
Googling for “worst shave” yields some… definitively odd results.
Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Yuma potmetal razor with a Green Astra
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Oil and Big Red No7 Beard Comb