Shave of the day 20th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Derby Lavender cream
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: Merkur 39C slant with a Lord Classic
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Proraso Liquid Cream After Shave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Vintage blade banks

Just a few I found while poking around online.

Shave of the day 18th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice Shaving Soap
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: Merkur 39C slant with a fresh Lord Classic
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 15th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Citrus Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations Walter
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a Schick Chrome & PTFE Injector
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua De Limón
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shaving soap on WIkipedia

Not the best article I’ve seen, but worth a read.

Shave of the day 13th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: “Mike’s Mixed”
Brush: Omega #10048 boar
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a Schick Chrome & PTFE Injector
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Thayers Original Witch Hazel
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Christmas story shave gear

In addition to weaving a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan, the father in A Christmas Story shaved with Single Edged GEMs by the looks of it.

As for the brush and soap, I don’t know what they are.

Shave of the day 11th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Eucalyptus Soap
Lather: Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe TSN SE “Norwegian Wood”
Brush: Vie-Long #12705B natural white pure horse
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a Schick Chrome & PTFE Injector
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 8th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Arko shaving stick
Brush: Turkish No6 ‘horse hair’
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a Schick Chrome & PTFE Injector
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Krampert’s Finest Bay Rum Aftershave
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

“Turve-shampoo” – quick review

Back in May 2009 – back before I started with traditional wetshaving – I picked up a bottle of peat shampoo as a souvenir while I was in Finland.

Peat shampoo and soap has allegedly antibacterial properties, and is claimed to be good for all sorts of problems with your scalp. While I can’t comment on the former, I know that it helps with dandruff and the soreness you get after a sunburn…

The smell is not everyone’s cup of tea – it smells of old pinewood and bogs – it’s a scent I rather like adn it pares well with the TSN Brutalt Bra LE shaving soap.

Peat shampoo seems to be something of a Finnish thing – at least the ones I can find online all seems to be made in the land of a thousand lakes – but if you got scalp troubles or a sunburn, you could do a lot worse than giving peat shampoo a try.