“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.

Shave of the day 6th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Wet Shaving Products pre-production sample
Brush: Semogue “The Shave Nook 2012 Limited Edition” mixed boar-badger
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a Schick Chrome & PTFE Injector
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

“Keep innovating” they said…

…more like fiddling and breaking a well working, near perfect design I say – Keep It Simple Stupid and all that.

The 1904; Considered one of the highlights of early safety razors, originals still usable, still shaving great, spawned an untold number of copies, a myriad of different blades available.
The 1965 Techmatic; Considered one of the worst razors ever, can’t get replacement blades today, only lasting claim to fame is that it went to space.
The 2014 FlexBall; Apparently modern man has lost the ability to move his wrist, single source of (expensive) blades, moving parts will wear out, requires a battery, no significant improvement on other carts.

Shave of the day 4th July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe TSN SE “Norwegian Wood”
Brush: Vie-Long #14033 mixed horse-badger
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a fresh Schick Chrome & PTFE Injector
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Shave of the day 1st July

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Lavender Soap
Lather: Dr Selby Lavender Luxury Shaving Cream
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
Razor: NOS German Bakelite Slant with a Treet Platinum Super Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Design concept – roll up razor

Found this one online – if you want me really impressed, make it a DE.

Shave of the day 29th June

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Teatree Soap
Lather: Prairie Creations KISS cream w/ tea tree oil
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M unbleached pure horse
Razor: NOS German Bakelite Slant with a Treet Platinum Super Stainless
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb

Old school shaving

How about a 4000 year old bronze razor?

Shave of the day 27th June

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners Peppermint Soap
Lather: Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Soap
Brush: Turkish No7 ‘horse hair’
Razor: NOS German Bakelite Slant with a fresh Treet Platinum Super Stainless
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 24th June

Pre-shave: Dr Bronners LavenderSoap
Lather: Nivea Shave Cream
Brush: Omega #10048
Razor: Schick “Lady Eversharp” Injector with a Proraso Injector blade
Post-shave: Cool water rinse, alum, and BodyShop Maca Root Energetic Face Protection
Beard care: Big Red Beard Balm and Big Red No7 Beard Comb