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Since switching from a cartridge razor to a safety razor a few years ago, I've also switched from using shaving cream to using shaving soap (the use of which se
by richardfontana 10y ago
Since switching from a cartridge razor to a safety razor a few years ago, I've also switched from using shaving cream to using shaving soap (the use of which seems to go hand in hand with use of safety razors, if only for retro-cultural reasons). While I do not travel with the safety razor because TSA, I do bring the shaving soap (and a boar's hair shaving brush) along with a cartridge razor, in part because it's more convenient (it takes up less space than a travel-sized can of shaving cream).
I've found the standard units of Col. Conk shaving soap, e.g.
http://www.westcoastshaving.com/Col-Conk-Shaving-Soap-Lime-Small-225-oz_p_34.html http://www.westcoastshaving.com/Col-Conk-Shaving-Soap-Lime-S...
to be good for travel. The plastic container the soap is embedded in can be resealed for travel and you don't have the 'slimy wet cake' problem that I have yet to solve for other forms of soap. Shaving soap is also more economical than shaving cream; much less of it is used per shave, and so a single small unit of shaving soap can last for many months.
- silencio 10y agoI mentioned this in another thread, but another option is using (hair) conditioner. I can't personally speak to how well it works on faces seeing as how I have no facial hair, but it's my go-to at home for shaving my legs and things. I've even tried body lotion in a pinch, at a hotel that didn't have conditioner unless you asked for it... not the worst. But way better than shaving cream from hotels still, especially when they give you those practically empty plastic packets.