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Nancy Boy, Inc. Home » Shaving » Pre-Shave Oil

Pre-Shave Oil

Size:	2oz/56.7ml
Price:	$19.00
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It’s strange that Schick and Gillette spend hundreds of millions of dollars developing their razors and (crazily overpriced) blades, yet peddle such crappy products to use with them. These mass-produced gels, creams and foams provide inadequate protection between your skin and that ultra-honed high-tech blade, causing razor burn, bumps and ingrown hair.

Obviously, the first step is to use a superior shave cream. But you already know that. For folks who want to take protection to the next level, there’s pre-shave oil, especially effective for sensitive skin, but soothing and conditioning for all skin types. The idea behind this product is simple and basic: applying a base layer of top quality botanical oils provides the most lubrication you could possibly achieve in a shave. And in shaving protection, lubrication is what’s it’s all about. Whether it’s the blade manufacturer or the maker of shaving products, we’re all seeking the holy grail: enabling you, the customer, to shave the whisker as closely as possible, ideally (someday) without ever even touching the skin.

Usage Instructions: First, it’s best to steam your face with a hot washcloth for about a minute or so. (If you’re in a hurry or just can’t deal, then slap some hot water on your face.) Your skin should be more than just moist prior to applying the oil. Put about a pea-sized amount of oil in your palm and rub your palms together, then apply to your face, massaging it on briskly, which is important because this massage will raise the whiskers in preparation for shaving. Then apply shave cream, which both shows you where you’ve shaved (!) and, more importantly, provides a critical level of protection, because its more robust formulation cushions the effect of the razor and blade while further conditioning the skin. Importantly we do not recommend the use of a brush in conjunction with this (or any) pre-shave oil; rather, you should simply scoop out a small amount of shave cream (if you’re using ours) with your fingers and spread it around your face, again massaging briskly. As you do, the cream will lather up a bit and you’ll find that the little bit you used will expand quite astonishingly. A brush isn’t recommended because when you apply it to your face, its many hairs lift the oil from your skin while also breaking the oil-shave cream barrier through the super-aeration process that is the basis of the shave brush lathering technique. [Note: if you do enjoy shaving with a brush, then simply whip up the cream in a bowl and then apply it to your face with your fingers.] Now, as you shave, the cream and the oil will be lifted from your face, so there won’t be an oily residue. You can use after-shave and/or moisturize as you wish, but you may find that your skin feels so conditioned that you don’t feel the need.

[In pre-release testing] people who like it say 1) it’s “like beginning to shave all over again, except this time, it’s all good” 2) they’d never go back to shaving without using the pre-shave oil treatment 3) love how conditioned their skin feels post-shave; “like I don’t need to moisturize.”

People who didn’t like it 1) dislike the feeling of any kind of oil on their face

Ingredients: Castor oil, olive oil, meadowfoam oil, sweet almond oil, essential oils, borage oil, kukui nut oil, carrot oil, Vitamin E