Frequently asked questions about products to use during wet shaving
Are the products suitable for me?
Of all the products for wet shaving, products for during shaving are the most central. A shaving cream or shaving soap is needed to make the wet shave both gentle on the skin and give you a pleasant feeling. If you are looking for products without perfume or that are suitable for sensitive skin, you will of course find it too.
What are the Undershaving products?
The products in the Under shave range mainly consist of shaving cream and shaving soap. Shaving soap is available in either a jar or on a stick. Which one you use is up to you.
What is the difference between shaving cream and shaving soap?
Shaving cream is usually a slightly looser in texture than a shaving soap. There is also slightly firmer and looser shaving cream. Shaving cream is available in a tube or in a can. Apply with either a shaving brush or with your hands.
Shaving soap is usually a firmer product and can be matched with a solid hand soap. Usually applied with a shaving brush.
What are artisan soaps?
Artisan soaps that can most easily be translated as artisanal soap are usually shaving soaps and shaving creams that are made in smaller batches than other soaps. Manufacturing is also largely done by hand. Usually with slightly more exclusive ingredients and clearer scents than other soaps.
Stirling Soap Company is another manufacturer of craft soap that has become very popular among enthusiasts in wet shaving.
Barrister Mann shaving soaps and aftershaves are very popular products. Here you will find classic, simple and more complex scents that are suitable all year round.
Haslinger is a favorite among many and it is easy to see why. The soaps are of very high quality with lovely classic scents.
What is sebum and why is it found in some shaving soaps?
Tallow is a product that is extracted from, for example, the subcutaneous fat of cattle and sheep. It has a very good natural moisturizing effect. Sebum is also found naturally in human skin. The product has long been used in soap, among other things, because of these good moisturizing properties.
Are there vegan shaving soaps?
Absolutely there are vegan shaving soaps.
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements is an American manufacturer of artisanal shaving soap that in many ways has made major product developments. Their CK-6 formula is a completely vegan formula that has become very popular.
Brands such as Zingari Man, Ariana Evans, Hags and others also offer vegan soaps. Mühle’s soaps are also completely vegan.
Doesn’t it take a lot of time to do this?
It can be slightly easier and faster to apply a shaving cream to the face as this only requires fingers and or palms, while a shaving soap, at least in a can, usually requires a shaving brush for best results. But it can also be a wonderfully relaxing process.
How often do I need to use during shaving products?
The products should be used every time you shave
Where do Under shave products come from?
The products come from carefully selected suppliers who all work actively with sustainability, especially for the environment. The pre-shave products contain largely natural ingredients and are in many cases vegetarian or completely vegan.
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