Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: socknoggle on December 16, 2014, 12:24:41 PM
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Hey! Question for for y'all. I recently tried using an oil on my scalp and had a fantastic result. I got the closest head shave I've ever had. Right now it's about 2:30 PM and it feels like it normally does by about 10:30. I've tried a scalp conditioning oil from Doterra and coconut oil. Both worked great. Really makes shaving more comfortable and make me nice and smooth.
Now to the question: Can you folks recommend a good pre-shave oil that I can buy over the counter? What I'm using works well, but it's always good to get opinions from you all.
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I use shave secret from Walmart....less than $4 a bottle and last about four months if you shave everyday and longer if you don't
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I've used Taconic Unscented as well. I liked it better than Shave Secret as I'm not crazy about the menthol or the clove.
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I used Shave Secret as well. Only one I've used so far based on the recommendations of others here.
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Shave Secret is good, but I like Pacific Shaving Oil the best.
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I use baby oil and it works well for me.
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I am another who swears by Shave Secret.
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Shave Secret user here also. I've used King of Shaves also.
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2 parts castor oil, 1 part olive oil, 15+ drops essential oil (I use sandalwood) works great!
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Based on the recommendations of my sly brethren I went and picked up some Shave Secret. Works great! It gets me smoother than ever and leaves my scalp soft and in good condition.
Thanks for all your input gentlemen!
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Cool! Glad you liked it!
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Shave Secret here as well. Not everyday, since my scalp isn't that thick with follicles. However, if I haven't shaved for 2-3 days, it is a must-have prep. Can't beat the price, and I like the machine oil smell, too!
I'd like to try some different ones, like Art of Shaving, but just can't see forking over the $$.
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Uh-oh. I think I might be allergic to the Shave Secret. My scalp started turning red like a rash. It didn't hurt at all and went away after a few days. I've tried coconut oil, which was ok, but if you need to re-wet the area it just washes the oil away. My girlfriend had me try lavender oil this morning and it worked ok. I'll give that a go for a few more days and report in. I might try the baby oil, AJ. Thanks for that.
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Sorry to hear about the allergic reaction. I haven't had any, but you know yourself the best. I it's not working, surely you will find one that works without the adverse effects. Good luck to you!
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Give Pacific Shaving Oil a try.
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Where can you find the Pacific Shaving Oil?
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You can get it here - http://amzn.to/14f9y0b (http://amzn.to/14f9y0b)
Or I get it when I go to Whole Foods.
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As others have suggested, Shave Secret is nice, and it has a clove scent that I like.
King of Shaves - Their shaving oil is sold at Target for about $5. It works better in my opinion, but the scent doesn't smell as nice as Shave Secret.
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I went to my local whole foods and they didn't have the pacific shaving oil so I went to walmart and got some shave secret and some cremo. Worked good, nice clean shave but the cremo didn't seem to last as long as the head slick. I have been able to shave WTG with the head slick then just wet my hand and rub my head to slick it up again then shave ATG but the cremo really didn't let me do that as well.
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So far the closest and least irritating shave I've had was using baby oil and shave gel.
I used the CVS brand baby oil with aloe and vitamin e (green cap not pink) then shave gel followed by bump patrol. I tried shave secret and it worked well but the baby oil seemed to give less surface resistance when shaving. I use Harrys cartridges and shave gel, so far really like them. Been shaving head for about 7-8 weeks now, love it.
Here is method I used if helps, shower or mirror.
Cleansed, clean damp scalp apply 8-10 drops oil to hand, start rubbing oil on top of head working down and finishing at face. Apply shave gel in same order rubbing in well.
I start with face then shave head front to back with half blade width overlap rinsing each time.
I re-lather back of head and shave back to front against the grain.
Rinse, pat dry load up with bump patrol. After about half hour I apply home brew of witch hazel, aloe, tea tree oil with old spice or other after shave for scent.
Cheers
John
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Shameless plug for our Head shaving oil
I'm a long time head shaver and didn't like my dry scalp or the scent of the soaps, gels, and creams that I had been using.
I had read about shaving with oils, but never tried any. I started off with olive oil and couldn't get over the scent that reminded me of a frying pan. Next coconut oil, then avocado, grape seed, etc. Some were too thick, others stunk, some were perfect, but not good enough. I wanted more than just a plain oil so I researched other oils that would provide other benefits (moisturizing, fragrant, antiseptic).
My interest in trying out shaving oil turned into me as a mad scientist mixing up every combination and learning about fragrance notes, essential oils, and more about oil than most people would care to know.
After a ton of research and using my head a the test lab I came up with my perfect shaving oil. The shaves were great, my head wasn't dry, and it smelled really good. After using it for some time I thought that if I liked it so well then others would probably like it too.
I reached out to some other head shavers and let them try out my oils. With a lot of positive feedback and my love of business SirHare.com was born last year.
Thanks for listening and if you are open to shaving with oil, i highly recommend giving it a try whether it is ours or not.
Tony
SirHare.com (http://SirHare.com)
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As a mechanic the most common oil to have on my head is Elf oils: synthetic, I don't have any problems with dry scalp or anything O0