Hey Slyguys, I stopped of at CVS yesterday and finally found some KoS Alpha oil.
I had been checking out old posts for some hints and opinions on getting the smoothest shave.
I have been using the KoS Alpha gel all week so far, and was happy with it's performance.
I was reading some of the brudda's posts on shaving oil, and figured I may as well give it a shot.
Well, let me tell you, I am glad I did!.
I'll give you the rundown:
I was a bit skeptical, I figured how could so little (a few drops) keep your head lubed enough for a whole shave?. Got in the shower, my usual routine is wash face, body first; this allows time for your scalp ( and stubble) to get good and wet. If any of you are shower shavers, try shaving last if you don't already.
Wet my head before applying 3 drops of oil to my noggin and rubbing all around. I was thinking I need one more, so I added it. Made sure I covered the whole head. Picked up my HB sport and proceeded in my normal way. Wow!, right away I knew this was a good product, The shave was smooth and easy , with very little, if any drag!
That was from the top of dome going forward. I then went to the back and same thing, excellent shave. Now for the trouble spot: the sides!, this time, no trouble at all, and I was even able to go lower than I had been so far. All the time thinking " I can't believe how good this is going!".
I finished up, washed the dome with my face soap. I toweled the dome and could feel the smoothness I got was much better than previous shaves.
I highly recommend the KoS alpha oil. It's great on it's own. (As I'm typing this, I can't help but feel the slick, smooth dome). It really works well. I guess I will have to try it with the Alphagel and Headslick, but this is number one right now.