A cool way to put some twist on the fragrance of your shaving lather or after shave splash is to use a little essential oil. Essential oil is captured by distillation from the parent plant. Steam is passed through the plant material, distilled and voila! Essential oil. EO’s are easy to come by at the [...]

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In this post, I discussed wet shaving reducing environmental impact, helping keep the planet green. During my shave today, the thought occurred that without world peace and free trade, we wet shavers would really be over a barrel. Consider the global representation involved in the shave: Russian blade. German razor. Lather made with Turkish soap [...]

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Making lather is what separates old school wet shaving from ‘wet’ shaving using canned foam or gel. Once you’ve experienced the feel of rich, warm lather being spread on your face by a quality shaving brush, rarely is there any going back. So how do you make lather? Using a bowl or large mug (a [...]

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