How To Use Natural Shaving Soap
Whether you are shaving your face, underarms, or legs, you will experience the most comfortable close shave if the hair is thoroughly softened with water, and hot water works best.
Directions for a Traditional Mug and Brush Wet-Shave
Begin with cleansed skin to help remove dirt and grime from the hair so that it can absorb water and soften.
- Shave during or after a hot shower or rinse your face with hot water to stimulate the skin, open the pores, and soften the hair
- Give your shaving brush a good soaking with hot water
- Shake the brush a bit--you want it wet, not waterlogged
- Take the brush and swirl it over the surface of the soap to generate a rich lather--it will be bubbly at first but as you swirl the lather will become thicker
- Apply brush to your face in quick, circular movements to produce a rich lather and exfoliate the skin
- Apply the rich lather with the brush until it covers all the areas you want to shave
- To generate a fuller lather, simply add a bit more hot water to the brush
- With a clean, sharp razor, take short, light strokes, shaving with the grain of your beard
- Hold loose skin taut to help prevent cuts
- Rinse the razor often
- For a very close shave, you can re-lather and shave very gently across the grain
- Rinse with cold water
- Apply an After-Shave Balm or a Beard Oil or even a Facial Oil to moisturize your skin
Don't have a mug or brush? Once your skin is cleansed, rinsed, and hair is softened, massage the shaving soap onto the area to be shaved to create a rich, foamy lather. Shave as usual.
While everyone has their own special shaving routine, we do recommend shaving in the shower.
