Reddit reviews Clearly Natural Glycerine Bar Soap, Unscented, 3 Count, 4 oz each
We found 3 Reddit comments about Clearly Natural Glycerine Bar Soap, Unscented, 3 Count, 4 oz each. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
4 oz. glycerine bar soap hydrates the skinEnjoy the fragrance-free unscentedProtects and maintains skin's pH balance while rinsing clean and leaving no sticky residueConvenient 3-Pack
I enjoy doing a quick face wash with unscented glycerine soap and then not fully rinsing it off before lathering up. It helps add a bit of slickness underneath the lather. You should be able to find a bar at your grocery store or corner pharmacy.
My skin used to get really dry from soap until I switched to a glycerine-based bar soap. I use this unscented one, but there are a lot of types you can choose from.
Plugging TOBS Sandalwood for a recommended cream... If you don't have a soap, it's notoriously easy to lather. I use it when I rush my shaves, or if I don't have time. Very good shaving cream IMHO, and it always gives reliable shaves.
Not better than my Stirling, but we're talking Amazon here, and TOBS Sandalwood Cream would be my recommendation for something to get latherin'.
For a brush, although I have not tried boar knots, the 10048 looks pretty good, and I've seen someone else recommend it already. If I was buying on a budget from Amazon, that would be my first pick.
The TOBS cream and Omega brush will set you back about what you would have paid for the VdH kit, which is rubbish from what I've heard, although I have no experience with it.
Face or palm lather the TOBS and save yourself a bowl. The mug in the VdH kit is only to put soap in anyway, and shouldn't be used to lather - only to load your brush. Even if you did try to lather in it, it's not really the 5-6 inches diameter you're gonna wish you had.
Also, if you have leftover cash, spring for some Witch Hazel. Stuff is frickin magical. Apply right before you apply aftershave balm, and let it sit for a minute or so to really tighten up your face.
If you have even more leftover funds, or opt to get WH at your local drugstore, apparently Clearly Natural Glycerin Soap is a good pre-shave. I use MR GLO, but people have told me that any high-glycerin soap makes a nearly equivalent MR GLO substitute. And, for the price of less than one puck of MR GLO, you get 3 bars of Clearly Natural. Hooray for hydration and slickness!
And if you're in for a splurge, get a fancy stand. Adds counter appeal - totally unnecessary, but cool.
Good buy on the Nivea Sensitive ASB, and sub the EJ for a Parker 24c, per /u/leisureguy's post. He's never steered me wrong. Both purchases I've made based on his recommendations have worked out great, which were my Plisson brush and MR GLO.
As for the sample pack, you're probably better off spending some out-of-pocket dough on tryablade.com, or any of the other sample pack resellers. Get your money's worth.
P.S. - Don't forget to soak your boar brush (should you select it) in hot water for a few minutes before you try lathering with it. Boar brushes also have a break-in period, so be mindful that your first few shaves/lathers may be less than desirable.