Reddit reviews Shea Moisture Shave Butter, 6 Ounce

A long time ago I bought this at CVS thinking it might be a nice thing to try for shaving. It didn't lather at all and gave a horrible shave, but made a great preshave cream. When I ran out I tried to cut out the middleman and bought some straight Shea Butter Cream which was not nearly as creamy as I thought it would be (or indeed creamy at all). It worked alright as a preshave cream but you really have to work it to get it to melt and it stains fabrics in large quantities, so I have a couple yellow hand towels now. I started to look for other uses for it when I found tutorials on making shea cream - usually with some coconut oil, some kind of carrier oil, and essential oils for smell.

I ended up following this guide which worked rather well! the product looks exactly like the african shea butter I get, but it's a little stiffer initially and melts much faster in my hands. It goes on a little greasy, which is part of what I was trying to avoid; straight shea butter sticks so hard it usually survives hand washing, hence the yellow towels. The same guy has a non-greasy recipe here that I didn't see before, but it just seems to be more shea butter and less oil. Also, if you're going for a fragrance, either lay it on thick or get something that complements the smell of shea butter - this stuff kinda smells like lavender leather ballsack right now

I bought a can of this stuff on a lark from my supermarket: http://www.amazon.com/Shea-Moisture-Shave-Butter-Ounce/dp/B00541OSRQ

I give it a resounding meh because it got stuck to the blade of my DE. I mean, shave butter is logically going to be thicker than lather, although you would expect it to be at least partially water soluble. This stuff did not want to come out of my DE using water, which is surprisingly infuriating.

It can give a decent enough shave, not to far off from a brush-less cream, but I just don't see a good reason to recommend it. Thus far, I prefer soaps and creams.

Just wondering, can anyone tell me anything about [this?] (http://www.amazon.com/Shea-Butter-African-Black-Moisture/dp/B00541OSRQ/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1374009307&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Black+shaving+cream+Shea) Is this a soap or a cream?