head shavers...

it would of been all artisan soaps...I don't think I own any commercial soaps.

anyways, the effort wasn't worth my time when I could lather on some cream from a tube in a matter of about a minute...if the cream was getting a little dry, I'd just wet my hand and rub it into my scalp and boom, rehydrated lather again.

That is unfortunate, in a way, as there are a plethora of great performing and smelling artisanal soaps, but if what you are using is working, then, all of the best.  

I hear you. I may revisit them in the near future..

How many head shaves per cartridge with the Guard? ?

FWIW I always use an oil mix either as part of a soap lather/oil shave sequence or as an after shave balm, works well for my head.

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to be honest, I never bothered to keep track. I'm guessing at least 7-10+ shaves...I'm due for a blade change soon - I'll start keeping track.

I never thought in a million years I'd become a head shaver. I thought I would transition to home clippers and I did for a while with the Oster 76 but it's not nearly as nice.

I've never tried oils and such only artisan soaps but I say use what works for you. I find it's much easier than face shaving.  The dome is smooth and the hair is not as course as the face. I think there's a wider range of options with head shaving.

Carts and DE's both work great up top. I can get a few shaves out of a Gillette Guard. I wonder why the soaps are drying Andrew? I incorporate a lot of water into the lather and it stays hydrated. For some reason I reach for Mike's Natural the most when shaving up above.

The days of those awkward looking Mr. Clean ads are over. Head shaving (for us receding guys) is acceptable now, looks great and allows us more real estate and time with these great artisan soaps.

I've been buzzing my hair for years now, and I used to rock that style a 10-15 years ago even when my hair was full and thick..I just liked the style. finally I got tired of cutting my hair every week with the clippers so I went to a local barbershop to get my head shaved for the first time to see how it'd look when it was done by a professional...I enjoyed the look so I stuck with it!

oils by them self aren't bad, but as I mentioned previously, they REALLY gunk up my blades....

Shoot, my head is the only thing I shave, so I am quite glad that I don't find artisanal soaps and splashes drying. I tried oils and didn't really like it for shaving, or post shave for that matter. I just use good soap and whatever splash works that night, either matching or complimenting, or sometimes completely unrelated. Can;t smell the soap much after the shave is done anyhow, so it doesn't matter much...at least to me...

The reason I looked into traditional wet shaving is because the cartridges were killing my head. Horrible irritation and a plethora of ingrown hairs just made me really uncomfortable.

I'm glad I found traditional tools, though, and even more glad I found people that were interested in restoring and using these older, vintage pieces of kit. I was always fascinated by straight razors, and now I have a reason to own and maintain many!

I know you're mostly a straight shaver. have you tried using a gillette guard on your dome? they're very cheap and they kind of bypass most of the 'crap' associated with cartridge razors today - they only have 1 blade and it's an open comb design, which I find lends itself well to head shaving.

I'd love to see a few comparisons between the One Blade Core and the Gillette Guard. I'll be doing that myself when back in the US.

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looking forward to reading about it!

I found a lot of soaps drying out on me early on.  Two things made a huge difference there.  Moving to synthetic brushes, and loading WAY more soap.  Like 3 - 4 times more than I had been using.  I think early on I was trying to conserve soap.  Once I built up a small rotation and I was trying to use them up faster, I started getting much better lather.

I also found a few of the more popular price-effective soaps (Arko, Williams, VDH, etc) were extremely drying, no matter what I did with the lather.  I just stopped using those.

I say use what works.  If you feel like you've experimented as much as you want to and you're enjoying your current setup, then stick with it.  If you want to come back to soaps sometime, then try some of the suggestions here.

I think I was having the same problem you mentioned above about not loading enough soap. I've never went back to retry the theory though so I'll put it to the test in the next week or two..

Shoot, my head is the only thing I shave, so I am quite glad that I don't find artisanal soaps and splashes drying. I tried oils and didn't really like it for shaving, or post shave for that matter. I just use good soap and whatever splash works that night, either matching or complimenting, or sometimes completely unrelated. Can;t smell the soap much after the shave is done anyhow, so it doesn't matter much...at least to me...

The reason I looked into traditional wet shaving is because the cartridges were killing my head. Horrible irritation and a plethora of ingrown hairs just made me really uncomfortable.

I'm glad I found traditional tools, though, and even more glad I found people that were interested in restoring and using these older, vintage pieces of kit. I was always fascinated by straight razors, and now I have a reason to own and maintain many!

I know you're mostly a straight shaver.  have you tried using a gillette guard on your dome?  they're very cheap and they kind of bypass most of the 'crap' associated with cartridge razors today - they only have 1 blade and it's an open comb design, which I find lends itself well to head shaving.

No, I haven't tried anything other than DE, SE, and straights/shavettes. Truthfully, I honestly don;t think that head shaves can get any more comfortable than what I get from a straight. With a good edge, the shave is just so smooth and clean, I really have no interest in other razors, anymore. Even my DE safety razors have all found themselves in a drawer to mack room for my GEM SE's and my shavettes.

4th head shaving using my gillette guard and it's still nice and sharp! note, I typically only do 1 pass: WTG

I ended up sending back the tomb45 shave gel I got on amazon..it just wasn't slick enough for me...

5th shave done with the same gillette guard blade. I pulled out my sir hare shaving oil that I haven't used in a while. it's such a shame that the oils don't rinse as clean as soaps/creams...I'd certainly use it more often!

Use that No. 13 Soap with the scent oil. I do. Everyday on my head.

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Been using a Mach 3 on my dome. Every time I tried a DE or SE with my left hand to get that side of my head, the result was a nick. So far, no issue with any soaps.

I had my 7th shave last night with the same gillette guard blade..still nice and sharp.

The Sir Hare oils are all grapeseed oil base plus essential oil / fragrance extras, and grapeseed by itself may not be the best in terms of keeping a blade clean. I'm constantly revising my shave oil mix and find a lesser amount of grapeseed , more vegetable glycerin and meadowfoam is working well in that regard.

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The Sir Hare oils are all grapeseed oil base plus essential oil / fragrance extras, and grapeseed by itself may not be the best in terms of keeping a blade clean. I'm constantly revising my shave oil mix and find a lesser amount of grapeseed , more vegetable glycerin and meadowfoam is working well in that regard.

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sharing a sample? I'll pay shipping.

The Sir Hare oils are all grapeseed oil base plus essential oil / fragrance extras, and grapeseed by itself may not be the best in terms of keeping a blade clean. I'm constantly revising my shave oil mix and find a lesser amount of grapeseed , more vegetable glycerin and meadowfoam is working well in that regard.

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sharing a sample? I'll pay shipping.

Sure, happy to.

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