RayClem's Blade Evaluations

Occasionally I use a Dorco twin blade razor at the gym with Cremo brushless shave creme for a quick double pass shave. 

It is the worst shave I get in recent memory.  Horrible.

The Dorco razors supplied by the gym are disposable twin blades with a fixed head.  The Cremo instructions say to wet your beard, apply a few dabs to your face  and then keep working water into it with your  cupped hand so it is fully spread out into a watery film.  I have not  tried it with a brush.  If I am gong to use a brush I may as well use a standard shave soap and face lather.  I am going to finish the tube so I have really tried to work with it.  I think if you have a very light beard, and can get by with a single pass it might work OK because it is slick.  But for anybody else, I just don't see the point of it.

The problem with following the Cremo instructions is that it is difficult incorporating sufficient water into the proto-lather using only your fingertips. That is why I tried using a synthetic brush. The resulting lather is super slick, but it is not protective enough for my skin. Since you have a light beard, you might be able to get away with it. The problem with using a regular shave soap is that you really should be leaving the top off of the tub to allow moisture to evaporate after the shave. That is difficult to do when when the tub is stored in a locker or gym bag. That is the advantage of a cream in a tube in that type of situation.

The Dorco razors supplied by the gym are disposable twin blades with a fixed head.  The Cremo instructions say to wet your beard, apply a few dabs to your face  and then keep working water into it with your  cupped hand so it is fully spread out into a watery film.  I have not  tried it with a brush.  If I am gong to use a brush I may as well use a standard shave soap and face lather.  I am going to finish the tube so I have really tried to work with it.  I think if you have a very light beard, and can get by with a single pass it might work OK because it is slick.  But for anybody else, I just don't see the point of it.

The problem with following the Cremo instructions is that it is difficult incorporating sufficient water into the proto-lather using only your fingertips. That is why I tried using a synthetic brush. The resulting lather is super slick, but it is not protective enough for my skin. Since you have a light beard, you might be able to get away with it. The problem with using a regular shave soap is that you really should be leaving the top off of the tub to allow moisture to evaporate after the shave. That is difficult to do when when the tub is stored in a locker or gym bag. That is the advantage of a cream in a tube in that type of situation.

Actually, I have a heavy Mediterranean beard, fortuanelty mostly white now. I do use a lot of water with Cremo (cupped handfuls) and I try to work it in to the point where my palm is sore from rubbing my beard. It just doesn't have much cushion, and with using crappy blades and excess pressure, too much exfoliation occurs. I never get cuts or weepers, but my A/S sure does sting! There are cremes in tubes, like Gillette Pure that you can use with a brush and they work fine. No need to go the Cremo brushless route unless it is going to save you a lot of time. For me, it doesn't and results in a poor one day shave.

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Here is a link to Ray’s spreadsheet. 


https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/71ttt15wy...b&e=1&dl=0