Review on 🌊 Experience Luxury with VIKINGS BLADE Black Ocean: Foaming Shaving Cream, Surfactant-based by Deejay Cowan

or other base), razor used, skin type and fragrance preference, beard thickness and more. For reference, I've found that grease-based soaps produce smoother shaving creams than glycerine-based soaps. My water has 185 mg/l (very hard water). I usually shave with a straight razor or straight razor when I'm in a hurry, but for the last month I've been using a Rockwell 6C which gives a third pass BBS shave with no nicks or shave marks when using #4 base. I have dry skin, prefer non-floral scents and have fast growing barbed wire facial hair (in the military I would have to shave a second time if I had a night check and had used Gillette Super Adjustable 109 at level 7 for over 30 years). I used Viking's Black Ocean shaving cream five times before giving up and would have given less if I knew it was glycerine based. I usually try to use shaving cream for a full week before jumping to conclusions as it can take a few tries to get the right amount of water to create the smooth lather required, and then you'll want those results a few times repeat before drawing. They are the final conclusions. The first day I mixed it too thick (not enough water) which resulted in some pretty bad razor burn, the likes of which I haven't had in years. It was so bad I thought I might be having a reaction to something in the soap as well as not enough water. The shave left a lot of stubble and bright red patches of skin on my face. The next day I took a break and switched to Mitchell's Wool Fat (a tallow and lanolin based shaving soap) along with a new DE blade and managed a 3rd pass BBS shave with no skin irritation. Satisfied that it was just a razor burn caused by the water to cream ratio (and possibly dulling the DE blade), I continued using the VBO shaving cream for another four days with unsatisfactory results. much water that it dripped from my face), stubble remained a problem after the 3rd pass - the cream just didn't lift the hair like my other shaving soaps. I also noticed that the cream felt and looked like I was using a foaming hand wash with a bath pump rather than an actual shaving soap/cream. The sink filled with slightly bubbling suds as I tried to rinse the razor between runs (much like liquid dish soap washing dishes in the kitchen sink). The lack of foam when shaving or the soapy sink were not a problem for me, but the lack of suppleness of the soap was counterproductive for a shave without irritation. I'm guessing that's why my razor wasn't able to lift the mustache to effectively shave my face (at least that's not a problem with the 10 other shaving soaps I currently have). I also found that I had to work three times as hard to wash off any residue on my shaving brushes (I wash the synthetic and badger brushes between shaves) and my hands were dry/clean and not slippery/slippery like my other shaving soaps. while washing. I work this result into the glycerin base of the shaving soap. In the end, it reminded me to stick with oil-based shaving soaps. This soap may suit people with softer water, oily skin, using cartridge razors or who like glycerine based soaps (*all of these are NOT for me). Unfortunately, I could not find any positive properties with this soap, as it is completely untrue. In hindsight, it was no better than any other glycerine-based soap I've tried over the years. I can't pinpoint the smell either - the best description I can give is that it wasn't strong and didn't smell like anything oceanic. It wasn't terrible or anything, nor was it floral in any way — it reminded me of soaps that claim to be odorless if you just sense the inevitable ingredients in the soap base. Again this is a very subjective review and I am leaning towards a fat based soap as I have yet to find a glycerine based shaving soap that offers both smoothness and does not leave the face dry when shaved clean with both razor and DE razor. YMMV.