A wonderfully thick, full and above all creamy layer of shaving foam is adored by many wet shearers. A fine thick foam collar on your cheeks feels good, comfortable and gives you a wonderful fresh feeling afterwards. The warm and soft foaming foam feels nice on your skin and the dull soft throbbing sound of your shaving brush sounds like music in your ears. The released scents of your favorite shaving foam also smell like a good start to the day. When you then hear the groaning sound of the razor that slides smoothly over your skin, your morning cannot go wrong! But how do you make the perfectly whipped shaving foam to start your day? In this article we will explain that step by step so that you, every morning, start with the perfect shave!
Advantages of shaving foam
Shaver Helps to keep moisture in your beard hair while shaving, making them softer and easier to shave. If less power is needed to shave any hair, you can work more comfortably. Shaving foam also ensures a thin protective layer between the knife and your skin, which causes less friction and the risk of redness, shaving rash, irritation and annoying incisions. Your skin is simply not made to go over it with a sharp razor. Shaving foam also helps you to keep track of where you have already brought the knife. This will ensure that you do not miss a spot and the already shaved skin does not load again. Another advantage of using shaving foam is that it calms your skin and makes it feel fresh after the shave.
A good shaving foam is full of various caring and/or nourishing fats and oils, such as jojoba oil, castor oil, shea butter and argan oil. These ingredients nourish and take care of your skin while shaving. This ultimately ensures fewer shaving irritations and a comfortable feeling after shaving.
How do you make the perfect shaving foam?
Below we will explain exactly how to beat and use the most ideal shaving foam. First of all we will see what is needed to get started.
1. What do you need?
To create the most ideal foam you have a good one shaving soap, shaving cream, transparent shaving gel or shavering necessary. In addition, you must ensure that you have lukewarm water, a shaving brush and, if desired, a shaving bowl. The lukewarm water will ensure that your shaving product will solve. You can shaving brush Then use to apply the shaving product to your face and to foam. Whether you apply it directly to your face or prefer to beat the product first in the designated area, we leave entirely to your own preference.
2. Get started
Now that you have collected all the necessities, you can wet your shaving brush with the lukewarm water. The hairs of this shaving brush will suck with water, which you then need for your shaving foam. Make sure that you do not apply too little water or, on the contrary, too much water on your shaving brush. If you use too little water, your shaving foam will dry up quickly. With too much water, your shaving foam becomes much too watery, so it will work less well.
You can choose to clean your face in advance with a mild pH neutral cleanser And to wet it with lukewarm water. You can also use a pre -shave cream or an oil to protect your skin extra properly.
3. Just beat!
The next step is to frame your chosen shaving product, applying the shaving product to your skin and distributing the shaving product over the part to be shaved.
Shaving foam beating shaving soap
With a shaving soap it is important that you rotate your shaving brush well a few times in/on the soap. Moisture is essential to get soap in the brush, the amount depends on the soap and brush, but always start with little.
Due to the moisture, the soap will dissolve and the residue will be absorbed through the brush. In general, it takes between 20 and 30 seconds before the brush is completely saturated with shaving soap. When this point is reached, take the brush which is saturated with soap and start beating into a foam.
You beat by turning the brush/beating in a shaving bowl. You need to get the fingers in this technique. You don't want to turn too much, but you don't want to hit, you want to use it. A beating movement of air in the soap. You can compare it with whipped cream beating with a whisk.
Does the shaving soap start to foam and are you convinced that you have enough foam on your shaving brush? Then you can apply it to your face.
Shaving foam beating shaving cream
Shaving cream is, unlike shaving soap, already soft and creamy in shape. If you start stirring with your shaving brush you will find that you will soon use too much. Of course you don't want to waste your shaving cream, so a little bit will be enough. If you have too little, you can make something about it quickly enough. Instead of stirring, with a shaving cream, it is better to dip your shaving brush in it so that a small amount lingers on the brush.
You then take the shaving cream together with a damp brush in a shaving bowl.
Shaving cream is less hard than shaving soap and has a sturdy and compact composition. With shaving cream it is best to turn the shaving brush a few times in the bowl to the shaving cream mix with water. The ratio is good when the cream lingers nicely on the brush.
When this point is reached, take the brush which is saturated with shaving cream and start beating into a foam.
You beat by turning the brush/beating in a shaving bowl. You need to get the fingers in this technique. You don't want to turn too much, but you don't want to hit, you want to use it. A beating movement of air in the soap. You can compare it with whipped cream beating with a whisk.
Does the shaving soap start to foam and are you convinced that you have enough foam on your shaving brush? Then you can apply it to your face.
Apply the shaving foam to your face
The more time you spend on beating your shaving foam in a suitable bowl, the fuller and lighter the foam becomes. After about 20 to 30 seconds, the shaving foam is already thick and lumpy, you would almost look at whipped cream! When you are satisfied with the shaving foam you can apply it to your face. Even when the foam is already on your face you will find that it still wins volume. Divide the foam well over your face until your beard hairs have received the desired softness, shaving can begin!
Which shaving brush and shaving bowl? Our bestsellers
Choosing a suitable shaving brush and shaving bowl can be difficult. That is why we are happy to share our choice with you;
Shaving brush, choice of The Alpha Men
Simpsons Shaving brush Trafalgar T3 Synthetic
This handmade shaving brush of Simpsons Produces a good foam which ensures a perfect shaving result. The brush has synthetic hairs, these hairs are the best fake hair and some people even claim that these hairs are even finer, for example, the hair of a tie. The synthetic hairs are super soft and last a very long time. The handle of the brush has the third version of the Simpsons "Trafalgar" model and has a counterfeit ivory finish which provides a classic and luxurious appearance.
Shaving bowl, choice of The Alpha Men
The Goodfellas'smile Shaving bowl
This shaving bowl of The Goodfellas' Smile Handmade in Italy is painted and painted three times in both inside and outside to guarantee sustainability.
The shape and depth of the bowl guarantee a better foam. The bowl is brown with golden wood colors and is made according to traditional methods.