A wonderfully thick, full, and especially creamy layer of Shaving Foam is adored by many wet shavers. A nice thick foam layer on your cheeks feels good, comfortable, and gives you a delightful Fresh feeling afterward. The warm and soft foam layer feels nice on your skin, and the dull soft thumping sound of your shaving brush sounds like music to your ears. The released Fragrances of your favorite Shaving Foam also smell like a good start to the day. When you then hear the rasping sound of the razor gliding smoothly over your skin, your morning can't go wrong! But, how do you make the perfectly whipped Shaving Foam to start your day with? In this article, we will explain it to you step by step so that you start every morning with the perfect shave!
Benefits of Shaving Foam
Shaving Foam helps to retain moisture in your beard hairs during Shaving, making them softer and easier to Shaving. If less force is needed to Shaving each Hair, you can work more comfortably. Shaving Foam also provides a thin protective layer between the blade and your skin, reducing friction and the risk of redness, razor rash, irritation, and painful nicks. Your skin is simply not meant to be scraped with a sharp razor. Shaving Foam also helps you keep track of where you've already passed the blade during Shaving. This will ensure that you don't miss a spot and don't burden the already shaved skin again. Another advantage of using Shaving Foam is that it soothes your skin and leaves it feeling Fresh after the shave.
A good Shaving Foam is packed with various caring and/or nourishing fats and oils, such as Jojoba oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, and Argan Oil. These ingredients nourish and care for your skin during Shaving. This ultimately results in less shaving irritation and a comfortable feeling after Shaving.
How to make the perfect Shaving Foam?
Below, we will explain exactly how to whip up and use the most ideal Shaving Foam. First, let's see what is needed to get started.
1. What do you need?
To create the most ideal foam, you need a good Shaving Soap, Shaving Cream, transparent Shaving Gel or Shaving Gel. Additionally, make sure you have lukewarm water, a shaving brush, and, if desired, a Shaving Bowl. The lukewarm water will help dissolve your shaving product. You can then use the shaving brush to apply the shaving product to your Face and lather it up. Whether you apply it directly to your Face or prefer to whip it up in the designated bowl is entirely up to your own preference.
2. Let's get started
Now that you have gathered all the necessary items, you can start wetting your shaving brush with lukewarm water. The bristles of this shaving brush will soak up the water, which you will then need for your Shaving Foam. Make sure not to apply too little or too much water to your shaving brush. If you use too little water, your Shaving Foam will dry out quickly. With too much water, your Shaving Foam will become too watery, making it less effective.
You can choose to clean your Face in advance with a mild pH neutral Cleanser and wet it thoroughly with lukewarm water. You can also use a pre-shave cream or oil to provide extra protection for your skin.
3. Time to Whip!
The next step is to lather your chosen shaving product, apply the shaving product to your skin, and distribute the shaving product over the area to be Shaving.
Whipping Shaving Foam from Shaving Soap
With a Shaving Soap, it is important to rotate your shaving brush a few times in/on the soap. Moisture is essential to get soap into the brush, the amount depends on the soap and brush, but always start with a little.
The moisture will dissolve the soap and the residue will be absorbed by the brush. Overall, it takes between 20 and 30 seconds for the brush to become fully saturated with Shaving Soap. Once this point is reached, take the brush saturated with soap and start whipping it into a foam.
Whipping is done by rotating/beating the brush in a Shaving Bowl. You need to get the hang of this technique. You don't want to rotate too much, but also not beat, you want to whip air into the soap with a tapping motion. You can compare it to whipping cream with a whisk.
Is the Shaving Soap starting to foam and are you convinced you have enough foam on your shaving brush? Then you can start applying it to your Face.
Whipping Shaving Foam from Shaving Cream
Shaving Cream is, unlike Shaving Soap, already soft and creamy in texture. When you stir with your shaving brush, you'll Brands that you quickly use too much. You don't want to waste your Shaving Cream, so a small amount will suffice. If you still have too little, you can quickly make some more. Instead of stirring, it's better to dip your shaving brush into a Shaving Cream so that a small amount clings to the brush.
Then take the Shaving Cream along with a damp brush into a Shaving Bowl.
Shaving Cream is less hard than Shaving Soap and has a firm and compact composition. With Shaving Cream, it's best to rotate the shaving brush a few times in the bowl to mix the Shaving Cream with water. The ratio is good when the cream sticks nicely to the brush.
When this point is reached, take the brush saturated with Shaving Cream and begin to whip it into a foam.
You whip by rotating/tapping the brush in a Shaving Bowl. You need to get the hang of this technique. You don't want to rotate too much, but also not hit, you want to beat air into the soap with a tapping motion. You can compare it to whipping cream 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 start applying it to your Face.
Apply the Shaving Foam to your Face
The more time you spend whipping your Shaving Foam in a suitable bowl, the fuller and airier the foam becomes. After about 20 to 30 seconds, the Shaving Foam already becomes thick and creamy, you might almost mistake it for whipped cream! When you are satisfied with the Shaving Foam, you can start applying it to your Face. Even when the foam is already on your Face, you will Brands that it continues to gain volume. Spread the foam well over your Face until your beard hairs have achieved the desired softness, the Shaving can begin!
Which shaving brush and Shaving Bowl? Our bestsellers
Choosing a suitable shaving brush and Shaving Bowl can be tricky. That's why we're happy to share Top Picks with you;
Shaving brush, choice of The Alpha Men
Simpsons Shaving Brush Trafalgar T3 Synthetic
This handmade shaving brush from Simpsons produces a good foam that ensures a perfect shaving result. The brush has synthetic hairs, these hairs are the best imitation hairs and some people even claim that these hairs are finer than, for example, badger hairs. The synthetic hairs are super soft and last very long. The Razor Handle of the brush has the third version of the Simpsons "trafalgar" model and has a faux ivory finish that provides a classic and luxurious look.
Shaving Bowl, choice of The Alpha Men
The Goodfellas'Smile Shaving Bowl
This Shaving Bowl from The Goodfellas' Smile is handmade in Italy, painted and lacquered three times both inside and outside to ensure durability.
The shape and depth of the bowl guarantee better foam. The bowl is Brown with golden wood colors and is made according to traditional methods.