Slickest Creams?

I'll have to say, in the less expensive side, Palmolive, in the higher end Xpec.

Yeah, I tried Palmolive recently and loved it. Wonderful cream.

XPEC, on the other hand, I've found to be severely lacking in the slickness department. Maybe it's the water in Upstate NY?

XPEC can be finicky for sure. I just lather it up and use a good mixture of water. I call it stubborn, lol, but I love the scent. I also have the unscented version and it is the same thing, stubborn

I'll have to say, in the less expensive side, Palmolive, in the higher end Xpec.

Yeah, I tried Palmolive recently and loved it. Wonderful cream.

XPEC, on the other hand, I've found to be severely lacking in the slickness department. Maybe it's the water in Upstate NY?

XPEC can be finicky for sure.  I just lather it up and use a good mixture of water.  I call it stubborn, lol, but I love the scent.  I also have the unscented version and it is the same thing, stubborn

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Yeah, I tried Palmolive recently and loved it. Wonderful cream.

XPEC, on the other hand, I've found to be severely lacking in the slickness department. Maybe it's the water in Upstate NY?

XPEC can be finicky for sure.  I just lather it up and use a good mixture of water.  I call it stubborn, lol, but I love the scent.  I also have the unscented version and it is the same thing, stubborn

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Indeed, water, water, water.

I have never tried TR. I will like to try the Steampunk.

XPEC can be finicky for sure.  I just lather it up and use a good mixture of water.  I call it stubborn, lol, but I love the scent.  I also have the unscented version and it is the same thing, stubborn

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Indeed, water, water, water.  

I have never tried TR.  I will like to try the Steampunk.

Thanks, gents. I've experimented with several different water ratios (I have the Unscented cream) and still haven't gotten it to behave. Might try it in Boston. If not, to BST it goes!

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Indeed, water, water, water.  

I have never tried TR.  I will like to try the Steampunk.

Thanks, gents. I've experimented with several different water ratios (I have the Unscented cream) and still haven't gotten it to behave. Might try it in Boston. If not, to BST it goes!

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XPEC can be finicky for sure.  I just lather it up and use a good mixture of water.  I call it stubborn, lol, but I love the scent.  I also have the unscented version and it is the same thing, stubborn

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Indeed, water, water, water.  

I have never tried TR.  I will like to try the Steampunk.

I have Streampunk. It's a strange scent that I wasn't sure about at first and now I like it a lot. Some liken the scent to an old bookstore and that's what I get from it too.

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Funny, as Tabula Rasa is one of my easiest to lather: seems to just set right up. Whereas the vaunted Acqua di Parma is still a bit tricky for me, however much I like the face-feel and have no complaints about the shaves. Speaking of TR, I'd started with tubs of Vetiver and Cardamom, but just added Steam Punk which will be fun to try. There's a woody-amber aromachemical I recognize in it (norlimbanol?) which has me worried, but I'll give it the chance to lather up and see.

I'll have to say, in the less expensive side, Palmolive, in the higher end Xpec.

Yeah, I tried Palmolive recently and loved it. Wonderful cream.

XPEC, on the other hand, I've found to be severely lacking in the slickness department. Maybe it's the water in Upstate NY?

XPEC can be finicky for sure. I just lather it up and use a good mixture of water. I call it stubborn, lol, but I love the scent. I also have the unscented version and it is the same thing, stubborn

Weird - I have hard rock like water in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Xpec works flawlessly and is very easy to get perfect lather from each and every time.

It's slick as heck. I can shave an extra pass without putting on new lather and not get razor burn. That's slickness for me.

It is finicky and if not lathered properly it will not have the slickness it is known for, but if done right is a wonderful cream and plenty slick. I find that it takes more water than I would expect a cream to require. Another finicky cream or croap that I believe is excellent is Tabula Rasa. That one I typically palm lather it to get it right and it's the only cream or soap I have to do that with, others I just face lather. I suppose if I used it more often I would have it figured out but that is what works for me.

Funny, as Tabula Rasa is one of my easiest to lather: seems to just set right up. Whereas the vaunted Acqua di Parma is still a bit tricky for me, however much I like the face-feel and have no complaints about the shaves. Speaking of TR, I'd started with tubs of Vetiver and Cardamom, but just added Steam Punk which will be fun to try. There's a woody-amber aromachemical I recognize in it (norlimbanol?) which has me worried, but I'll give it the chance to lather up and see.

Some people have no problem with it but one of the shaving magazine sites recognized it and recommended palm lathering which worked for me too. It's the only soap or cream I have to do that with but I've done it for test lathers of new soaps to learn the water ratio before face lathering and also had good success. You may want to try it for AdP. I find that one easy to lather so it probably has to do with different techniques and water we all have.

Maca Root (The Body Shop) is wonderfully slick and protective.


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