Ah another shave video, they just don't get old.

There’s also water in antifreeze, there’s propylene glycol in Food products too.

@Luckma1

4 жыл бұрын

wanted to say the same when reading on sceen. Its also in most cream, soaps and other hygene products.

@gtrob1

4 жыл бұрын

It's like when people say "This product is free of chemicals!" No, there is not product free of chemicals, unless your product is imaginary, and even then, it'll take some brain chemicals to imagine it up!

Hi there, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge here for the past several years. I've been binge watching your channel because I bought a safety razor, and most of the other videos I found for beginners were at least 30 minutes long, and when you just want to shave, that's a little too much. 😂😂 I decided to write this comment after you said to ditch the can. Thank you so much for mentioning synthetic bristles as well as ditching cans, without sounding judgmental. I've noticed on a lot of safety razor and straight razor reviews, people tend to tout the animal-derived ingredients often based on tradition. I try to be as conscientious as I can as a consumer, and I really appreciate you including those other options in your video. Thanks so much for sharing all of your knowledge-- from a lady learning these tips and tricks!

Propylene Glycol is registered with the FDA for being a safe ingredient I believe. It may be found in anti freeze and brake fluid, but is also in toothpaste, medicines, cosmetics. I'm not a fan of shaving foam in a can though- mainly because some can contain numbing agents to distract from shaving irritation. I don't think PG is the problem though.

@paradox2376

6 жыл бұрын

It’s in NyQuil

@roberth4688

6 жыл бұрын

It’s also in some ice creams and in Mister Pibb soda.

@Azsunes

6 жыл бұрын

I dunno about this water thing that seems to be in almost everything harmful.

@lmccluer

6 жыл бұрын

Pramonster84 another interesting product made from PG is the liquids used in Vaping. PG is one side of the product, with it usually containing the nicotine and is called the base. The other side of the is VG or vegetable glycerin. Both products are widely used besides just antifreeze as you said, especially woman’s cosmetics.

@3daypriest

5 жыл бұрын

My degree is in chemistry and assumptions about the danger of chemicals gets rather annoying at times. Did you know that battery acid is primarily water???? And yet water is in so many products!!!!

Great vid Matt. I've never seen anyone do a heat retention test before. Good going!

Great video. In the store today and what a great experience. Marissa was awesome!!! Nice to have a brick and mortar so close and with so much knowledge.

Absolutely - the most informative, objective, clear and comprehensive video on brushes, I've ever seen. Nothing sold, nothing biased. A great video. Forum-fights-be-damned!

@ADZ01982

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I never knew how to work up a lather with a shaving brush until I watched this video.

Love the videos man keep up the amazing work. I just ordered a kit lastnight off your site, can't wait to have my first straight razor shave. I did want to point out that Propylene Glycol is actually quite commonly used in the food industry, though some people do have an allergic reaction to it. it's also one of the main ingredients in electronic cigarette liquid alongside vegetable glycerin. The compound that you are thinking about that is in anti-freeze and brake fluid is a solvent known as Diethylene glycol.

Love the video as always friendly & informative.

Very nice video. The only type of brush I don't own is a horse hair brush as I've heard they are prone to knotting up. The examples that I own of the other varieties all have their strengths - so I use them all. Like you said - have fun with it!

I'm new to DE shaving and still struggling a bit. I've learned one thing though. Canned shaving foam is terrible. I wish I hadn't waited 30 years to try something new. After hacking my face to bits during my first DE shave I decided to try shaving soap instead of canned foam with my Gillette Sensor cartridge razor. I got the best shave I've ever had. If you change nothing else, ditch the canned foam and try soap or cream. You'll never go back. I still haven't gotten the hang of the DE razor, but I have a Leaf now. I'm using it for most of my face but pulling out my Gillette Sensor for under my nose and a few other hard-to-shave areas, like around a facial scar I got from a burn as a child. Edit: Thank you to Razor Emporium for the videos and the info on your site. I'll keep ordering stuff from you to show my appreciation.

@Blue_3rd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I am awaiting delivery of my first DE razor (I’m only 59!). I was thinking of using the gel I have to compare to proper cream later on but your comments have changed my mind. Cheers!

I'm new to wet shaving so I found it very informative

Man, I enjoy your videos, and I thought I was pretty knowledgeable, but you came with some excellent education. Thank you, sir!

Excellent video, well thought out, well done, your work in the videos is why I am a customer of yours.

Great work once again by the RE multimedia department!

I used to go to the face but after a recent gift I really like my shaving scuttle especially in the cold mornings.

I used a Badger brush for eight years and loved it, recenlty got a boar brush and it has become my go to brush. I used creams and hard soaps and I get a good lather faster with the boar. And it is pleantly soft after it broke in. Badgers are great but if you haven't tried a boar give it a try. Beem thinking about getting a synthetic mainly for travel as they don't asorb water so theu dry faster.

youre wrong about propylene glycol being in brake fluid and antifreeze. ETHYLENE glycol is what is used to make anti freeze. Propylene glycol is FDA approved as in everything from makeup, food, medicines, e liquids, lotions, soaps. I

@RazorEmporium

7 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@roberth4688

6 жыл бұрын

Propylene Glycol is used in antifreeze as well. It is in the low toxicity stuff. It’s also a plane de icer.

@lmccluer

6 жыл бұрын

Robert H correct.

@BadlyBentPub

5 жыл бұрын

Propylene Glycol is also used in antifreeze as well - we sell it by the drum for use in industrial cooling units.....

I would never ditch the can because I love barbasol

Thanks Matt. very helpful info for a starter guy to Wet shaving...Now here did i leave my bowl.... :-)

very helpful mate, good job!

I started DE wet shaving a few months ago and have been using the Edge Gel that I used when previous twin blade cartridge shaving. I'm currently on a couple weeks vacation, and have been trying to develop retro lathering skill while I can spend more time getting ready in the morning. I think that I'm doing it right -- my lather looks much like yours, but it's not nearly as slick as the Gel lather, and has resulted in a lot of skin irritation. I have hard water, which I know can affect lather character -- I got a suggestion to try using bottled water, but I really don't want to add more prep to lathering when I'm satisfied with what I've been doing. I still have over a week to work on my technique, but unless results improve dramatically, I'll be going back to Edge when I return to work.

@meatisburger2

2 жыл бұрын

I use a lathering scuttle. artisan shave croaps. And a 3x pass only takes 20min.

Bowl Lather for life !

i just got my 3" strop from you a few days ago .im very impressed with the quality , Quality is king in my book , with all of the foreign imported junk flooding the market. I have got my cost per shave to about .25 cents or so .

@RazorEmporium

6 жыл бұрын

That's great! Keep up the good work!

Great video very informative

Great Advice Matt thanks for the Video !

Great video!! Thank you!

Polypropylene Glycol is in everything my guy. It's a thinning agent. Sounds worse than what it is but it's used in foods too, and safe to consume. PG itself isn't a harmful material.

Matt's U-Tube's Rock good info, and make doing Wet Shaving simple.

Thanks for sharing. I don't know which is the best brush but I sure love my badger brush. Can shaving cream seems like a wasteful cheesy thing from the past.

The brian goulet of wet shaving! #IYKYK

Very informal, fun and interesting video! Thanks! You make very good videos, thanks!

Great video good information greetings from chile

great video but......water is also in antifreeze and brake fluid

Great video Matt

@markdayoc3907

9 жыл бұрын

Good info. My favorite is the Badger!

Nice video. I liked the side by side, by side, by side comparison.

Good video!

Don't forget to mention that propylene glycol is used in food

I can’t help it. I enjoy a good can of Barbasol. It does well with my skin, and I like the smell. Besides, with as many harmful things that I am exposed to on the job, I’m not so worried about what comes out of that can anyway. Although I have been curious about trying the cream. Has anybody ever tried the new 1919 Barbasol cream?

hahah i kind of expect him to throw the can when he displayed all the lathers... and he did LOL

Does living in a hard or soft water area affect lather? I live in a hard water area (London) and I'm always having trouble making a lather. Though using a synthetic brush has helped considerably for some reason.

@bruhmoment-ml6dt

5 жыл бұрын

Damn Larry, didn't expect to see you here!

@magnetar2524

5 жыл бұрын

Larry Bundy Jr yes it does affect the lather. I don’t know the science behind it but you can find good soaps that perform well in both hard water and soft water, you just have to play the process of elimination with different soaps.

@haydengraham7478

2 жыл бұрын

Get some distilled water

@Beanmachine91

2 жыл бұрын

i remember the interview you did with chris chan.

My synthetics never disappoint

Have you tried using dove for men soap bar for a shaving cream? I found it to make a better lather than Williams at a quarter of the cost. I challenge you to make a video using dove for men bar soap as a shave cream

Good video, thanks

This is such an important topic, as a proper lather will make or break a shave. In fact, so many people have been making spackle (too dry) or runny (drips, too wet) lather for so long, their bad habit is now common practice which leads to bad shaves. Seems to me this video isn't so much a 'how to', but moreso a 'which type of brush to use' video. Could you re-visit the topic Matt? Lets see some proper shaving lather from the pros! Just say no (!) to spackle and drips.

Good vid. 👍

I prefer to not use a can, but we all have. Barbasol is quite good IMO. As good as a quality creme no. But it is about 1/10 or more of the cost. To each his own.

@lmccluer

6 жыл бұрын

chuckHart70 I started using a double edge shaver for the first time yesterday. I didn’t want to tie up a lot of money into shaving a different way than the way I have for the last 45 years. I grew up watching my dad use a DE, but then he switched to throw aways, which is what I’ve always used. But I was never satisfied, I grow a 5 o’clock shadow by noon. So I bought a DE at Walmart, and decided to use my Barbasol. I was and still amazed at the difference! I wish I had done this years ago! And the Barbasol worked just as great as with a throwaway. If course that’s why I’ve pretty much always used Barbasol, because if it’s creaminess. I expected to walk away from the sink last night with toilet paper stuck all over my face, but not one cut, but one inch, and smoother shave than I’ve ever had!!

I usually do face lathering with a shaving cream. I heard that face lathering with a shaving soap is more difficult and that you usually make up lather from soaps in a bowl. Is it true? I saw some soaps that I want to try but I don't want to lose the exfoliating properties of face lathering.

Matt...really enjoy your channel! I did my first wet shave last night with a Muhle R89. (I didn't cut myself or die!). :) Question: I see various folks giving various answers about this. Do you recommend removing the blade from the razor after each shave? Thanks so much!

@RazorEmporium

21 күн бұрын

Yes remove blade.or at least loosen parts that contact blade.

Wish you would’ve shown how to use the bar lather

Modern synthetic artists' brushes are amazing so I'd expect a synthetic brush to be good.

The best part is when he throws that Gillette crap in the garbage bin! Great video!

Do you have a favorite brand shaving lather that you use?

Damn this was a good video I️ got a synthetic one and badger

@RazorEmporium

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Can you link the bowl used in this video?

Can you please tell me who makes that shave stick? Do you sell it?

Great video Matt👍👍

Question: sometimes when trying to build later...my result is a light, foamy lather. Should I add more water? What causes this??

@RazorEmporium

3 жыл бұрын

Add More product and more water

@righteousredneck777

3 жыл бұрын

@@RazorEmporium ahhh....gotcha. Will do. Thank you!

Hi Matt, I have just received 96 Derby Shaving Soap sticks and 58 Palmolive shave stick soaps from a friend who has closed his barber shop down, will it be ok in 40 years time or will these shave sticks go rancid and is derby got a better smell than Arko and does it perform better than Arko.

@nicetna2010

2 жыл бұрын

The sticks should last for decades, if stored somewhere cool and not humid. I'd be interested in purchasing a few Derby and Palmolive sticks for the right price. I have yet to try the Derby stick and the Palmolive stick has always been a personal fave, but I refuse to pay ebay/amazon prices. I'd do $20/6 pack Palmolive, $5/4 pack Derby. Fwiw, I've been told the Derby stick has a much better scent than the Arko scent, with equal and comparable performance.

@cariza5

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicetna2010 I sold all the Derby sticks but I am in Scotland and I wouldn't want to ship abroad due to post costs etc.

Propylene Glycol is also an air disinfectant, used in hospital ventilation systems. It is also in many household cleaning products, cosmetics, medicine, and food. You know what else is in anti-freeze? Water! Does this mean water should be avoided too?

Dude, when I use the straight razor I keep getting tugging while I shave. The blade is new but when I apply lather to my face it appears kinda clumpy. Is there just not enough water in my lather?

@Truth-of-the-matter

3 жыл бұрын

Could be a few options: the blade may not be sharp enough for your face, the shaving cream is not of good quality and if your not using a preshave soap or oil that could also hinder the blade from "gliding" across your face.

What audio equipment are you using?

It is funny to watch a man with a full beard talking about how to get a proper shave.

@RazorEmporium

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

I just bought a brush it didn't say what type it is and it's very stiff and quiet ruff to use. Is this normal?

@RazorEmporium

2 жыл бұрын

If it's blonde hair likely boar. Will soften with usage.

My fiancé got me a (TBD what material) brush + unscented bar soap (inside a tiny ceramic ramekin) for Xmas. I have no idea how to make lather from a little bar of soap, so thus came my rabbit hole into the world of wet shaving. So from videos and Reddit threads I've seen, I bought two shave soaps from A&E Grooming, however, when I got them in the mail, one smell was an IMMEDIATE turn off. The company has a no returns / refunds / exchanges policy. So do shave soaps smell different when lathered up? Or did I just waste $20 bucks?

@RazorEmporium

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes they smell differently after lather but not wildly. Best to stick with classics at first.

Where in Az is your shop

Nicely done!

Don't overlook your water quality. Many people complain about how hard their particular soap is to lather, while other users of the same soap have no trouble at all & just don't understand why there's a problem. Hard water may lather some soaps just fine, & other soaps not much at all. Skip all the voodoo, incantations and gyrations & go get a bottle of distilled or RO water (80¢ at Walmart, or 30¢ a gallon at Water & Ice stores). With your bottle of water, you'll be amazed how even your formerly non-performing soap sample will explode into a thick & dense lather.

Yo the views changed from 100k to 101k right when I watched the video😮

Do you still exfoliate and get lather under your skin by using the bowl? The language was a bit unclear

@RazorEmporium

5 жыл бұрын

Any usage of the brush on your face is going to exfoliate. However the key is duration. Face lathering will do more since the brush is on your face more and requires more agitation.

@gabrielbaker7250

5 жыл бұрын

RazorEmporium Thank you so much!

@garethbowden2783

5 жыл бұрын

I found my skin gets really irritated and like scratched from my new basic badger brush after the first pass. Anything I can do to help with this? Or will it get better over time?

If you saw what they did to the badgers, you wouldn't like those brushes so much. Horses regrow their hair, we eat pigs, but killing badgers just to make a brush makes no sense to me. They don't always kill them in nice ways, either, that's what bothered me the most. Sometimes they just chase them down and stone them to death. When I began wet shaving again, I decided to just go out and get a make up brush, the kind that women use to put on blush, works great, feels great. But it doesn't exfoliate. I will go and find a synthetic shaving brush and see how they do, and come back and let you guys know if they are better than cheap make up brushes.

@stormwarning1693

6 жыл бұрын

Gristle Von Raben ... I agree with you. I will never buy anything made of badger. What they do is fucking cruel and nothing short of.

Great and compendious video! About PG Id like to say that, it wasnt very long ago when DDT was considered harmless! Keep on shaving! :)

You weren't gonna soak those brushes before lathering?

What is "volumptuous"? :)

@RazorEmporium

3 жыл бұрын

Made up word likely

@JonWitsellPhotographicArts

3 жыл бұрын

@@RazorEmporium Oh, I'm sure. There were a couple of them in there. Loving my Envoy, BTW.

I like the video, but the misinformation about propylene glycol that gets repeated by the media is a bit annoying. Propylene glycol is used in asthma inhalers, nebulizers, food, hospital air filtration systems, etc. It's not dangerous.

I admit that a hot lather shave feels nice at first but a cold lather, cold shave will cut 90% of any of your razor burn right out.

@RazorEmporium

7 ай бұрын

Exactly

@SANSOOBOXER_OFFICIAL

6 ай бұрын

Really? I need to try that 💯

@GenXAccord

6 ай бұрын

@@SANSOOBOXER_OFFICIAL I solved a lot of my razor burn problem using cold water. In this frigid winter though I think room temp water will suffice.

@SANSOOBOXER_OFFICIAL

6 ай бұрын

@GenXAccord Thank u! I jus started using a safety razor & creams. So any advice is helpful. I use the harrys shave cream & it doesn't LATHER up in a bowl, I'm using MORE than I should & it will NOT lather for nothing!! Any advice?

Thank you for your videos. What if it not slick enough? I use proraso and its not slick so its hard to shave. Used tobs and it was great slick and shave was great..

PG may be in brake fluid and antifreeze, but that doesn't make it bad. Various heavy metals are found in fish, it doesn't make them dangerous to eat

@duncanidaho7494

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it does

Propylene glycol is not in any way dangerous, it’s also literally food safe, it’s basically the same thing as glycerin, which is also in a ton of high quality shaving products. Ethyl Alcohol (the kind that gets you drunk..) can also be used as an anti-freeze, but does that make it dangerous?... That said, the canned shaving creams pretty much suck compared to the tube and bar soaps, in terms of their quality of lather/impact on a shave in addition to the environmental impact etc... Even if they mean well (like the video creator) I just get legitimately peeved when anyone fear mongers/spreads misinformation about any product/chemical - *everything* is a chemical, even water... oh reminds me did you know water is in anti-freeze and brake fluid and post mortem embalming fluid etc? Cuz it *is* ...You get the point..

I am still not good at it . I will keep trying . I have a good super badger brush .

As allways informative. But isn't about time to get a shave again, you might end up loosing your straight skills 😄

I threw away my brush and cup when I discovered Cremo.

@zakaria600

4 жыл бұрын

Why? You still can use the brush with cremo

@NAGOL4043

4 жыл бұрын

@@zakaria600 Why use an extra unnecessary and expensive step when fingers do the job? My motto is "Occum's Razor."

cant believe this from 2015 xD

nice vegan reference. that is why my shaving brush is synthetic

Saying that Propolene Glycol is in anti freeze and brake fluid seems very dishonest. Not because it doesn't contain it, but because other stuff, such as Inhalers also contains it.

wait a minute...I'm getting shaving advice from someone with a fully grown beard....great

Badgers being killed horribly for brushes in China, so please be more sensitive and stop recommending Badger brushes, otherwise thanks for great presentation

@RazorEmporium

3 жыл бұрын

They are not killed for their hair but instead for their meat. Much like the leather industry.

Why am I gonna trust a dude with a full beard about shaving?...