Sparhawk

I'm curious as to everyone's solutions when they have a nice two day growth of hair they have to get rid of quick, and all that dribbles out of that damn shaving cream dispenser is a tiny little fingertip-sized speck of gel.

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Mitzkrieg

soap!! work up a decent lather and shave away. i recently had to do this 2 weeks ago when i went on a weekend trip. forgot to bring the shaving cream and had to use the complimentary soap in the hotel room, lol. and it actually worked and felt really good!

my fiance did the same thing with shaving her legs and she thought it was even better than the shaving cream she used at home.

SiN

lotion?

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Cynthetiq

a good lathering soap in warm water... you can also use a nice hot towel

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Spinach_Indeed

Use Peanut Butter. It's supposed to make your skin really smooth, although I have no attempted this particular remedy

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skysooner

Yes, soak a small towel in very hot water and hold it on your beard for at least 30 seconds. Then lather up some soap and go to town. You need to be somewhat careful with this as it doesn't soften your beard as much as shaving cream will. I'm more prone to cutting myself doing it this way, but it works in a pinch. It also helps to heat up your razor blade in the water as well.

nullPointer

Butter...it worked for Kramer.

giblfiz

Soap is what you should be using. It's what they used in the day's before shaving cream soap was all they used. But then they did have nifty little brushes to foam the soap up.

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Jonsgirl

Conditioner. It acts like lotion to soften the skin and softens the hair to make it easier it shave.

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Spartak

I ran into this dilemma a couple of weeks ago, and soap did the job.

But now I invested into some Body Shop(tm) shaving oil. It's cool how its all animal/evironment safe and stuff, but does it HAVE to reek of leather?

Does it's job though, really close shave.

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geep

I never use shaving cream. I use soap.

TIO

I've got a spare tube of gel hanging around for just such an occasion (one of those ones you get it the toilet bag if you fly business class). But if I'm shaving in the shower, I find that if I keep my face under the water while I shave, the running water is enough lubrication.

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shalafi

just grow it out and get an eye patch and tell everybody your a pirate

Leviathan[NCV]

When I'm single, I don't even bother with anything. Just shave dry.

JSD

Soap or shampoo, anything to help lubercate the face.

theinfamous

or you can get yourself an electric razor and never have to use shaving cream again

Bamrak

shampoo, while showering.

greytone

For a long time I used to use soap anyway. Just make sure you really lather it up. Shaving cream is just soap anyway.

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Beltruckus

OMG best answer EVER ROFLMAO After you do this it's imparitve that you say YARRR i'm a pirate matey then proceed to do some swashbuckling.

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MSD

Why did you have to say that? I have to go try that now.

Raw Kuts

I just shave in the shower with the water running over me constantly (take no notice that I didn't say face).

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JTC

Was just about to recommend the same thing as Raw Kuts.

Have a nice warm shower
Get a new razor
Make sure your skin is softened up (under the warm water)
Make sure the blade is nice and hot (again under the water)
Then shave in the shower

Only problem is that you have no mirror

Other than that... too easy

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telekinetic2

Thought i was the only one...hehe...*wanders over to fridge while feeling three-day beard growth....*

MSD

Well, I tried the peanut butter yesterday, and while it required more frequent washing of the razor, my face was the smoothest that it has been in months.

Baldrick

I have a really thick beard, and always shave immediately after a hot shower, and don't bother with any shaving cream. My beard is softened up enough by the shower that I can shave "dry" and get a nice close shave.

I've only tried shaving dry without a shower once... and only once... I slept in for work one morning, leaped out of bed and didn't have enough time for a shower. So, like an idiot, I grab the razor and scrape it across my dry face. What made this interesting experience even worse was the large salty tears which followed closely behind the first swipe of the razor...

Needless to say, I haven't slept in since!

kalisto_911

These guys know epidermis.

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