My son has recently started shaving with a straight edge razor. He said that he got ingrown hairs with the disposable blades. Well, shaving with a straight edge blade requires a whole set of additional shaving toiletries.
I was trying to think of something personal I could make my son for his birthday, to go with his cards and gifts, and thought about shaving creams. That was the first time I made the shaving cream from the blog Frugal Granola. I posted the link to the recipe a few days ago. We all love this shaving cream. Then my son came to me about a week later and asked if I could make him Pre-Shave Oil. It apparently helps the whiskers on a man's face stand up better so he can get a closer shave.
I asked him to bring me his little bottle of Pre-Shave Oil so that I could try to figure out the ingredients. He brought me the bottle and low and behold, I already had almost everything on hand. The only thing that I needed was clove oil and pepper oil. The clove oil was easy to find, I have still not found pepper oil, I will probably need to go online to buy that. Anyway, this is the recipe that I came up with after looking at and smelling his oil. He uses it everyday and says it works great. The recipe will follow below the picture.
I am not sure of the cost, but it probably only cost me 15 to 20 cents to make 2 and 1/2 ounces. To buy this Pre-Shave Oil from The Art of Shaving would cost $22.00 for 2 ounces. That is amazing, I just looked it up online. I can't believe how much that saves.
Pre-Shave Oil Recipe
2 oz. castor oil
1/2 oz olive oil
6 drops sandalwood essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops clove essential oil
Pour in a bottle and shake well. That's it, a very easy recipe
Have fun, and please leave me any comments or recommendations
Debi
Frugal Days -Sustainable Ways # 27 Link
Have you tried Doterra's black pepper oil?
ReplyDeleteHi,
DeleteNo I don't think my son has tried that one. He seems to gravitate to the Art of Shaving products, unless I make his something. I think the shave soap that I made his has lasted about a year and a half, so some of this goes a long way. I'll have to ask him. I will give a try making it and let you know how it comes out.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Debi
Looking forward to trying this.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how you like it. Thanks so much for stopping by.
DeleteDebi
Hi there I am kind of late to the party I was wondering if you had the black pepper oil what would the recipe look like.
ReplyDeleteCould you use coconut oil?
ReplyDeleteYes, you could use coconut oil, but unless you live in a warm climate, it would not be a liquid. This is a liquid preshave oil. I would imagine that you could just rub it in, but I'm not sure. Let me know if you try it. I would love to hear how it comes out.
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