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WHAT IS IT, AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
BBA Shave Oil - a versatile oil for shaving, beard and skin care.
APPLICATION METHOD AND DESCRIPTION:
BBA Shave Oil is not a one trick pony, and can be used as a pre-shave oil, a dedicated shave oil, a beard oil and finally a general skin serum.
SCENT:
This is the one product in the range that seems to have little to no scent. Not necessarily a bad thing though, it just means that there is less of a chance of that ingredient(s) causing your skin any issues. That said, the scent that is there is not unpleasant.
PERFORMANCE:
Now, as a daily shave, I cannot comment on the abilities of the oil as a beard care item, so I will allow others to comment in that area. As a person afflicted with some very dry skin in patches, I found the oil to be very effective at reducing the dryness in those areas. It left the skin hydrated and smooth (particularly when used after the BBA Face Wash product).
Now, the reason we're here on a shaving forum is to hear how it performs as a shave medium. I'll start with it being used as a pre-shave item. I've tried the oil in conjunction with the two other BBA shave medium (butter and cream....sounds delicious doesn't it!), as well as soaps/creams from other manufacturers, and it performs admirably in all areas. It adds glide, and leaves the skin feeling nourished after a pass.
As a dedicated shave medium, here's where I found the oil to be particularly good. When shaving with a shavette/straight razor, one thing I find particularly awkward is being able to see exactly where I am shaving (due to the lather being in the way). The oil in its nature is 99% transparent, so this issue is negated. It also allows exceptional glide for the blade as well as the obvious nourishing factor the oil offers. Before using this oil, I'd failed to achieve what I would deem as a very successful shavette shave. With the oil, I achieved this for the first time. It was an irritation free shave, something I did not think was posssible. When used with a DE razor, again I got the same irritation free shave, with exceptional post shave feel.
CONCLUSIVE COMMENTS:
In short, if you've never tried a shave oil, you need to try this. If you suffer from dry skin, you need to try this. At £24 for 50ml (48p/ml), it is not the sort of item you would want to buy blind without knowing how well it performs. Sure, there are cheaper shave oils, but from experience, they do not work anywhere near as well for me as the BBA Shave Oil. There are other shave oils too at the other end of the price spectrum (one retails at £35 for 30ml, or £1.16/ml rounded down, more than double the price effectively), but with the laws of diminishing returns, it is hard to see how spending double will get you double the performance, which when you consider the performance of BBA Shave Oil, would be almost impossible to improve on. Would I buy this? Absolutely without question.
BBA Shave Oil - a versatile oil for shaving, beard and skin care.
APPLICATION METHOD AND DESCRIPTION:
BBA Shave Oil is not a one trick pony, and can be used as a pre-shave oil, a dedicated shave oil, a beard oil and finally a general skin serum.
SCENT:
This is the one product in the range that seems to have little to no scent. Not necessarily a bad thing though, it just means that there is less of a chance of that ingredient(s) causing your skin any issues. That said, the scent that is there is not unpleasant.
PERFORMANCE:
Now, as a daily shave, I cannot comment on the abilities of the oil as a beard care item, so I will allow others to comment in that area. As a person afflicted with some very dry skin in patches, I found the oil to be very effective at reducing the dryness in those areas. It left the skin hydrated and smooth (particularly when used after the BBA Face Wash product).
Now, the reason we're here on a shaving forum is to hear how it performs as a shave medium. I'll start with it being used as a pre-shave item. I've tried the oil in conjunction with the two other BBA shave medium (butter and cream....sounds delicious doesn't it!), as well as soaps/creams from other manufacturers, and it performs admirably in all areas. It adds glide, and leaves the skin feeling nourished after a pass.
As a dedicated shave medium, here's where I found the oil to be particularly good. When shaving with a shavette/straight razor, one thing I find particularly awkward is being able to see exactly where I am shaving (due to the lather being in the way). The oil in its nature is 99% transparent, so this issue is negated. It also allows exceptional glide for the blade as well as the obvious nourishing factor the oil offers. Before using this oil, I'd failed to achieve what I would deem as a very successful shavette shave. With the oil, I achieved this for the first time. It was an irritation free shave, something I did not think was posssible. When used with a DE razor, again I got the same irritation free shave, with exceptional post shave feel.
CONCLUSIVE COMMENTS:
In short, if you've never tried a shave oil, you need to try this. If you suffer from dry skin, you need to try this. At £24 for 50ml (48p/ml), it is not the sort of item you would want to buy blind without knowing how well it performs. Sure, there are cheaper shave oils, but from experience, they do not work anywhere near as well for me as the BBA Shave Oil. There are other shave oils too at the other end of the price spectrum (one retails at £35 for 30ml, or £1.16/ml rounded down, more than double the price effectively), but with the laws of diminishing returns, it is hard to see how spending double will get you double the performance, which when you consider the performance of BBA Shave Oil, would be almost impossible to improve on. Would I buy this? Absolutely without question.
