Baby Oil Shaving Experience

Anyone else hate how fast your razor gets dull? It seems like you go from it nearly slicing the skin off your legs to just snagging the hair and ripping it out in a matter of days (I've tried all different brands and types of razors and have just about decided they are all the same). So, when I saw a pin that said it would make the razor last longer, as well as make my skin look better and make shaving faster and easier, I was all aboard.

The Original Pin

http://chicnsavvyreviews.net/tip-on-keeping-your-razors-lasting-longer-and-silky-smooth-skin

This is not the only picture/pin with this information that I saw, but all the captions go something like this one: "Use Baby Oil to shave rather than shaving cream/gel: it will keep razor sharp longer, speed up shaving, and leave skin baby soft!" Some pins suggested regular baby oil, some suggested baby oil gel. 

I decided that I'd test this out over a few weeks. My normal shaving "medium" is hair conditioner (I find I get fewer cuts, fewer ingrown hairs, and it makes my legs more smooth). So I decided I'd use baby oil and a new razor on my left leg, and the regular hair conditioner and a new razor on my right leg (new and separate razors so I could monitor the differences). 

The Pinstrosity

I shaved my right leg with my conditioner first, and then went on to shave the left leg with the baby oil. The baby oil was a pain in the neck. The razor got gummed up so fast and, as it was now covered in oil, I had a hard time getting it "de-gunkified". But, I pushed on. Maybe it'd get better? Nope. It gunked up worse and worse every time. To boot, all the little cut hair pieces stuck to my leg and wouldn't wash off because the water just ran off the oil. It took forever to get the one leg shaved. And then, I had the worst razor burn ever, and after a day or so ingrown hairs (which I had to dig out with tweezers). Trial #1: Busted. 

So, then I thought maybe shaving with the gel would make all the difference. Some of the pins said not to shave with oil, but to shave with the baby oil gel. So I decided it was worth it to try. Exact same results. Trial #2: Busted. 

I thought I'd have to do this experiment over a few weeks to have any reportable results, but it only took one shave each for the regular baby oil and the baby oil gel to know that my conditioner routine was the one I'd be sticking with. 

I did find one pin this morning though where the pinner said this: "Johnson's Baby Oil Gel, Shea & Cocoa Butter - just bought a bottle of this...for under $4 this is a steal! Great moisturization, fantastic scent, gentle to sensitive skin (if not "all natural") - I used it after shaving my legs and they're gleaming and not irritated like they get with some other lotions!". So perhaps people got confused with when to use it in their shaving routine. After. Use it after. Not during. 

But, with that all said...Emilee has quite the different story to tell about shaving with baby oil. You can read about that here.