Face warms up on applicationnmaking for a very smooth shave without the overall greasy feeling.

Face warms up on applicationnmaking for a very smooth shave without the overall greasy feeling.  Read Less

There are two things that bothered me about shave oil. First, the oil is down right messy. It gets all over the surface of the ...  Read More

There are two things that bothered me about shave oil. First, the oil is down right messy. It gets all over the surface of the sink when shaving and then everything sticks to the oil. I don't want to clean my sink everytime after I shave. I suppose if you live alone and don't have a wife to nag you then this wouldn't matter to you. The oil causes the blade to clog with oil and hair. All you have to do to remove the oil on the blade is to rinse it under hot water, but I don't shave with hot water (more like luke warm). This means I would have to adjust the water temperature each time after I rinse the blade. Not a huge deal but a bit of a pain when your faucet is not single handled.Secondly, the oil products tend to be expensive. The oil products I used was the original shave oil and it claimed all you needed was three drops. I used that product for nearly 20 years and I can say it took more like 9-12 drops per shave. That's not a lot, but it comes in a tiny little bottle and runs out quickly at 12 drops per shave.The American Crew product gives me the same silky smooth shave as shave oils but is water soluble so it cleans up real nice and therefore doesn't make a message like oils. In addition, it is a pretty large bottle so I get 4-5 months out of each bottle.The only reason I am giving it 4 stars is because I am not crazy about the scent.  Read Less