Campbell Lather Machine

haha. yeah. and he should show pictures. put on some pretty lace panties and shave his legs for us. right thigh soap, left thigh shaving cream, right leg lather machine of doom, left leg control.i hate shaving cause it's so hard to get ass over teakettle in the shower without it turning into some big to do. but i love the soft. i use the foaming gel types and noxema disposable razors. they're like $3 for four razors. i also use that snazzy new olay in shower moisturizer cause i get ashy. i only look white apparently.This message has been edited by brennakimi, 04-21-2006 05:07 PM

I don't think he'll go for that, brenna, not when the option of female test subjects is there.

too bad.

I can imagine Unfortunately, Percy's results would have no certain validity for the ladies. His manly follicles might respond quite differently.I'm sure you ladies are familiar with the age-old problem of gender bias in experimental populations, where medications or procedures were tested largely on men and rarely on women.The problem is less severe now, though issues of gender, race, and age (the difficulty of controlled studies involving children, for example) remain.I used to address the hot lather question by filling the sink with hot water and submerging my shaving cream can in it while I showered. The combination of shower-softened whiskers and warm lather worked pretty well.Now I'm married, so of course I don't bother

yeah but it'd be funny to see.

There are no ingredients listed on the container. Is this a suggestion to try soap that lists "laureth-3 sulfate" as an ingredient?The unit whirs like a banshee, so I imagine there's whipping beaters inside. Even plain water emerges in a sort of frothy state.--Percy

Laureth-3 sulfate and its kin are used in durn near anything that's foamy and used on people - shampoo and the like. You might try any cheap shampoo that you like the smell of - you obviously don't need one that "nourishes your hair!" or prevents split ends. Hell, dishwashing liquid would likely be just as good, especially if you'd been working under the car and needed degreasing.

Hmmm. Dishwashing liquid. I wonder if they still sell Ivory dishwashing liquid? The stuff they sell for the unit is pure white, maybe that's what it is. Certainly worth a try.If the cleaner solution really *is* iso-propyl alcohol, and if the soap solution really *is* something like Ivory liquid, then I'd no longer have to order this stuff over the Internet.--Percy

Trixie and/or any female:Ok, I almost hate to ask this but what the hell, nobody knows me here anyway, and this topic seems the perfect time to ask. I'm a male and...well...I'm considering shaving my legs. You see, I plan on doing numerous bike races (the kind you pedal) this summer and it's inevitable that at some point I'm gonna crash. For that reason, it is usually recommended that you shave your legs prior to racing. So...any suggestions or hints as to what procedure(s) I should follow? Blades...versus electric? In the shower or not in the shower? Hot foam versus gel. Stuff like that

It's more likely to be isopropyl 50:50 or so with water. If it smells like rubbing alcohol, there's little else it could be.

Now you've pretty much destroyed that 'pixie' image I had of you from the avatar But seriously, I find a good gell superior to any foam when it comes to getting a close shave, and I have a tough beard.
The other thing I can add to the advice of the others is that remember to shave down, not up, the legs (same goes for necks). You'll get a closer shave and I guarantee you a lot less post-shave irritation.

My experience is that if you get drunk with some good buddies and pass out, sooner or later you'll wake up with shaved legs (military circles are especially prone to this).We once shaved my older brother's legs into alternating bands of hairy and smooth--that was my idea, and I'm still proud of it. Like Henry James with his fiction, I made him participate in the horror by forcing him to choose between living with banded legs or completing the job.Depending on how good your buddies are*, several applications may be required to achieve the desired effect.*Three most common reveille exclamations:"Where am I?""Who the hell are you?""Who shaved my friggin' legs!?"(These are often heard in combination, often followed by "...and what are you doing in my bed?!")

I hate to say this, but if you're wanting to shave your legs to stop chafing when cycling, you'd have to do them on the day of the race if your legs are anything like mine. I think I may have hedgehog in my ancestry as they get all prickly within hours.The alternative would be to wax them. Not a pleasant experience, but the hair grows in much finer and takes about three weeks. I just don't have the nerve to try it. Maybe another female on here can advise you on waxing your legs.As for shaving, until Percy gets round to doing the experiment, I don't know what would work best for shaving legs. In my own experience, I miss bits, can't quite reach round the back, hack off most of my knees and lift little curly scrolls of skin from my shins which seem to bleed for about a fortnight. Getting round the contours of the ankle bones is almost impossible. I've tried in the bath, in the shower, dry, oiled, just wet and no soap, enough soap to suffocate in, hot water, cold water (don't even contemplate this one - I beheaded all my goosebumps!), tepid water, moisturiser, steam. You name it, I've tried it. The only things I haven't tried are gravy and custard and that's because my hubby would ask awkward questions.If I had the courage I'd wax and I think that's a cyclist's best option.

Thanks EZ, I'll try a gel and let you know how I get on. Hubby is no use for advice as he sports a beard and only shaves once a decade. He comes out of it looking like Jack the Ripper tried and failed with him.

I know you are addressing the ladies with this post, but as a rather long-in-the-tooth cyclist (>100,000 miles) I have never found much use for shaved legs. The idea is that road rash will be less when sliding on pavement with smoother skin (I still don't buy that part) and you will have less discomfort changing dressings on the rash without hair to stick to the bandages. Personally, after more crashs than I care to remember, shaved legs or no, I have never noticed much difference (and I have VERY hairy legs). It didn't take me long to conclude it was more time-consuming than it was worth. I used to know a couple of guys who swore by the Nair product for women. Probably some nasty chemistry there, though.The avatar picture is from the Terrible Two event in Santa Rosa, CA.
You will note legs are not shaved.Nice bike, BTW. Need to get out on mine more these days