[cheriton]

Can anyone explain how shaving gel works ?

It comes out of the can blue or green you rub it on your face it turns white

[pedestrian]

Originally Posted by cheriton

Can anyone explain how shaving gel works ?

It comes out of the can blue or green you rub it on your face it turns white

It's done by magic, Mr.C...
Conjured by the Master Wizard, Gillette.

[Owain]

lol, it really is magic, the other thing is how does it work....you try any other soapy substance and it just doesnt glide as well....

O.

[richardsimkiss]

That King of Shaves 'Shaving Oil' is weird if you've always used shaving gel...

Shaving gel is annoying in that once you've squirted some out it always slowly seeps out for a while afterwards as the little bit of gel reacts with the air.

[Owain]

I find you always get too much as well, no matter how gently you squeeze the button on top....

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[richardsimkiss]

either too much or too little... Though I have to admit I've just come to the end of the most impressive can of shaving gel ever... regardless of how you see the actual product, I had a can of the 'Original Source - Mint' or whatever it's called shaving gel... and I kid you not it's lasted me about a year (if not a little more!)... For the past couple of months I've had to hold it under the hot tap to get a bit of pressure inside to help squeeze the gel out, but I honestly can't believe how long it's lasted me!

[Owain]

That is impressive!
I get a bit like that with razor blades, I use them until they really are blunt,,,it gets a wee bit tender but I hate having to fork out the price for new blades!
This is about to change soon though, Ive just got myself a Costco trade account so I can get a year worth of razor blades for about £30 which works out a lot cheaper than getting them from Tesco and the likes

O.

[cheriton]

it's not the answer to the question i posed but does make for some interesting reading :eek:

Warning!!!!! Anoraks must be worn before reading this link

http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?...1&DISPLAY=DESC

[Owain]

This is how shaving works :
http://health.howstuffworks.com/shaving.htm

Still not really answering your question though

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[Squint]

It is nothing fancier than a simple case of dilution of colour. The foam is green, blue or whatever colour it came out of the can. As the gel reacts and becomes airated it expands and with this expansion comes your dilution of the colour.