What If I Don’t Want To Wet Shave? Proraso Shaving Foam

by tfowler

In my last post I did the hows and whys of the traditional wet shave, because I truly do think its better.  Now, not everybody is going to switch to the traditional wet shave, and that’s fine.  If you don’t, you may wonder, “how can I shave vegan?”  Most shaving foams in a can you find aren’t vegan.  They either have animal products, and are quite likely tested on animals.  It becomes especially tricky if you’re looking for shaving foam for sensitive skin.

For the first few years that I was vegan, I used Proraso White Foam.  Proraso is an Italian shaving company that has been around since 1948, and is “accidentally vegan” – which is to say that all of their products are animal ingredient free, and they don’t test on animals. This means that if you’re looking for a vegan shaving product, you can check out any Proraso product.  I’ve seen Proraso in grocery and drug stores, so you don’t really have to go far out of your way to shop cruelty free.  It’s basically win-win.

The entire “White” Proraso line is formulated for sensitive skin – expect forthcoming review of their traditional shave products.  To start, while it is for sensitive skin, it does have something of a scent to it.  I can’t put my finger (nose?) on exactly what the scent is, but it is there.  Proraso claims its “lime and apple,” but I’m getting neither of those when I stick my nose to the can.  If you have problems with scent – even more than I do – I’m not sure this would be for you.  That said, it’s very light, dissipates quite quickly, and is actually quite pleasant.

Proraso White

 

The foam itself is really rather light.  It doesn’t have that gel-like consistency that some foams do, which I find really annoying.  It’s light and airy, but it also spreads over the face quite easily.  I can attest that it is good for sensitive skin – it doesn’t sting or burn at all, and the scent isn’t overpowering.  It does a good job of wetting the whiskers, and shaves away easily.

I’m not sure I have much more to say at this point.  It’s a very good, cruelty free, shaving foam.  I think the traditional wet shave is better, but if you don’t want to do that, try Proraso White foam.  Vegan, good, and readily available.

5/5, an excellent cruelty free foam.

tl;dr: an excellent shaving foam if you don’t want to go wet shave. If you’re ultra sensitive to scent, this has a very light scent to it.