The Best shave preparation you will ever need

Who's ever tried to shave after a quick splash of water and a lick of shave foam because of time? Yep that's been me also. Scraping that area with unprepared skin hurts. Oh and then maybe add to that an old razor head that should have been changed a couple of weeks earlier. So living in the real world ha? Well it doesn't have to be all like that.

I thought I would share some shave prep hacks that won't give you too much of a time drain in the mornings.

Hot water and steam is everything

The most important aspect of the prep we all need to allow time for is hot water and steam. The shower is our tool in the box of shave essentials and it must run nice and hot, creating a nice steam. Our stubble follicles expand and plump up when they are exposed to hot water and steam — they really do.

Use your Face Wash and Exfoliate

Now we use our Face Wash and if you've been paying attention to the exfoliate blog, we should be exfoliating with a Face Scrub at least a couple of times a week. This is our anti-ingrown hair revealing weapon as it really helps lift our facial hair follicles.

The hot flannel hack

Invest in a little flannel. Rinse it in lovely hot water — as hot as you can bear. You're creating a hot towel. Simply place on your face for about 10 seconds gently patting it on the stubble area. This continues to lift and plump those hair follicles.

Add moisturiser before shave foam

The final part before you launch the razor is a blob of moisturiser for ultimate facial hair softening — just in the area you want to shave. Do this before you put on your shave foam or shave gel or shave oil. See the moisturiser as intensifying the foam, gel or oil you then apply.

The finish

Splash your face with cold water — a brilliant natural way to tone and close those pores. Then pat your face dry with a clean towel. Add a good moisturiser and then go and get them tiger.