Cremo Cream Review

Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by Gugel in Reviews

Cremo Cream

Cremo Cream

I heard good things about Cremo Cream on the Blade & Badger forums, so when I saw a tube of it at my local HEB (the grocery store that dominates Austin, TX), I couldn’t resist.

For those of you that don’t have an HEB nearby, you can pick up some Cremo Cream for $8 on Amazon.

Anyway, Cremo Cream is unlike any other shaving cream I’ve ever used.  It DOESN’T create a lather!

Now you might think that’s a bad thing, but here’s the logic behind it.  Shaving cream lather is made up mostly of air.  And guess what, air is NOT a good lubricant.  Cremo has no air — it’s just a highly concentrated lubricant.

Also, consider this: your razor has a special “comb” that pushes away any excess lather right before the blade hits your skin.  So next time you look in the mirror and see a thick white beard of shaving cream, you have to realize that only a few millimeters of that lather are being put to use.  You’d want that super thin layer to be high quality lubricant, right?

That beings said, here are my overall impressions:

Pros

  • Cremo Cream smells awesome (kinda like an orange rind). It’s quite invigorating in the morning.
  • It gave me excellent, smooth shaves.  However, it’s only on-par with other top-end shaving creams (not superior)
  • It’s an excellent value – an $8 tube is enough for 60 uses ($0.13 per shave).

Cons

  • You’re not supposed to use a shaving brush with Cremo Cream.  I miss using my brush!

Overall

Recommended Double-Edged Razor
Merkur Model 178
$35

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7 Responses to “Cremo Cream Review”

  1. Lewis

    09. Mar, 2011

    Do you prefer non-lathering creams to traditional shaving creams? For me traditional lather is the way to go. It is also easy. You can learn learn how to do it here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekaDfTtOhRc

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7Aj9vwrtc

  2. ASR

    06. May, 2011

    So, its like the canned goo, but better?
    Cannot imagine wet shaving without a brush. Do you have to add water?

  3. Steve.

    27. Jul, 2011

    Grown a beard ?

    Are we gonna see some updates here in the near future or can i trash this ‘bookmark’ ?

  4. Gugel

    27. Jul, 2011

    @Steve

    I’m still around :)
    It’s been a busy few months!

  5. Steve.

    28. Jul, 2011

    TY for the reply, was just wondering

  6. How To Get Rid Of Razor Bumps

    20. Dec, 2011

    Good shaving cream is very important. I get razor bumps very easily so I will definitely check that cremo cream out.

    Thanks!

  7. Luke

    28. Dec, 2011

    So… is the site dead? Do you need guest contributors?

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