Reddit mentions of Van Der Hagen Shave Butter- Best Shave (6 oz)

That sounds like severe razor burn or maybe minor razor bumps. Some people can have truly sensitive skin and react quite severely when shaving frequently (check out the guy in the wiki article). You can even get a military waver for shaving the reaction can get so bad.

I only changed two things to my daily shave routine when I added my scalp to it. I switched from soap to shave butter produced by Van Der Hagen, and I started swapping out my disposable Bic razors every 2 days instead of every couple weeks.

The irritation on my head also lessened quite a bit when I started taking my time. I dedicate 30-45 minutes to shaving my head, and use it as a rather zen way to start my day.

I loved the DSC shave butter, and bought this on amazon https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OX5ZDI2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1 it's pretty similar, smells like almonds :)

> Van Der Hagen

I think you're referring to [this] (https://www.amazon.com/Van-Hagen-Shave-Butter-Ounce/dp/B00OX5ZDI2). From what I can tell it's just shaving cream with a good marketing team behind it. I've never used this product, but have used Van Der Hagen shave soap a handful of times. Once I made the switch to artisan soaps I never looked back, since IMO they use higher quality ingredients and the puck/jar lasts long enough to justify the increase in price. YMMV.

I started getting a receding hairling about that age, too. Embrace it, because it's going to leave you whether you want it to or not. Get some shave butter (I prefer Van Der Hagen, which can be picked up at most grocers. I use Bic razors, but some like going all out with expensive safety razors.

Embrace it. It's gonna be a losing battle otherwise.

I shave my legs, armpits, and lady parts daily and almost never get razor burn or ingrown hairs anymore. I used to only shave once every few days because my skin would get so irritated, but I've found that with this process I'm able to shave daily with no issues:

1. Trim long hair first
   
   • Like others have said, if it's been a while since you shaved the area it's a lot easier if you trim the hair down prior to shaving. If you don't have a trimmer using scissors is fine.
     
     
2. Exfoliate
   
   • I recommend doing so once a week or so if you're shaving regularly, or prior to shaving if it's more rare of an occurrence. I really like the Lush Ocean Salt scrub and the Haus of Gloi Sugar Exfoliant
     
3. Use good razor blades
   
   • This is the most important thing. Don't use crappy disposable blades; even a lot of the "better" drugstore brands would still give me bumps and ingrown hairs (like Mach 3 Turbo and equivalents). I currently use the Dorco Shai 6 Smooth Touch blades though I bought one of the Pace 6 Plus handles because the men's razor handles are much sturdier (the Shai handles are entirely plastic and break easily if dropped, and the men's are mostly metal and a lot more sturdy).
     
4. Use a good shaving cream
   
   • Ditch the aerosol foam stuff, it's not helping you much at all. Conditioner is better than those shaving foams. There's a lot of different options, but I've found that for my skin the best are the thicker creams that contain some kind of shea or coconut butter. I really like Lush's Dirty shaving cream, but it's rather expensive so I've switched to the Van Der Hagen Shave Butter that's like 1/4 of the price and works just as well.
     
5. Switch out blades often
   
   • I switch out my razor cartridges every 3 days, which seems to be the limit before they get dull enough to start irritating my skin and giving a worse shave. Don't bother with places like Dollar Shave Club -- they literally just buy Dorco blades, re-brand them, then mark them up. Just find an online retailer and buy direct from them.
     
   • Also, if you do go with Dorco, there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to pay full price. They have some kind of sale every 2-3 weeks so I always wait until they're having some kind of 20% off or buy-one-get-one promotion before buying more.
     
6. Moisturize
   
   • Putting on a lotion that's not going to irritate your skin post-shave helps me a lot. I like the Nivea Sensitive Post-Shave Balm or the basic St. Ives Moisturizing Lotion

If you are really dedicated to mediocre non-lathering shave creams...

• Everyman Jack Signature Mint shaving cream.
  
• Jack Black Beard Lube
  
• Baxter of California Super Close shaving cream
  
• Burt's Bees Shaving Cream
  
• Shea Moistur Shave Butter
  
• Van Der Hagen Shave Butter
  
• Kiss My Face Shaving Cream
  
• Pacific Shaving Company Caffeinated Shaving Cream
  
  To be fair, a few of these are actually pretty decent. The Kiss My Face and Pacific Shaving Company Caffeinated creams are actually pretty good and work well with or without a brush (though better with a brush). These two are also pretty easy to find at retail, almost every retailer I found that carries Cremo also offers at least one of these two.
  
  Having said that, using a brush with a traditional soap or cream will almost always result in a nicer lather than any of these products.