It has been centuries now since men have been shaving. In fact shaving used to be a ritual that used to be performed by barbers. So many men today shave without giving the shaving cream that they use a second thought about how it is made or what are the ingredients used in making shaving cream. What they want is a shaving cream that will give them a good shave and also have a nice fragrance to it. The smoother the shave the better they feel about the shaving cream that they are using and will hardly think about switching shaving creams. Initially shaving cream used to come like a bar of soap and barbers would get this in a round container and would use a brush and water to mix and apply the shaving cream to the customer's face and then give them a shave. Now shaving creams can be bought in tubes like toothpaste or in a pressurized can as shaving foam. Another form of shaving cream that is very popular now is called shaving gel. The shaving cream that barbers used to use has gone out of use and even they now use a shaving cream.

Men who have a skin problem like eczema, or have sun burnt skin can get a special shaving cream called Noxzema shaving cream. Noxzema shaving cream is produced by one of the largest consumer products producer in America, Proctor & Gamble who acquired the company from its original owners. Benzoyl peroxide shave cream is made specifically for men who have an acne problem.

Should one wonder about the ingredients of shaving cream, one need not worry as all the different makers of shaving cream use basically the same ingredients and it is only the quantity of each ingredient used that differs. All shaving cream manufacturers claim that their formulas are closely guarded, but that is just to make the customer feel that they are getting a special product. Shaving cream ingredients basically consist of stearic acid, lanolin, polyoxythylene sorbitan monostearate, water, glycerine, treithanolamine and perfumes. It is the perfumes that are guarded by the manufacturers.

Since shaving cream started coming in pressurized cans, many college students would think up of different shaving cream pranks to play on their peers. Having a shaving cream war become quite popular where two teams would spray each other with shaving cream, in fact shaving cream pranks and shaving cream wars are still popular with college going students and girls also join in these antics. College is the time when most young men start to shave so having fun with spraying shaving cream on each other or on their possession is a common shaving cream prank. There are shaving cream activities for kids and don’t be surprised at what kids can do if they get their hands on a can of shaving cream. If one has ever bought or been gifted a tie dye fabric and wondered about getting a fragrance of a shaving cream from it. Well one should not be surprised as tie dying fabric with shaving cream is a well known art and if one wants to learn about dying fabric with shaving cream there are a number of sites on the internet from where one can easily learn this art. In fact these fabrics can make nice Christmas gifts and one can easily do this at home without having to buy any special pots or pans for it.

It is not only men who use shaving cream as women who regularly shave their legs also use shaving cream there are some women who use bathing lotion as a shaving cream also. As long as men shave with a razor shaving creams will be used to soften the skin and make shaving easier and it is pretty hard to say which the best shaving cream is as this is a matter of personal choice.