Best Shaving Creams in 2022

The unique creamy, rich formulation in this Jack Black triple cushion shaving cream is highly effective, lifting hair away from the skin for a close and precise yet comfortable shave. It’s packed with natural organic ingredients that leave the skin softly hydrated and moisturized, including Macadamia Nut Oil as well as Soybean and Jojoba Oils too. These ingredients complement each other and work together, soothing, calming and protecting the skin.

This luxuriously lathering cream contains three hydrating layers of cushioned protection between your skin and blade, resulting in less facial irritation, fewer nicks and cuts and pain-free shaving experience. As you’d expect from Jack Black’s premium range of grooming products, this PureScience formulation is free of parabens, colorants as all as synthetic fragrances. Safe even for uses on sensitive skin, the creamy textured lather is cruelty-free and refreshingly effective.

Founded in 1996 by a husband and wife team passionate about crafting products using botanical ingredients to solve everyday shaving problems, The Art of Shaving, Sandalwood infused cream, gently softens and lifts facial hair for an unprecedented close yet comfortable shave. It creates a luxuriously hydrating lather that protects while at the same time moistures the skin’s surface. Choose to use either with or without a shaving brush for a superior shaving experience.

This rich, creamy texture goes a long way, so just a small amount is required. It’s excellent for use on sensitive skin and won’t cause irritations, plus it minimizes potential nicks and cuts. Containing a high concentration of glycerine along with coconut acid and essential oils sourced from natural origins, this Sandalwood shaving cream is free from synthetic dyes and alcohol. The foam effortlessly glides onto the skin, protecting against razor burn.

It took a few tries to perfect our technique with Cremo Original Shave Cream. Turns out it takes a bit more than the instructions suggest in order to work up a decent lather. But once you have you’ll find Cremo Original Shave Cream does an outstanding job of preparing your whiskers for the blade and leaving your face feeling maybe even a little better than it did when you started.

The light citrus smell is pleasant, not overpowering and if you’re not really into citrus, well, it will dissipate within a couple of hours anyway. All in all Cremo Original Shave Cream is easy to use (once you get the hang of it) and leaves your face feeling clear and refreshed. Just don’t expect it to produce aerosol can style pillows of foam.

The original Proraso shaving cream is stabile for every type of skin and is instantly recognizable in its iconic green, white and red packaging, an homage to the brand’s Italian heritage. Initially founded by the Martelli family from Florence, the formula dates back over 100 years and still retains its traditional barbershop style qualities. It features a highly stimulating and revitalizing formula that contains an intoxicating mix of eucalyptus oil, menthol and richly lathering glycerine.

Formulated without the presence of any nasty ingredients such as silicon and parabens, it promotes a smooth and close shave that actively reduces razor burn and rashes. Over 95% of the total ingredients are naturally derived and nothing contained is of animal origin. A firm favorite with professional barbers, the ultra-rich, creamy soft consistency works particularly well with a shaving brush, encouraging your razor to glide over the skin’s surface effortlessly. For a purifying and revitalising shave, choose Proraso’s refreshing and toning shaving cream.

Just so that everyone’s clear the Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Bowl is not actually a sandalwood bowl as many assume from the name. It’s a sandalwood scented cream in a plastic bowl. And that’s fine as long as you weren’t expecting something else. That said, to achieve optimal results with this cream you’ll want to use a straight edge or a double-edged safety razor.

The results are what you’d expect from this high end High Street men’s grooming products company: an effortless clearing away of your facial hair and smooth, lightly scented skin in its wake. You’ll pony up a bit more for this product but you’ll enjoy a first class shave every time. Be sure to also check out our list of the best hair removal creams for more great items like this.

For soft and smooth, deeply hydrated skin, as well as a close and precise shave, Gillette Fusion ProGlide is an excellent shaving cream. It’s also especially suitable for sensitive types and leaves skin feeling refreshed and calm. It’s available in three attractive, active sport scents that are fresh and invigorating rather than overpowering. Choose from either Active Sport, Ocean Breeze, or Alpine Clean. The gel formulation is less drying than regular soap and won’t clog your razor, meaning you can enjoy a closer and smoother shave. It helps retain skin hydration while the active lubricants protect the skin against nicks and cuts.

Available in an innovative gel canister, there are a couple of notable features worth mentioning. Firstly, the clean-dispense actuator cap, which locks closed to prevent excess product escaping and results in less waste. The canister bottom has also been designed so that it won’t leave behind an unpleasant ring of rust. Finally, there’s a gel-gauge so that you can easily see when your product is running low, removing all the guesswork and meaning no more missed shaves when you’re taken by surprise and discover your can is empty. For a superior shaving experience, enjoy Gillette Fusion ProGlide Sensitive shaving gel.

All men are different and so is their skin, so it stands to reason that the shaving cream they use needs to cater to individual requirements. Whether you have dry, oily or sensitive skin, there is an Edge shaving gel that’s ideal for you. All Edge gels are similar in that they deliver an advanced and close shave but with minimal skin irritation. They are specially formulated to contain extra protective and hydrating properties that combined provide skin cooling and soothing relief.

If you are one of those men who like to look good, feel good and always be on top of their game, then you will appreciate having a competitive “Edge.” This Sensitive skin formulation from the brand’s extensive range is a highly effective gel consistency that contains Sunflower Seed Oil, Aloe Vera and also hydrating glycerin. Simply apply to damp skin and enjoy a nick, cut and irritation-free shave every time. Thanks to the added lubricants, your razor will effortlessly glide over the surface, delivering excellent results.

Nivea is a renowned grooming brand perhaps more typically associated with women than men but they make maybe the best shaving gel if you have sensitive skin. Sensitive Shaving Gel is free of dyes and artificial colors. It also contains aloe and doesn’t contain any alcohol that could dry your skin out.

Of the various shave gels we tested Nivea produced the thickest, creamiest lather and did so without a lot of effort. The blade glides across your face and if it’s sharp enough you barely feel it. Afterward just splash some water on your face and you’re ready to go.

Jack Black Beard Lube is a 3-in-1 product that’s not only a good shaving cream but also contains shaving oil to help prepare your face to accept the blade and skin conditioner to make sure you feel as good as you look when you’re finished shaving. For the most part it fulfills all these functions as advertised. And while it does have a slightly minty scent to it the smell doesn’t linger all day which means it won’t be competing with your cologne, causing olfactory dissonance.

No matter what type of shaving cream for sensitive skin you use the quality of your shave will depend more than a little on the quality of the blade you use. But if you partner Jack Black Beard Lube with a nice sharp straight edge or disposable you’re going to walk out of the bathroom a happy guy.

This luxury shaving cream from The Art of Shaving glides on nice and smooth and achieves a nice thick lather without a lot of muss and fuss. You can feel it soaking into your skin as you apply it and the pleasant sandalwood smell that envelopes you is tastefully muted. If you have had problems with razor burn in the past you’ll likely find this shaving cream for men to be something of a revelation.

Art of Shaving products tend to occupy the higher end of the price spectrum but it’s not so expensive that you’ll need to decide between shaving and eating. Essentially this is a product for guys who know their grooming ABCs and, more important, care about them.

Proraso Shaving Cream for sensitive skin uses the hot soap process which provides it a bit of extra creaminess you wouldn’t necessarily get using the cold soap processing method. This is another of the premium shaving creams that utilizes aloe and vitamin E to help protect your rough, dry skin. Typically such creams are a little bit short in the lather department but the hot soap process means that’s not an issue here.

This natural shaving cream feels great and does a commendable job enabling your razor regardless of what type of razor it is. Keep in mind though that if you’re using a straightedge and taking your time it’s likely you’ll need to re-lather by the time you’re halfway through. Other than that it’s all good.

Proraso is an Italian company that has been making high-quality mens grooming products for nearly a century. Their Shaving Soap in a Bowl is just the latest example of what can be done with a simple product if you put some thought into it. The green tea and oatmeal formula at work here does a great job protecting your sensitive skin from the ravages of the razor. As such you can lean into the shave a bit more and really clear things down to the follicular level without worrying about razor burn.

There are no artificial colors or mineral oils in this shaving soap so you won’t be left with an oily feeling afterward, and no parabens. Just high quality soap that lathers up quick and enables a smooth comfortable shave.

Our second Cremo product this Mango Moisturizing Shave Cream is another that safeguards your face while empowering your razor to new heights of effectiveness. Like their Original Shave Cream this one takes perhaps a bit more product than recommended to work up a full, rich lather but once you’re there you’ll be glad you took the trouble.

Cremo is big on the superlatives when it comes to promoting this product but while it may not be “impossibly slick” or “astonishing” it will produce a nice smooth, non-irritating shave and you won’t find yourself breaking out or reaching for the moisturizer afterward.

The Pacific Shaving Company 3 step shave regimen is comprised of a pre-shave scrub, shaving cream and after shave. While we aren’t generally fans of the “more steps is better club” we had to admit that the final product here is worth the trouble. In truth, were one in a hurry, one could skip steps 1 and 3 and still wind up with a great shave. The cream itself is that good.

The company touts the components of their kit as being TSA proof although we have to admit we didn’t put airport security to the test. What’s more important to us is that when we use it, it delivers and that the product is not tested on animals during any stage of development.

Gillette is a stalwart American brand that has produced many of the default grooming products for American men for over a century. Their Shaving Gel Sensitive Skin has been around in one form or another for decades now and it’s still an effective shaving facilitator and skin protectant. Don’t buy this expecting it to emerge from the can like the company’s “Foamy” product. It’s a gel and needs to be worked into and lathered up on the face, which it will do just fine if you make the effort.

While you’re not going to get an impressive lather out of this product it will allow you to lean into the shave a bit without having to worry about having red-face all day.

EZ Blade is a shaving gel that also has a pre-shave oil gel formulated right into it. That cuts down on the prep time which for some is a good thing. Less well-crafted shave products that include a pre-shave component can be dreadfully oily but that’s not the case with EZ Blade, which is why it makes our list.

EZ Blade makes the process of shaving a tough beard that might otherwise need some prep work a relative snap. Apply it right to your dry face and work it in. Don’t bother trying to get it to lather, it won’t. Once you’ve got good coverage just grab the straight edge and get to work. When you’re done just wipe yourself with a damp towel and head out to face the day.