Talk:Shaving oil
This article is incomplete in its content, contains misinformation and needs numerous citations. Also, it would be more informative if some examples of products of this type were listed, manufacturers of such products and so on, to bring this into the realm of the real world. It looks like that info is in places cited in the External Links, but it needs to be brought up into the body of the article.
Further, the statement, "Plant oils have been used as a shaving aid since shaving began," needs a citation.
"the use of shave oils is growing in popularity - largely due to their greater moisturizing and glide-enabling properties, and because shave oils can be made without the addition of potentially toxic chemical ingredients." Needs a citation. This sounds like personal opinion/bias.
"While not as commonly used as traditional foams (creams) and gels," should include shaving soaps.
"Shave oils can also assist in making the shave smoother and closer and they may provide a less irritating shave for users." This is misinformation. Shaving creams and soaps work by improving glide, yes, but they also soften the beard, making it easier to cut and, thus, reducing damage to the skin. Oils by themselves do not have this beard softening effect. If the author has a citation that shows that oils do this, then it should be mentioned and included.
"Shaving oil manufacturers and users list many advantages to using shave oils including but not limited to:..." This whole last section needs citation. Seems to be the author's opinion and comes across as the author's soapbox for natural cosmetics/against big manufacturers.
Rather than being an informative entry, this currently comes across as being written by someone with an agenda of touting/promoting natural cosmetics and toiletries. The information should be unbiased. The only way to remove this appearance of bias is to provide adequate citations and to make sure all information is fact-based and complete. IMO, if the author chooses to use quotations from the web sites of people who make or promote these oils, rather than published studies or industry reports, they should be prefaced with, "According to..." and not considered citations. Zlama (talk) 10:40, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
Dispute of "does not clog pores"
[edit]As one example, coconut oil is reportedly quite comedogenic: http://www.cosdna.com/eng/4c2b6d124.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shawnsel (talk • contribs) 21:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
There are no reliable sources with which to improve this article. I find a couple of references to "a pre-shaving oil" indicating the functional use of a natural oil as an emollient, but none using "shaving oil" as a category of shaving supply. Only 'See also' sections and WP:SPAM investigations link to this article, so I'll remove those wikilinks are redirect to Shaving, which does at least mention "a pre-shaving oil". Yappy2bhere (talk) 23:40, 8 October 2018 (UTC)