A number of sources disagree. Please see: http://genealogy.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.savinggraves.com%2Feducation% 2Fbookshelf%2Fshavingcream.htm Ron On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 01:04:45 -0700 (PDT), Brock Way wrote: >I think it is too bad that some cemetery caretakers >(who should know better) believe in these old wives >tales. The idea that shaving cream can cause harm to >tombstones is a myth that was exploded long ago, in >spite of the fact that a lot of websites with names >that seem like they should be authoritative say to the >contrary. Ron Cushman net-genealogy@rogers.com ON, Canada