Frank wrote: >But I sure wouldn't use shaving cream at all! >Has anyone seen what it does to car paint or leave it on your wind >shield in the sun? This is a specious argument, nobody's tombstone is made of car paint. This is exactly like the counter-argument of people putting it on their face without harm. Tombstones are similarly not made of flesh. The standard is not what will happen with shaving cream on paint or flesh, but on stone. And as far as I can tell, there is no evidence that it will harm stone. In fact, all the arguments that I have seen EVEN IF TRUE suggest that shaving cream would protect the stone, not harm it. >Shaving cream is a no-no on stones. On what basis? Because it harms paint? I agree that shaving cream should not be put on tombstones made of paint. Esther S.