Noxema...can you use it as a shave goo?

Years ago, my uncle Eddie mentioned that he used Noxzema Face Cleanser as his shave goo of choice.  Ironically, he had a beard for nearly all of his adult life and possibly more ironically..I followed his lead and used the menthol rich stuff for years.

Truth told, it didn't lather well..  No..it didn't lather at all.  But it was pretty slick by old standards, had a great cool menthol blast on my skin and smelled great to boot.

Last evening while stumbling through a feeble explanation of why I was walking out of the bathroom with my camera in hand, my wife said my face smelled like Noxzema.  I had been practicing building a lather with a new brush and creating some images of the it pre and post bloom.  The scent she picked up on was actually P.160 Tipo Mornido, an Italian semi-soft soap with the sweet scent of Amaretto.

I guess the inquisition she held was warranted...coming out of the bathroom, after a longer than usual stay, with a camera in my hands and.. smelling of Amaretto...

Anyway....

Noxzema sucks for wet-shaving. Confirmed.  As far as lather...it still doesn't.  Not a bubble.  No matter how much I whipped it with a brush.  Slick...not enough to tame a Feather blade. Sure it still has that menthol kick and I love the nostalgic scent, but for shaving...not too good.