Creating a lather from shave soap puck

[breakfasteatre]

I have searched and really havent found any specific instructions


i had thought that i read you shave off crumbles of the soap and use that in a dish with your badger brush, but that didnt make much a sud

now, i have the entire puck in my dish, wetting the badger brush with hottish water, i rub in a circular motion on the top of the puck.

It creates a lather but i still feel like im not doing something right

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

you should be creating the lather on your face. dab dab dab on the puck, lather lather lather on your face.

 

[Englandmj7]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

you should be creating the lather on your face. dab dab dab on the puck, lather lather lather on your face.

I find that this doesn't work as well with soap as with cream. You need to make sure your brush has been soaking in some piping hot water (for at least 1 minute); the bristle heat will simultaneously 'break down' or 'melt' the soap so you can pick more up. You twirl it in the soap dish until you get quite alot on your brush and then you beat the lather, preferably in a bowl (it can be done on your face, but a soap's lather is a little more tough than a cream and a bowl can help alot). Whoever told you to break off little crumbs is nutty....for more advice, check out:

http://www.badgerandblade.com

 

[Interista]

Also be sure to apply PLENTY of warm water to your face and massage the bristly har to get the skin's oils going. This will help make your shave smoother.

 

[javyn]

'charge' the brush with soap, work it until a lather starts to build on it, then complete the lathering directly on your face. that's what i do at least. the faster you get the brush to your face, the better...because a hot brush just feels much nicer than a lukewarm or cold one!

 

[whodini]

It's really about the amount of water being retained in the brush. Good thing is you've got a badger brush to begin with since they're much easier to work with. Personally, I let the brush soak in water for a few seconds, lift it out of the water, and give it one good hard shake. That leaves a little bit of water still in the brush but enough to create a rich lather instead of a thin, soapy one. A circular motion works but try repeatedly dabbing the brush strongly into the soap. The idea is that the more air created between the brush and your soap the better.

 

[Renault78law]

funny, I had the same question when I first started with the badger hair brush, and finally figured it out with trial and error. all you do is get the brush very wet, give it a soft shake, then beat the soap puck like how you'd scramble eggs. after 15 seconds or so, re-wet and start beating again. if it's too wet, the lather will be too thin. if the brush isnt' wet enough, it won't lather at all. finish by creating lather on your face with the brush.

 

[prozach1576]

I keep my puck in a mug, and I fill it up with hot water and put the brush in. I let it sit while I brush my teeth, so the top of the soap softens up. Then I dump it out, give the brush a hard shake or two, and go to town lathering up the soap in the mug. I get a great lather with it.

 

[ang_kangkong]

Just out of curiosity (don't have a lot of facial hair), does lather really make much of a difference? I'd think that a thick lather would make it harder to tell where you're shaving. My dad just used regular soap, lathered up his hands, and put that on his face. He used the old style razors with the double sided razor (whatever happened to those?).

 

[Drinkwaters]

I've often heard that the hardness of the water in the area in which you live can contribute or diminish the amount of lather you get. Does anybody else feel this is relevant.

Gary

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

hard water makes it more difficult to build up a good lather.

when i was in college, i told a woman that i think i have hard water. she asked if my soap lathered well in the shower or if it just went "pfffft". i said "pffft" and she replied that it must be hard.

 

[Drinkwaters]

Breakfasteatre,

I would try warming up some bottled water and see if there is a difference in the lather you get. Keep us posted!

Gary

 

[javyn]

Try this link...

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=439