OkieStubble
Dirty Donuts are so Good.
I still mess up lathers sometimes, usually its "I put in too much water" or similar (I didn't quite shake the water out of the brush enough) etc etc, and while the lather whips up and -looks- good, its too airy and doesn't protect as much as a more yogurt-y one would.
Great post. I don't bowl lather. But it would seem to be common sense to me, if one was practicing their bowl lathering, in attempting to get consistency with the quality of their lathers. Especially, if the soap is in stick form? Do not cut a wedge from the stick and place in your lather bowl.
Instead, just simply, grate a stick into one bowl, pressing it down and making a bowl of soap in which to swirl and load your brush. Then, simply transfer the now loaded brush to a clean lather bowl. If the soap looks too dry? Sprinkle in more water from your finger tips. If it looks to wet? Simply take your brush back to the soap bowl and load a bit more soap?
Practicing going back and forth in attempting to get that thick, creamy, shiny and yogurt looking lather everyone desires, how could you not get better in bowl lathering?
If I had to choose, between never getting it right, because of over thinking it with "too much" thought & effort and just pulling out a can of foam? I would choose the can also. Making lather on the face or in a bowl, (I prefer face, but I can easily do bowl also) should be fun, relaxing and easy. While there are some soaps that are hard to make good lather from, (Arko isn't one of them) This isn't rocket science. Wet your brush, load your brush, apply it to your face or bowl. As you lather your face or the bowl, adjust in small increments with water or soap from the appearance or feel of the lather.
That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Resist the urge, of doing more or doing less. As always, your miles may vary.
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