Use a smaller brush, problem solved!Hi everyone. I am wondering just how much lather you have left over at the end of a shave. I find that to get the correct ratio of water to soap means that I end up wasting more lather than I would care to. Using creams this problem is greatly diminished.
What is your experience?
I normally load my brush on the puck (in a mug) and build the lather on my face, until the puck has dwindled to near nothing. Then I lather in the mug, leaving the brush in the mug and reactivating it next shave. I always think I'll get two or three shaves out of what's left but I get a dozen or more.Depression-era folks opted to let the lather dry on the brush and in the bowl, and reactivate it directly with water the next time you shave.
I don't do it myself, but I've seen a few gentlemen in B&Bs do the same experiment.
If you care about this problem, "don't add water too greedily" is the key, so as to reduce the chance of repeatedly adding soap.
I have been trained in art painting for a long time; art and design students also control paint and moisture with similar concepts.
Hi everyone. I am wondering just how much lather you have left over at the end of a shave. I find that to get the correct ratio of water to soap means that I end up wasting more lather than I would care to. Using creams this problem is greatly diminished.
What is your experience?
Wow this sounds like a lot of work. I am thinking maybe you should do a video as it would be easier to follow. I just load my brush straight from the puck.Hello Cameron!
I use a bouillon spoon to scoop up soap from my soap puck. I fill the spoon, but not over-heaping!
I then use my finger wet by water, and I place that soap from the spoon, into my shave bowl. I use my shaving brush to get the remaining soap residue off the spoon, then I rinse the spoon and put a couple teaspoons of water into my lather bowl to start with. I then begin working up a lather with my shave brush. As it begins to start getting pasty, I put another couple teaspoons of water into the bowl, and continue working the lather until it looks like this.
That is what is known as a yogurt consistency. Its creamy, its slick, and its moisturizing deliciousness. By the time I am done with a 3-pass shave, I will usually have a tiny bit remaining. Since its such a tiny amount however, its of no consequence, and I just rinse out my bowl in the sink and be done with it.
Additionally, you can also use a Flairisol ultra fine mister bottle to wet your lather with...
This is also good for wetting the lather on your face as well, if lather is a little too dry, its the quickest less messy way, of re-moisturizing the lather. So ya, thats how I do it as a bowl lather.
Creams and soft soaps are easier to use if measured out using a small spoon or spatula; a large almond size is about right for a three pass shave. Adust the quantity depending on the water quality.Wow this sounds like a lot of work. I am thinking maybe you should do a video as it would be easier to follow. I just load my brush straight from the puck.