@Esox, you have PdP no. 63.
Correct on both counts! Its your lucky day! lol
@Esox, you have PdP no. 63.
What are you expecting to see Mike?
You probably know PdP is a triple milled soap and that makes it pretty hard.
I read it was quad milled, but I dont know for sure. Mine was as hard as a brick when I got it, but its softened up quite a bit so far.
Looks like your right about that.
Had a look around and Amazon are advertising it as quad milled.
That explains why it's so damn hard.
I think SV and Haslinger's are triple milled, that may be where I'm getting confused.
Amazon.com: quad milled soapAs far as I know PdP is the only quad milled soap but I suspect thats not accurate.
Only quad milled shave soap. And they make most of the quad milled bath soap as well. Wouldn't surprise me if the others are actually re-brands.
At least mass marketed.
You probably know PdP is a triple milled soap and that makes it pretty hard. My guess is your right, when you first used the soap it was still soft from the soaking you gave it.
Now it's dried out you need to swirl your brush around more to unlock it.
When I received Cal's tub of 63 it caught me out. Didn't have enough loaded for a 3 pass shave the first time I used it.
Now I know to swirl my brush around for a little longer in the puck before lathering.
And that's with me using synthetic brushes.
Loading the brush, isn't the same problem. It loads just fine. What seems to be happening though, is almost a separation, with thick rich soap getting locked into the base of the knot, and then wetter lather at the tips, which doesn't last the full shave. There is soap there, but it's locked in deep.
Maybe it's just a quirk of the soap, and I do indeed need to be loading more, but the lather on the first pass is excellent, and I wouldn't want that any richer than it already is.
Very, very weird Al.
Sounds like your brush is sucking up the soap, all the way to the knot.
I'm sure there is a use for a brush like that somewhere, but just can't think of where right now.
Sometimes I have to clean my brush with Ship Shape because the brush misbehaves.
Maybe that's it. Don't know, just wondering.
Happy shaves,
Jim
Amazon UK? I can't see their shaving soap there...Looks like your right about that.
Had a look around and Amazon are advertising it as quad milled.
That explains why it's so damn hard.
I think SV and Haslinger's are triple milled, that may be where I'm getting confused.
Amazon UK? I can't see their shaving soap there...
Ahhhh found them on .comNever really looked. Did a Google search and the description came up on an Amazon ad.
Probably Amazon.com. Didn't click on it.
I've not heard of that, Jim. What kind of product is it?
Yes, occasionally a brush will get wonky and respond nicely to Ship-Shape. Why? Beats me
I wouldn't be too sure about that, Clay.Glad it final was resolved to your satisfaction.