I'm relatively new to MWF and in my case, I get great lather without any difficulty whatsoever, despite living in an area of the UK with super-hard water. So in the usual context compared to some who struggle to lather this soap, I'm getting along fine with 'The Fat'.
But........
When I'm shaving, I find that the lather actually increases friction with my [DE] razor compared to other products - it's as though my skin has become 'sticky' and razor doesn't glide - it sticks and jerks a little as I draw the razor over my face, noticeably more on the second and third passes than the first. I'm not riding the top cap - angle is fine and pressure is light too - and I don't get this with, for example TOBS. Post shave feel after MWF is wonderful - not sticky at all.
For reference, I bowl lather - I get bad brush burn if I try to face-lather so that's out, I'm afraid. I 've tried adding more water but that doesn't seem to help - if anything it makes it worse. My process is to swirl a damp brush on the puck for 45 seconds and then build the lather in the bowl adding a few drops of water at a time.
Unfortunately, I've developed a reaction to TOBS which I've been using since converting to DE shaving so I'm keen to make MWF work - shaves are close despite the 'stickiness' but I just worry it's going to horribly wrong sooner or later if the razor sticks and jerks a little too much.
So, may I please ask for the assembled wisdom on B&B to offer me some advice on what I might be doing wrong?
But........
When I'm shaving, I find that the lather actually increases friction with my [DE] razor compared to other products - it's as though my skin has become 'sticky' and razor doesn't glide - it sticks and jerks a little as I draw the razor over my face, noticeably more on the second and third passes than the first. I'm not riding the top cap - angle is fine and pressure is light too - and I don't get this with, for example TOBS. Post shave feel after MWF is wonderful - not sticky at all.
For reference, I bowl lather - I get bad brush burn if I try to face-lather so that's out, I'm afraid. I 've tried adding more water but that doesn't seem to help - if anything it makes it worse. My process is to swirl a damp brush on the puck for 45 seconds and then build the lather in the bowl adding a few drops of water at a time.
Unfortunately, I've developed a reaction to TOBS which I've been using since converting to DE shaving so I'm keen to make MWF work - shaves are close despite the 'stickiness' but I just worry it's going to horribly wrong sooner or later if the razor sticks and jerks a little too much.
So, may I please ask for the assembled wisdom on B&B to offer me some advice on what I might be doing wrong?