Howdy all, I had a $20 gift card to AOS last year (June 2011) and "splurged" to get a tub of their Sandalwood shaving cream. It's very nice, and normally whips up easily, almost without a thought (I build lather in a large latte cup). It's by far the most expensive cream I have (Bigelow/Proraso, Body Shop Maca Root, KMF, Real Shaving Co., etc.), so I use it rarely, like once a week at most.
I've noticed for a few months that it's become harder to build lather with it. I use a wood tongue depressor from the doctor's office to get an almond sized 'snurdle' of cream out of the tub, and when I mix, some of it whips into cream, but a good-sized portion of the 'snurdle' doesn't whip up, it just gets spun around in the bowl. Sometimes I'll smush that chuck my thumb to try to get it to mix up, and then some of it does, but often there's still parts of the cream that doesn't whip up.
Any ideas or suggestions on what I can do to make this easier? It's getting to the point where it's almost too much of a hassle to use this!
Thanks for any replies!
I've noticed for a few months that it's become harder to build lather with it. I use a wood tongue depressor from the doctor's office to get an almond sized 'snurdle' of cream out of the tub, and when I mix, some of it whips into cream, but a good-sized portion of the 'snurdle' doesn't whip up, it just gets spun around in the bowl. Sometimes I'll smush that chuck my thumb to try to get it to mix up, and then some of it does, but often there's still parts of the cream that doesn't whip up.
Any ideas or suggestions on what I can do to make this easier? It's getting to the point where it's almost too much of a hassle to use this!
Thanks for any replies!
