Let's assume it's a soft soap, like Stirling for example.
Yeah, the thing is that it makes the puck look dirty to me. I know it probably doesn't bother most people but I'm a little picky. However I also don't want to unnecessarily waste soap.Probably not, however my preference is to put the unused lather from the brush back into the mug. It makes lathering easier the next time. It probably doesn't make the puck last significantly longer though.
haha I feel the same way with some, but not others. Especially ones that aren't produced anymore.I rinse mine and pat them dry. I keep hoping to waste some soap. My pucks seem to last forever and I want new ones
Just me being picky, I don't like the way the container looks with dried lather. Looks dirty to me, although I know it's just lather. Again, it's me just being picky.My first reaction was to say that you would be losing a fairly significant amount of soap by doing that. And then when I thought about it, I'm guessing probably not as much as I originally thought. But the question is "Why?" I just let my soaps dry naturally by keeping the lid off. There isn't anything getting on the soap other than water, or the occasional stray badger, boar or synthetic brush strand which can be picked off. So, I guess the question is why rinse at all? I rinse my body soap in the shower before I'm finished to get any hair that may be stuck to it off. But shaving soap seems to me to be just fine air drying.
Just me being picky, I don't like the way the container looks with dried lather. Looks dirty to me, although I know it's just lather. Again, it's me just being picky.
Yeah, the thing is that it makes the puck look dirty to me. I know it probably doesn't bother most people but I'm a little picky. However I also don't want to unnecessarily waste soap.
Same hereI am picky too.
Kerry from Phoenix & Beau told me that when I finish loading my soap, rinse it well from the inside and outside with ICE cold water and dry it overnight upside down on a clean towel.
Very little product is wasted and the puck when dried is tidy and it is more easy for me to keep it clean and if I want to sell it, the person who will get it, will be very satisfied like he would buy a new soap. My OCD does not let me leave a mess behind me by any means, this includes the soap rinsing.
I would like to post some pics from my soaps to see what I'm saying. You won't believe to your eyes. The soaps look like they have never been used. Only the surface is lower and lower with the shaves Im doing..
I spend some extra time to clean all my equipment after shave, including soaps,yes it is exhausted, but very satisfying.
I rinse whatever soap I have used for the day. I then turn it upside down to drain. After about 5 min I set it aside to dry until the next morning and put the lid back on. One thing that's always been a turn off to me is when someone has a used soap for sale in the BS & T and it has used lather on top. Instant no sale for me. If the top is clean and I want to try that soap I will purchase it used.
Good idea on the dribbling tapI rinse and wipe of the outside of the tub/container and let dry a day uncovered before replacing cover and putting away. Negligible soap loss if the puck gets wet accidentally while being rinsed I think. I use a dribbling tap running, rather than a touch more forcefully running water, eh?