Does room temp make a difference when lathering

[SUMMERSRL]

It was cold in Long Beach this morning. I mean REAL cold: 38 degrees. I live in an older home. Given our temporate climate the house does not have central heating. So, today my bathroom was quite cold, even after my shower.

Anyway, I had a really hard time getting my Tabac to lather. It went from too dry to WAY too wet without anything in between. I face lather and generally can develop a nice quantity of quality lather. But, as noted, not today.

Is it possible the coldness of the room affected my ability to develop quality lather? If so, any suggestions for a "cold weather" soap?

 

[Sanders]

i dont know if its cold so much as humidity?

 

[Leche]

For us SoCal people, that is so cold you were probably mentally impaired. The older LB home doesn't have a cool wall heater?

 

[SUMMERSRL]

For us SoCal people, that is so cold you were probably mentally impaired. The older LB home doesn't have a cool wall heater?

Nope. I have an under the floor gas furnace in the living room and a free standing gas fireplace in the family room. But, nothing upstairs where my bathroom is.

And, as to the comment relative to the effect of the cold on my mental capability: sheez, I was hoping it was something to do with the soap!

 

[kingfisher]

Dunno, but I doubt it would make that much difference. You used warm or hot water, right?

 

[SUMMERSRL]

Dunno, but I doubt it would make that much difference. You used warm or hot water, right?

Yep. I didn't vary my routine at all.

 

[deshaveman]

I think humidity makes more of a difference. Now that the furnaces are cranking here in the midwest the ambient temperature in my bathroom is about the same as summer but the humidity is way down. I notice it leads to lather drying out more quickly on my face. Not a big deal because I tend to shave fairly quickly in the mornings but if I leave lather on my face for an extended period I can tell it starts to dry out.

 

[WhosYerBob]

I noticed the same thing during my recent vacation to the wilds of Colorado. The humidity was generally very dry, altitude was between 5,000 and 9,300, water was generally very hard - but my lather really varied with the temperature. Outside temperature went down to -7, but the room temp was as low as the upper 40's.