If there is standing water in it I would. I just run my brush under water then lather so it dries out fine on its' own just leaving the lid off.
Drying Soaps after use
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How many people went straight to the soap to take the lid off ?
With my soaps, I do bloom them and when Im done loading my brush, I was all of the lather off of the soap and then tip the tub or mug upside down to let any water drip out while Im shaving.
That allows most of the water to either drip out or evaporate and should eliminate most of the moisture. I also typically use 1 soap until its all used up and then choose another, so that further eliminates the concern of mold.
That allows most of the water to either drip out or evaporate and should eliminate most of the moisture. I also typically use 1 soap until its all used up and then choose another, so that further eliminates the concern of mold.
I'm wondering why I leave the lid on the counter since I leave it off anyway!
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I am drying out the sixteen or so tubs i've used in the last few months right now. My office smells amazing!
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I do that, too, but I also want the soap to dry between uses.
Towards that end I leave the container open for 24 hours (roughly) after each shave. Then I put the top on the tub unless I'm going to use the soap again right away. I have only one open tub at a time. Unless I skip a day I always have an open tub which helps me remember what soap I used yesterday.
Soap should be allowed to dry. Otherwise it grow bad stuff.
Happy shaves,
Jim
Pro tip: put your soap into an empty plastic container and take scoops from it into a bowl to do a bowl lather. That way 99.9% of your remaining soap stays dry.
There is no need to bloom a soap at all and i don't do it.
I use a brush which is almost dry.
I face lather. The best place to do it.
This question must result from having many expensive soaps. I admit to have never even considered it. My VDH lasts for months and costs less than $4.
Blooming a soap is a nonsense.
A barely damp brush (and i mean barely) is all you need to load from any puck. Do the lathering on the kisser and save the soup making for the kitchen.
Its a shaving myth imho.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
I must be missing something in this thread, I take enough soap from tub or puck for approx 2 to 3 shaves and place it in my mixing lather bowl and just add water and brush because that way I'm not getting other non distilled water in the main soap source. I have never had a problem and that is the way it's always going to be, I can even bloom the soap if I want and leave the old suds in for the next go around.
Oh, believe me, sometimes I start to get tired of a particular soap and look forward to seeing the ring of death on the bottom.I’ve heard of this strategy. I just never believed it was possible!
