Dumb Question

[Patriot45]

Dumb question from a newb:

So, you swirl your brush on your soap, and form that thick paste. After you are done, do most of you rinse of that paste from your soap puck such that you have a "smooth" surface again, or do you just let it be?

 

[mblakele]

Let it be. Or not. It doesn't matter.

 

[media]

If I had too much water in my brush and lather actually formed on the puck, I'll pour just a little water on top, swirl it around and dump it in the sink just to get rid of the bubbles.

But if I did it right and it's just a little white soapy paste on top I just leave it.

 

[media]

The only dumb question is the one that isnt asked

 

[Tricky]

I usually rinse it gently to get all the soap off the bowl (particularly if they are wooden). It is my goal that the bowl is clean, and it just happens that the soap ends up that way as well. It may be magical thinking, but I want my bowls to survive as long as possible.

 

[winky]

Pretty much a newbie myself, but I wipe the rim of the bowl with a towel so the lid doesn't stick. The soap itself I leave be.

 

[mrbear]

The only dumb question is the one that isnt asked

+1 I leave it like it is! YMMV

 

[Bertilak]

If I had too much water in my brush and lather actually formed on the puck, I'll pour just a little water on top, swirl it around and dump it in the sink just to get rid of the bubbles.

But if I did it right and it's just a little white soapy paste on top I just leave it.

If media hadn't posted that I'd have posted pretty much the same thing.

 

[BrianL]

I rinse, just have always done it that way for no particlar reason.

 

[nav]

I wipe the paste off the top of the puck with my finger (I hold the puck in my hand to load the brush)

 

[rdeakle]

I just let it dry on the top. I will whipe the outside of the bowl off, if I get some soap on the outside. This happens especially with wooden bowls where the puck is almost level with the top of the bowl.

 

[DirtyDave]

Leave it, but clean up the lather on the bowl.

 

[superspot]

There is no such thing as a dumb question. If you never ask, you will never find out.

 

[MattD]

I only load the brush with the soap. I make sure that my brush is damp, but not wet. This allows me to only load the brush with soap, while not producing lather or a mess inside the bowl. From here I can lather inside a mug. This is my preferred method as it allows me to make a nice lather without making a mess of my wooden soap bowl. I actually thought it was a really good question....

 

[Frowzy]

I leave it. Maybe it ends up being 5 shaves worth of soap in the the long run; maybe I save a dollars worth of soap. I'd be more afraid of washing extra soap off below the "residue" by running it under the tap than anything else.

 

[masonjarjar]

Dumb question from a newb:

So, you swirl your brush on your soap, and form that thick paste. After you are done, do most of you rinse of that paste from your soap puck such that you have a "smooth" surface again, or do you just let it be?

depends if it offends your eyes, then wash it off.

I really don't think it makes a lick of difference myself.

I personally think it's a waste of time... but I keep my soaps in the closet..