I consider myself a face latherer but admit I'm getting half the way there on the puck. Probably wasting soap...
Face latherers: Do you build up a pretty solid lather on the puck first?
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I used to load lightly to try to conserve the soap but I found that the shave suffered. I'd rather use more product but get a better shave as I can only shave every few days.
I solved my wastage issues by buying a bigger soap container so that the excess soap was still in the container and not spilling down the sides.
I solved my wastage issues by buying a bigger soap container so that the excess soap was still in the container and not spilling down the sides.
Well you still need the same amount of product on the brush whether you're facing or bowling.....
Think of it more as a proto-lather
Think of it more as a proto-lather
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I usually use a shave stick so that doesn't happen. When I do use a puck, I don't build the lather there no. I charge it only and then build the lather on my face. If you do it differently, don't worry about it.
If you are using soap in a bowl or puck soap you can start with a relatively dry brush and load your brush, take it to your face and deposit the soap (not build lather just take the soap to your face) then go back to the puck and load some more and take that to your face. Do it enough times to have a good solid paste on your face before you start building lather. Then add water to your brush and start building lather. Keep adding water until you start to look like Santa Claus 
This.
One theory goes that the amount of soap loaded is proportional to the amount of water present, and working up lather on the puck simply doesn't dissolve more soap.
I squeeze the brush before loading, and work the soap until the brush bristles are stuck together by the cream that is formed. Then I face lather to increase the volume of lather. I rarely have problems with lather dripping anywhere.
I squeeze the brush before loading, and work the soap until the brush bristles are stuck together by the cream that is formed. Then I face lather to increase the volume of lather. I rarely have problems with lather dripping anywhere.
Agree. I do have a problem with "flying lather" if I do not get the brush sufficiently squeezed out after its initial soak; my fault!
I always overload on the puck. With my water, overloading with a drier brush just works best for me. With several years worth of soaps I don't worry about the waste.
If I'm using a hard soap, I pick up the puck and rub it into my scruff.
If I'm using a soft soap, I shake all of the water from the brush, load the brush as much as I can, spread the soap on my face, then build the lather.
Either way, I start with a lot of soap on my face, and then add water.
I don't use creams. They're not slick enough.
If I'm using a soft soap, I shake all of the water from the brush, load the brush as much as I can, spread the soap on my face, then build the lather.
Either way, I start with a lot of soap on my face, and then add water.
I don't use creams. They're not slick enough.
Nope, I hardly have any lather on the puck. After soaking my brush I give it a few good shakes so it doesn't drip water. That way when I load the brush it holds the soap on the bristles instead of dropping it onto the puck. Once I'm loaded I get it on my face and build the lather there. I add water by dipping the bristles.
I lather the puck so hard that I usually have to rinse the thing off when I'm done shaving. I'm curious to try the method mentioned by Turtle, though, as it sounds like the most economical (not to mention the least messy) way to face lather soaps.
IMO,
Creams ($/ml) is too expensive, so I don't use them. If I unexpectedly use in the future, I plan to convert cream to shave stick, working off this thread.
Shave sticks--use face only. After using current batch, plan to not buy any more due to $/ml expense (except for Arko & sales).
Soft soap--place a snurdle of soft soap on each wet cheek and face lather.
Hard soap--use puck like a shave stick or convert to shave stick.
YMMV.
Creams ($/ml) is too expensive, so I don't use them. If I unexpectedly use in the future, I plan to convert cream to shave stick, working off this thread.
Shave sticks--use face only. After using current batch, plan to not buy any more due to $/ml expense (except for Arko & sales).
Soft soap--place a snurdle of soft soap on each wet cheek and face lather.
Hard soap--use puck like a shave stick or convert to shave stick.
YMMV.
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I start the lather on the puck and finish it on my face. More or less a 50-50 proposition.
I soak my brush while I am in the shower. I also put a few drops of water on the soap I will be using. After the shower, I shake out the brush so that it is pretty dry and then put it to the soap for about 30 seconds. This picks up enough soap and I put it on my face. I then dip the brush lightly in the water dish it was soaking in and work it on my face. I do this a few times until I have the lather built up to where I like it on my face. The soap dish gets some swirl marks, but not much in the way of lather.
I like the lather to be just wet enough that it rinses cleanly off the razor easily and quickly.
I like the lather to be just wet enough that it rinses cleanly off the razor easily and quickly.
It depends on what soap I'm using. If it is Williams I lather on the puck like crazy, with Tabac I just load the brush and then lather on my face.
Overloading works for everybody, with every soap, with any kind of water. I'm not saying the results are not different. But there is no lather problem more product won't solve. None.
We need a new subforum
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+1 this is what I do. I load heavily because I like my lather nice and thick. If you find this to cumbersome, you can achieve the same result in a jiffy by using a shave stick!
I charge the brush as heavily as I can in the puck, then build the lather on my face adding water as required.
