Got myself some Kent (MWF) shavign soap in wooden bowl

[shoulderpet]

Hi ,

Got just myself some Kent (MWF) shavign soap in a wooden bowl , looking forward to using it after hearing great things about this soap and how moisturising it is, however one thing I have heard is that it drys out easily , I really want to use the wooden bowl provided as its a really nice bowl, was thinking of wrapping the soap in cling film after use to keep it from drying out, what do you guys suggest? Thanks

 

[.soap.]

Hi! No need to worry about a hard soap becoming "dry", MWF will still work just as well.

If you're truly set on getting it moistened before loading, do like many around here and place an approx tsp of tap water on the puck a few minutes before your shave.

Enjoy your new soap!

 

[Niles]

Hi! No need to worry about a hard soap becoming "dry", MWF will still work just as well.

If you're truly set on getting it moistened before loading, do like many around here and place an approx tsp of tap water on the puck a few minutes before your shave.

Enjoy your new soap!

+1

 

[nav]

+2 to the above suggestion.

Also, once you have loaded your brush, put the lid back on instead of waiting until the end of your shave. This will help to somewhat preserve the moisture in the soap.

 

[shoulderpet]

Thanks for the replies , I have tried the soap and unfortunately I have to say i am not a fan, very hard to lather (maybe as i am in hard water area) and the lather dried out very quickly however much water I added, spent more time lathering than shaving however I will give it another go , is this a feature of tallow based soaps or is it just mwf that is hard to lather? I would like to try Tabac shaving soap at some point but a little wary after trying the MWF

 

[cooltide]

i too found it a bit hit and miss when it comes lathering so i made shave sticks from it and worked much better

 

[nav]

Thanks for the replies , I have tried the soap and unfortunately I have to say i am not a fan, very hard to lather (maybe as i am in hard water area) and the lather dried out very quickly however much water I added, spent more time lathering than shaving however I will give it another go , is this a feature of tallow based soaps or is it just mwf that is hard to lather? I would like to try Tabac shaving soap at some point but a little wary after trying the MWF

See below comment.

i too found it a bit hit and miss when it comes lathering so i made shave sticks from it and worked much better

This confirms that the soap:water ratio is important to get right. Once you do, MWF is awesome!

 

[Funkadelic]

Check out this thread and video...Im about to try it this way, since I have hard water.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/340483-Lathering-MWF-with-hard-water-my-method

 

[Funkadelic]

I also found face lathering works pretty good with this soap. When more water is required slighty dip the tips of brush into the sink of water..

 

[Mad Man]

Kent version of MWF in wooden bowl is lovely stuff. Soft water in Melbourne means I've never had lathering issues with it.