I am realizing that my lather is not very slick. My face feels more slippery when I wash it with Ivory soap than it does with the lather I've been making using shaving soap. I can build a large volume of lather, but it often feels too airy. It is more foamy and not slick. I don't have any bubbles, they are microscopic and the lather is smooth. I can't think of a better way to describe it other than airy.
I have been bowl lathering using a boar brush. I have tried three soaps - Prorasso Green, Razorock Gold Label, and a glycerine soap from Wet Shaving Club. The results are the same, so I think it is due to my method. I tried Prorasso cream in a tube and the lather was much more slick and thick.
My first thought was the soap wasn't good, but I have tried 3 with the same results. Next I thought I needed to work the lather more in the bowl. I added a couple minutes of agitation, but that didn't change the result. Third, I thought I might have too much water too early, so I cut way back and that didn't change much either.
Fourth, I thought maybe I needed more soap, so I loaded the brush for about 2 minutes on the Razorock Gold soap puck. I also put in a fairly minimal amount of water. That might have improved things, I am not totally sure.
Could that be it? What else should I be trying? How can I get my lather from soap to be as slick as my lather from cream?
Please do not suggest different soaps, I am using 3 soaps that should work. This must be with my technique, so I want to fix that. I do have a Stirling and Captain's Choice soap coming for xmas, so I can try those later. But this must be with my technique.
I have been bowl lathering using a boar brush. I have tried three soaps - Prorasso Green, Razorock Gold Label, and a glycerine soap from Wet Shaving Club. The results are the same, so I think it is due to my method. I tried Prorasso cream in a tube and the lather was much more slick and thick.
My first thought was the soap wasn't good, but I have tried 3 with the same results. Next I thought I needed to work the lather more in the bowl. I added a couple minutes of agitation, but that didn't change the result. Third, I thought I might have too much water too early, so I cut way back and that didn't change much either.
Fourth, I thought maybe I needed more soap, so I loaded the brush for about 2 minutes on the Razorock Gold soap puck. I also put in a fairly minimal amount of water. That might have improved things, I am not totally sure.
Could that be it? What else should I be trying? How can I get my lather from soap to be as slick as my lather from cream?
Please do not suggest different soaps, I am using 3 soaps that should work. This must be with my technique, so I want to fix that. I do have a Stirling and Captain's Choice soap coming for xmas, so I can try those later. But this must be with my technique.