I am using a hard soap in a cylindrical shape. I guess you can say the cheep stuff. I tried chopping one up to see if would stick to the bowl instead of sliding all over the place. It kind of made a mess of things. I sometimes use allot of water to see if the soap stick, will stick and stay put. Sometimes it does, but most of the time it slides all over and it is an obstacle to get an easy lather going with a brush. I use a small bowl instead of a shaving mug. Maybe that is my problem, but I like moving the brush around whipping a lather up with outhitting the sides of the soap mug.
Any suggestions from more experienced shaving soap users? Maybe I should spend more money on a better shave soap. I even thought of holding the soap in my hand and making a lather, but haven't tried that yet, but it is sounding like a good idea more and more.
While Im on the subject, I purchased one of the old shaving scuttles or whatever they are called and I could never see the practical use of it, yet. Maybe a small brush would be a good thing to use with one. thanks for any constructive criticism.
Any suggestions from more experienced shaving soap users? Maybe I should spend more money on a better shave soap. I even thought of holding the soap in my hand and making a lather, but haven't tried that yet, but it is sounding like a good idea more and more.
While Im on the subject, I purchased one of the old shaving scuttles or whatever they are called and I could never see the practical use of it, yet. Maybe a small brush would be a good thing to use with one. thanks for any constructive criticism.