KMF Paraben Free Sensitive Skin Latherability

[OV1kenobi]

Meh...

Am I alone in this, or have others been less than impressed with the latherability of this cream?

I have to say that I am using a ten year old C&E Pure Badger brush and a smooth-glazed bowl, but I have not been getting very good results with my lather.

I have achieved much better results, latherwise, with my Cella, RazoRock cream and P.160 Tipo Morbido even while making lather with the above-mentioned brush and bowl.

Like my older, paraben-infused KMF, I seem to get better results by squirting a dollop of KMF onto VDH Deluxe and forming a superlather.

Does anyone else experience this?

Regards,

David

 

[jakespoppy]

I just tried this cream for the first time yesterday, and wasn't sure if it was even supposed to be brush-lathered, but the other KMF creams do great with a brush, so I gave it a spin. I also used a C&E BBB brush, and I found this cream created a very rich, slick, protective lather. I don't know that it "pumped up in volume" like some do, but the lather I got was plenty for a four-pass shave, and did a great job.

 

[guitarslinger]

You must have weird water, because this creates fistsfull of meringue for me.

 

[Crawford Montizano]

Like Shelock Holmes we all have to deduct.
Your problem you'll just have to conduct.
With our best guess,
It may make more of a mess.
Perhaps you should try more product.

 

[Bloomey]

Hmmm strange, I've got both the lime and mint KMF and every time I use it, I get gobs of quality lather. Granted I use an omega boar brush and I also use a tobs silvertip brush.

Either your water is weird, or maybe it's your brush perhaps. I find brushes create better lather when they have been cleaned with a solution of borax.

 

[mr_pacman]

Has anyone compared the scent of the new paraben free key lime with the old key lime?

Are they the same scent? Is the new one a stronger scent?

 

[guitarslinger]

Has anyone compared the scent of the new paraben free key lime with the old key lime?

Are they the same scent? Is the new one a stronger scent?

I haven't tried the PBfree lime, BUT...............

The PBfree lavender and mint both smell stronger, and vastly better!!

 

[Kevan]

I used the new KMF as well (never used the old one) and while it lathered, it provided little cushion. I squeezed three pumps on my Rooney 3/1 and face-lathered (maybe that's why?).

 

[OV1kenobi]

You must have weird water, because this creates fistsfull of meringue for me.

I might be that I just have weird water. In fact, I don't even drink the stuff for various reasons. Instead, I buy three-gallon carboys of Mountain Valley (from Arkansas) and drink that.

I'll try using some of that Mountain Valley for making lather. Let you know how that works.

David

 

[OV1kenobi]

Hmmm strange, I've got both the lime and mint KMF and every time I use it, I get gobs of quality lather. Granted I use an omega boar brush and I also use a tobs silvertip brush.

Either your water is weird, or maybe it's your brush perhaps. I find brushes create better lather when they have been cleaned with a solution of borax.

In addition to using different water, I will also try cleaning my brush.

Thanks!