Lather Correction?

[Ski-Patroller]

Since I try a number of different soaps, that behave differently, I occasionally screw up and don't get the brush loaded enough.

It happened this morning with Michaels Wool Fat. I knew it was too thin, but I could not think of an easy way to add more soap, once I had the lather in the bowl. Any easy ways to fix that, or is it better to just start over.

 

[pauls51]

Easier way is too just add more, by loading up your brush on the puck again...

And its Mitchell's not Michael's, unless your talking about something else!!!

 

[talibeard]

I agree with pauls51; wipe off your brush on the side of the bowl and revisit the puck.

Especially when I haven't used a certain soap for a longer period I have to find its product/water ratio again.

 

[TheSentinel]

I'll do the same except that I won't wipe off the brush.

 

[Ski-Patroller]

Easier way is too just add more, by loading up your brush on the puck again...

And its Mitchell's not Michael's, unless your talking about something else!!!

I thought about that, but thought it would be messy. I guess the mess would be worth it.

Your right. It is in a Storage Tin, and I just tried to recall the name.

 

[wwp512]

for me, once it is too soapy, it's over! dump the mixture out, squeeze whats on the brush into the bow so I can get a relatively dry brush and start over.

Hate to see good soap goes to waste!

 

[ackvil]

Just add some shaving CREAM to the mixture and it will take care of the problem.

 

[Gustav]

I have also found that bigger is not necessarily better in this ball game. I use a small boar brush which I soak, flick a few times to get rid of excess water (no wringing), then I load up until it is full with lathery goodness and then face lather. The advantage of a small brush IMO is that it is so much easier to set the water/soap ratio, I just dip the brush in water and apply it again and again to my lathered face until I am satisfied with the lather quality.

 

[PhatMan]

SkiPatroller,

+1 on Ackvils' suggestion.

When I started using MWF, becuase the puck is so hard, I had difficulty loading my softer brushes.

A pea sized dollop of shaving cream saved the day

In addition, milling MWF makes it far eaiser to load the brush - there are two (2) videos posted on B&B Soap Forum recently (one from Mantic59, the other from Teiste)

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=177700

showing how to make good lather from MWF. There is also an earlier photo-tutorial on B&B:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=126516&highlight=mitchells+wool+fat

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

 

[Hex]

I do this so often that it's a shame.

I stand there looking at my thin lather and a brush loaded with it. No way can I try and get more unlathered soap on to the brush.

What I wind up doing is to add a small dab of one of my inexpensive shave creams, like Palmolive, Godrej, Musgo and forge ahead.

The post by Ignatius with the videos helped me as I am still working on getting my lather better. It's improving.

I use PdP to practice on, and I had planned to use it until I got bored with it.

I suspect that a small drop of glycerin would also improve it.

 

[Ronan the BARBERian]

I find that I get far better results by using the puck of MWF like a shave stick, applying it directly onto the face and the face lathering with a presoaked brush that has had the excess water shaken out.

This has the benefits that all that lanolin goodness is on your face or the brush not in a bowl. The exact amount of the Fat soap used is determined by the coarseness and thickness of your beard and it is easier to add than take away water from a lather.

 

[ackvil]

I do this so often that it's a shame.

I stand there looking at my thin lather and a brush loaded with it. No way can I try and get more unlathered soap on to the brush.

What I wind up doing is to add a small dab of one of my inexpensive shave creams, like Palmolive, Godrej, Musgo and forge ahead.

The post by Ignatius with the videos helped me as I am still working on getting my lather better. It's improving.

I use PdP to practice on, and I had planned to use it until I got bored with it.

I suspect that a small drop of glycerin would also improve it.

A few drops of glycerin with that combo makes uberlather: IMO the best shaving lather ever!

 

[talibeard]

I have also found that bigger is not necessarily better in this ball game. I use a small boar brush which I soak, flick a few times to get rid of excess water (no wringing), then I load up until it is full with lathery goodness and then face lather. The advantage of a small brush IMO is that it is so much easier to set the water/soap ratio, I just dip the brush in water and apply it again and again to my lathered face until I am satisfied with the lather quality.

My way exactly! Including the small brush; 50mm is my absolute maximum for a great face-latherer and there is no doubt in my mind that boars are the easy way to get it done right!