Lather Optimization Updates

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Rockwell shaving cream is optimized...

Rockwell shaving cream, at least the old version, is middle-of-the-road

Optimization work has moved on to Captain's Choice shaving soap.

 

[BigJ]

UPDATE! Rockwell shaving cream is optimized...

Rockwell shaving cream, at least the old version, is middle-of-the-road

Optimization work has moved on to Captain's Choice shaving soap.

Thanks for the newest update!!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

Thanks for the newest update!!

My pleasure, @BigJ!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Captain's Choice shaving soap is optimized...

Captain's Choice is the WORST shaving soap that I've optimized so far

Thanks go to @johnwick for the donated sample. It's always more enjoyable to evaluate better soaps and creams than worse ones, but without the worse ones, there wouldn't be better ones.

Next up is Bull and Bell shaving soap!

 

[BigJ]

UPDATE! Captain's Choice shaving soap is optimized...

Captain's Choice is the WORST shaving soap that I've optimized so far

Thanks go to @johnwick for the donated sample. It's always more enjoyable to evaluate better soaps and creams than worse ones, but without the worse ones, there wouldn't be better ones.

Next up is Bull and Bell shaving soap!

UGH!! But a ‘scientific’ opinion.

Thanks for the update!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UGH!! But a ‘scientific’ opinion.

Thanks for the update!

No problem, @BigJ. Others disagree, but this is what I found for me.

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Bull and Bell shaving soap is optimized...

Lather Optimization Results for Bull and Bell Soap: 8th Place out of 21

Thanks go to @Sirocco for the donated sample.

Currently ongoing is Haslinger Schafmilch.

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Haslinger has been optimized...

Haslinger Schafmilch Optimization Results

Thanks, @johnwick, for the sample. It was good to finally get to Haslinger and I also improved my optimization methodology in the process!

Next up is another sample from John, a soap that has gained a lot of attention since it came around... Grooming Dept.

 

[FarmerTan]

Way to go. Thanks for the hard work!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

Way to go. Thanks for the hard work!

Thanks!

 

[Toothpick]

Definitely a lot of work put in to these reviews and many members no doubt find them valuable. I notice a few really popular soaps are mid-tier or bottom-tier in your testing. If this proves anything it’s that individual results will vary. In the long run you are finding what soaps work best for you and that is invaluable. And some entertainment for the B&B in the process. Keep it up!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

Definitely a lot of work put in to these reviews and many members no doubt find them valuable. I notice a few really popular soaps are mid-tier or bottom-tier in your testing. If this proves anything it’s that individual results will vary. In the long run you are finding what soaps work best for you and that is invaluable. And some entertainment for the B&B in the process. Keep it up!

Thanks, Jason! You're right about how we have our different opinions. As I'm finding what works best for me, I can only hope that my evaluations help others find what works best for them, too. At the very least, others can get some entertainment out of it.

 

[BobbyB]

Gentlemen, I recently began using Van der Hagen shaving soap; which is giving me great lather. However, I use a very soft BarBury brush. I recently discovered that I need to make sure the brush is not saturated before working up the day's lather, otherwise, I get a soup broth lather, instead of a biscuit gravy thickness.

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Grooming Dept (GD), beef tallow & duck fat formula, has been optimized...

Grooming Dept (Beef Tallow & Duck Fat Formula) Optimization Results

It was a real pleasure optimizing GD. It is a top-tier soap. Thanks, @johnwick, for the generous sample!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! L'Occitane Cade shaving soap has been optimized...

L'Occitane Cade Optimization Results

Thanks, @Clay S, for donating the soap for evaluation. Next up is your puck of Scalpmaster.

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Scalpmaster, a shaving soap from China, has been optimized...

Scalpmaster Optimization Results

Thanks, @Clay S, for the "white elephant" gift. I hope that you're not disappointed that it didn't come in last place.

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

UPDATE! Williams Mug Shaving Soap has been optimized...

Williams Optimization Results with Photos

Thanks, @lancre, for your donation and really helpful advice!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

Cremo Original Shave Cream Optimization Results

 

[BigJ]

UPDATE! Williams Mug Shaving Soap has been optimized...

Williams Optimization Results with Photos

Thanks, @lancre, for your donation and really helpful advice!

Great work!! Thanks for posting the results!!

 

[ShavingByTheNumbers]

Great work!! Thanks for posting the results!!

You're welcome. Glad that you like it.