Hello All,
I wouldn’t consider myself new to wet shaving, but I’m having a bit of a problem building a nice lather.
For some background, It’s become a small part of my daily routine, even when I don’t shave, to practice making a lather. I do all of the recommended steps quite carefully, ring the brush to almost dry after soaking it, load the tips, and add a very small amount of water a little bit at a time. But when the lather has good volume and “meringue” like peaks, it’s still very airy and dries out pretty quickly on my face.
I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a soap problem or a brush problem. I’m using K Shave Worx Cure for a Belly Ache soap (which has a wonderful smell, but I believe might be discontinued now?) and a Holy Black Synthetic brush. It’s been a couple years now and I still only have the one soap and the one brush. I wanted to check in and ask, is it time to expand on my personal inventory, or am I still the problem?
Thanks for your help. And sorry for a longer post, I wanted to detail my endeavor, as well as the recurring problem
I wouldn’t consider myself new to wet shaving, but I’m having a bit of a problem building a nice lather.
For some background, It’s become a small part of my daily routine, even when I don’t shave, to practice making a lather. I do all of the recommended steps quite carefully, ring the brush to almost dry after soaking it, load the tips, and add a very small amount of water a little bit at a time. But when the lather has good volume and “meringue” like peaks, it’s still very airy and dries out pretty quickly on my face.
I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a soap problem or a brush problem. I’m using K Shave Worx Cure for a Belly Ache soap (which has a wonderful smell, but I believe might be discontinued now?) and a Holy Black Synthetic brush. It’s been a couple years now and I still only have the one soap and the one brush. I wanted to check in and ask, is it time to expand on my personal inventory, or am I still the problem?
Thanks for your help. And sorry for a longer post, I wanted to detail my endeavor, as well as the recurring problem