Learned three things about shave soaps today

[rwdflynavy]

1. I wasn't adding enough water. Now even my Col Conk's lathers up great!
2. I love my scuttle but it is too small. My $1.50 Wal-Mart salsa bowl works best.
3. Adding Pinaud Bay Rum to melted Col Conk's Bay Rum to give it more fragrance leads to a significant burning sensation!

 

[Easttexasman]

More water almost always helps the process. Also try face lathering,you will no longer want the bowl once you see the improvement in your shave.

 

[CharlieFoxtrot]

More water almost always helps the process. Also try face lathering,you will no longer want the bowl once you see the improvement in your shave.

+1 here. I keep a bowl of hot water to dip the brush in. It is much easier to gauge how hydrated the soap is when face lathering is used.

 

[MeanGene]

I appreciate the warning on #3!

 

[BillC]

+1 here. I keep a bowl of hot water to dip the brush in. It is much easier to gauge how hydrated the soap is when face lathering is used.

Exactly what I do as well. I fill my brush scuttle and bowl (happens to be a matching lather bowl) with hot water when I start lathering. When I need more water I touch the tips of the brush to the water

 

[djh]

They are three very valuable lessons. Live and learn!

 

[dpm802]

I appreciate the warning on #3!

+1 ... I love the smell of BayRum, but not on my person. I will sometimes sprinkle it around the room as an air freshener, but putting it on my skin is just too intense.

 

[Mike'sWorld]

2. I love my scuttle but it is too small.

What kind of scuttle do you have? Try face lathering and using the scuttle as a brush scuttle.

 

[rwdflynavy]

What kind of scuttle do you have? Try face lathering and using the scuttle as a brush scuttle.

I have a GP G5. I think a larger bowl size (like my salsa bowl) would help. I will try face lathering.

 

[Mick]

There's always something new to learn

 

[drandall]

1. I wasn't adding enough water. Now even my Col Conk's lathers up great!

keep in mind however, that there are many soaps that actually lather up better using a semi-dry brush. i would definitely put cade and calani in this category. give these soaps too much water at first and what you get is a thin, runny, bubbly mess. that being said, there are soaps with also demand tons of water. the trick is learning which soaps prefer what kind of treatment.