L'Occitane Soap: HELP.

[BondBond]

I do love L'Occitane.

And, I do love their Cade Soap. I love how it looks, I love how it smells, I love how it feels.

However...

I have a hell of a time getting a lather from it. The lather I do get is thin, and dissolves on my face within 5 minutes.

I lather it for several minutes, using a boar hair brush, and a little water.

What am I doing wrong?

Any help would be appreciated...

Thank you in advance.

 

[guitarslinger]

buy some bottled water, and try lathering with it.

if the result is equally bad, you can rule out your water being the problem.

good luck!

 

[cegadede]

Try the upside down lathering technique, you can't go wrong with it!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSUNBY9zHUw[/YOUTUBE]

It works just fine with CADE.

 

[dougr]

Try the upside down lathering technique, you can't go wrong with it!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSUNBY9zHUw[/YOUTUBE]

It works just fine with CADE.

Great TIP and I can't wait to try this in the morning even though I don't have Cade

 

[dougr]

BTW was that Rumba music that Mantic was lathering up to? Whatever it was it was loud so I liked it.

 

[Schwert]

I have never failed to get a wonderfully rich creamy lather from CADE...that lasts for my complete shave.

Load with more soap would be my suggestion.

I only face lather.

 

[GreekGuy]

I had the same problem. I heard the wonders of cade soap, yet it gave a pathetic excuse for lather. It was neither slick, moisturizing, or thick. I used to pour some water on the puck and let it soak for a few minutes, drain, load my brush, then lather in a bowl.

The trick to getting a good lather is DO NOT SOAK the puck. Soak your brush, drain, shake off water, GENTLY squeeze out the water. Then swirl the brush with medium pressure on top of the soap until it is loaded. Move to a bowl, swirl, add water as needed. I have gotten fantastic lathers from cade ever since I tried this new technique.

 

[cymric]

I lather it for several minutes, using a boar hair brush, and a little water.

I did the same here. The lather in those pictures is above all suspicion.

 

[Legion]

Hmmm... It could be your water. Different areas like different soaps... At my house Cade is probably my easiest lathering soap. I am using a badger brush, I'm not sure how much difference that could be making.

 

[Condorito]

I had the same problem. I heard the wonders of cade soap, yet it gave a pathetic excuse for lather. It was neither slick, moisturizing, or thick. I used to pour some water on the puck and let it soak for a few minutes, drain, load my brush, then lather in a bowl.

The trick to getting a good lather is DO NOT SOAK the puck. Soak your brush, drain, shake off water, GENTLY squeeze out the water. Then swirl the brush with medium pressure on top of the soap until it is loaded. Move to a bowl, swirl, add water as needed. I have gotten fantastic lathers from cade ever since I tried this new technique.

I agree with this suggestion. Pretty much what i do when using this. In general, i have yet to soak the puck, or put any water on them at all. I have yet to use a bowl to lather pucks, i always face lather.

 

[hypnoz]

1. soak brush in water for a few minutes
2. shake out water 4-6 times gently
3. load brush by swirling on puck, getting only the top of the hair at first, then harder to get soap at the core
4. add small doses of water in a bowl
5. amazing lather occurs
6. CADE rocks.

 

[closer]

In my experience, Cade requires less water, and is not forgiving when you use too much water. Since your lather is thin, whatever amount of water you are using, use lesser water than that. And, if you dip the tips of the brush to hydrate more, ensure that you only dip the very ends of the tips - you literally need just a few additional drops at that point. Like you, I used to get great looking lather, but it dried out on my face quickly. By reducing the amount of water, I now I get thicker, long-lasting lather from it.

Here's my routine:
1. Soak brush in a mug of hot water.
2. After several minutes, remove brush, and squeeze gently.
3. Shake brush 3-4 times to remove more water.
4. Swirl brush on the dry puck several times. I do about 18 swirls, for a 3-pass shave.
5. Dip the very tip of the brush very gently in the mug of water, then load up with 18 swirls again.
6. Proceed to face-lather.
7. After a while, dip the very tips of the brush in water, and face-lather again. Repeat 3-4 times.

This gives me enough lather for 3 passes. I'm using the B&B LE '09 brush.

 

[MetroNome]

Buy a Simpson Chubby Super and you will never have a problem with a soap again...

 

[elkaholic]

My lathers were the same until I read the reviews.

Simply...CADE hates water. The less damp your brush is, the better.

I used it this morning, shook most of the water out of my brush, face lathered right up.

 

[ShavelockFoams]

In my experience, Cade requires less water, and is not forgiving when you use too much water. Since your lather is thin, whatever amount of water you are using, use lesser water than that. And, if you dip the tips of the brush to hydrate more, ensure that you only dip the very ends of the tips - you literally need just a few additional drops at that point. Like you, I used to get great looking lather, but it dried out on my face quickly. By reducing the amount of water, I now I get thicker, long-lasting lather from it.

+1

Cade is the easiest lathering soap I have used so far. I put a little water on top of the puck, and let it sit there while I run the brush under the tap. I then shake the brush till it is almost dry. Pour off excess water into the lather bowl, load the brush, then build the lather in the bowl, adding water as necessary.

 

[whiskerlips]

My lathers were the same until I read the reviews.

Simply...CADE hates water. The less damp your brush is, the better.

I used it this morning, shook most of the water out of my brush, face lathered right up.

Agree. Cade requires very little water. Go easy