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dangerousrazor
For those who'd emptied a bottle of MDC, how long did it take for one to run out of? I'm exclusively using one these days and at current pace, it would run out before 200 uses.
Soap usage depends primarily on brush type/size and loading time, and in more extreme cases the water hardness
A dense Simpson’s Chubby Badger may require 3-4X more product than a small synthetic knot to produce (and release) enough lather for shaving
Some folks can shave with as little as 0.3g per shave. Others use up to 2-3g per shave. Given my brush preferences, I’m more towards 0.8-1.2g per shave
Which brush do you use? How long do you load it?
A dense Simpson’s Chubby Badger may require 3-4X more product than a small synthetic knot to produce (and release) enough lather for shaving
Some folks can shave with as little as 0.3g per shave. Others use up to 2-3g per shave. Given my brush preferences, I’m more towards 0.8-1.2g per shave
Which brush do you use? How long do you load it?
About 9 months of daily beard AND head shaves.
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I think my bowl lasted 5 shaves before I passed it off to my son-in-law. It's nice to have a wetshaver in the family, who likes to save money, and will use whatever I don't want.
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dangerousrazor
I primarily use 26mm badger or Trafalgar 3. I load it for 15 seconds.
Those are big brushes. I would guess you are using close to 1g per shave, maybe a little less.
Experiment loading for 10 seconds, or use a smaller brush if you have one
I used MdC for 258 shaves before I ran out. I do a four-pass face shave and a two-pass head shave. I also have a wide variety of brushes ranging from 19mm to 28mm.
I hope this helps.
I hope this helps.
Steve56
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I hot 9 months out of a jar, lathering with abandon with a Chubby 1 Super, 5-6 times per week. So I got about 180-200 shaves.
When I use a less of a soap hog to lather, it would be possible to nearly double that. @martym got almost 2 years out of a jar with a Wee Scot.
When I use a less of a soap hog to lather, it would be possible to nearly double that. @martym got almost 2 years out of a jar with a Wee Scot.
I use small brushes...a Chubby 1 in best, a Kent BK4, or a Simpson T2. I load about three to five seconds, plenty for three passes. I shave every day. I have two MdCs, the Fougere I started last fall and the Agrumes I started this spring. They are the only soaps I use. The Fougere is now about 1/4" below the rim, and the Agrumes maybe 1/6" below the rim. The Agrumes paired with St. John's West Indian Lime is my summer citrus combo.
Too late to edit...1/6 ought to be 1/16".
At the end of a shave, squeeze your brush and see how much soap you're running down the drain, it's quite a lot.
I mean, that's ok - I like a really loaded brush, but I'd wager than many of us here could increase soap life exponentially by just using less and not washing it into the drains.
I mean, that's ok - I like a really loaded brush, but I'd wager than many of us here could increase soap life exponentially by just using less and not washing it into the drains.
I have Nature, Fougère and Vétyver. Seem to use Nature the most and have barely dented it. 
True.....but it's a small price to pay for making sure my brush is well loaded.
Yep, me too. I love a really loaded brush.
I want lather hitting the walls and ceiling!!
There‘s a find line between having too much lather on your brush when you are done and not enough while you are finishing your shave. Like you, I opt for too much.
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
When you squeeze your brush out, the lather looks big. But lather is soap, air, and water. Soap is very little of it. Instead of squeezing the lather into your sink. squeeze it into a ramekin, on to a saucer, etc and see what it looks like dry.
Most of what lather that you wash down the sink from your brush is air and water, not soap.
Most of what lather that you wash down the sink from your brush is air and water, not soap.
I used it for a month, weighing it before and after.
I discovered that once I had been using it for a few days, 10-13 swirls was all I needed to do to pick up enough soap to get the job done with four or more passes of lather.
Doing the math, it mapped out to over 3 years of daily shaves.
I will caveat this by saying that I generally use less soap per shave than a lot of shavers out there. Whipping up the lather in a bowl first helps to conserve the soap as well.
I'll also say that I came to not really enjoy the quality of the lather, after that month. When I hydrated it to my liking it just didn't hold up as well. If I backed off on the water then it felt a little drying and not as slick. So I haven't used it since.
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I discovered that once I had been using it for a few days, 10-13 swirls was all I needed to do to pick up enough soap to get the job done with four or more passes of lather.
Doing the math, it mapped out to over 3 years of daily shaves.
I will caveat this by saying that I generally use less soap per shave than a lot of shavers out there. Whipping up the lather in a bowl first helps to conserve the soap as well.
I'll also say that I came to not really enjoy the quality of the lather, after that month. When I hydrated it to my liking it just didn't hold up as well. If I backed off on the water then it felt a little drying and not as slick. So I haven't used it since.
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+1! Great point!!
For me the issue is, ‘Did I enjoy my shave?’
If I answer, ‘Yes, indeed!’ Then, how much soap I used is not too important!
jackgoldman123
Boring and predictable
forever and a day it seems
conservatively estimating; loading not too excessively - 9 months of daily shaves
conservatively estimating; loading not too excessively - 9 months of daily shaves
Steve56
Ask me about shaving naked!
Try Myrsol Agua di Limon with the agrumes, it’s a very nice pairing.
