Mixing oil with normal lather?

[gronnelg]

Hey guys.
I had an idea the other day. When making lather (be it soap or cream), would it have a positive effect to add oil instead of, or in addiotion to water?

 

[BlackBear]

can't say I've heard of it or tried it, but that's not to say it wouldn't work, you'll have to give it a try and report back on the results. I do know some shavers put a drop or two of glycerin into their lather mix for extra moisturising and slickness.

 

[Cerbul13]

I always add 6 drops of glycerin in my bowl before adding the brush with soap, and is generating an awesome slick lather that can take a lot of water, without feeling runny. It actually adds slickness to the lather, and feels like you have some cream added to the mix. I actually like this more then uberlather.

About oil, I have no clue, but I would assume that the best bet is to put it in the bowl before starting to build lather, like this you can have consistent results. Obviously, if it does build a lather.

 

[gronnelg]

Where can you buy glycerin online? And do they ship to europe? (Norway more precisely)

 

[Teddyboy]

You can probably get glycerin in your local pharmacy.

As for oil, your beard is supposed to hydrate, not marinate.

 

[BlackBear]

Where can you buy glycerin online? And do they ship to europe? (Norway more precisely)

As Teddyboy suggested, try your local pharmacy, it's generally sold as a remedy for dry skin. It's even stocked here in Australia at the supermarket in the 'hair, medical, grooming etc' aisle

 

[Mike H]

I have read complaints that that oil caused the lather to dissipate quicker.

 

[gronnelg]

Alright! Thanks for your feedback guys! You're awesome!

 

[Dools]

A friend gave me this product, as a gift. It does Not mix with lather....makes the lather dissipate as was stated above....and, this is an expensive item.

 

[eth]

Halaien!

For glycerin, check your nearest pharmacy, or maybe hobbyist store. It has many uses, and even knowing the lack of interesting items we can find locally, I still would be surprised if you couldn't find any. If you really want to buy online, I see iherb.com sells it. They do ship to Norway, at very reasonable rates in my experience.

I've read about people mixing branded (e.g. T&H) pre-shave oil into their lather, and have good results. I doubt using any kind of oil instead of water would be a good idea, as most creams and soaps are meant to be used with water I doubt they would perform well with zero water. Using oil(s) in addition to water might give good results, but reading about How Pre-shave Oil Works I think you'll be better off using it on your face prior to lathering, rather than in the lather. I have found both grapeseed oil and apricot kernel oil in local grocery stores, these two and others are reported to work well as pre-shave oils.

 

[gronnelg]

Sweet! Fellow norwgians
So, I went to the pharmacy today. They didn't have glycerin, but they had glycerol. Is it the same?

 

[eth]

Wikipedia: Glycerol

"Glycerine" and "Glycerin" redirect here. [...]

Glycerol (or glycerine, glycerin) is a simple polyol compound.

I'd say yes.

 

[BIGFURM]

I don't think you could make a good lather without water. On occasion, I do add glycerin and a couple drops of essential oils to my lather. I have jojoba, avocado, kukui nut, and eucalyptus essential oils. I can make a really mean uber lather with most of my creams.