Need help with soap lathering

[kobane]

I've been wanting to try soaps, but every time I try to load the brush, it always comes out bubbly. I always shake out excess water from the brush, I even squeeze it before I start swirling, but I never get that paste like consistency. I've tried not adding water to the soap and it still comes out bubbly. Any ideas?

If it helps, I'm using a C&E pure badger brush and their Sienna soap.

 

[Go West Young Man]

Are you trying to create lather on the puck, or are you moving to a bowl or your face after loading the brush?

Assuming the latter, you probably just need a lot more soap. How long are you spending loading the brush?

 

[Codfish]

Are you trying to create lather on the puck, or are you moving to a bowl or your face after loading the brush?

Assuming the latter, you probably just need a lot more soap. How long are you spending loading the brush?

+1 What Chris said.

Codfish

 

[brad.clarkston]

I agree I just realized I wasn't loading it enough. For me it's not enough to count out 30/60 seconds while swirling I had to jam the brush down onto the puck and let it spread out. Then I move to a bowl with a few drops of water and jam it down again to get a lather going.

I now can get a pretty good three pass lather out of Williams, VhD, and Ralph Lauren Safari pucks with only a 30 second load.

 

[Luc]

It sounds like you are not using enough product. Re-visit the tutorials if required: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Lathers

 

[Eric V]

I now can get a pretty good three pass lather out of Williams, VhD, and Ralph Lauren Safari pucks with only a 30 second load.

Bravo!

 

[ackvil]

And if you continue to have some problems add just a touch of cream to the mix. It will work wonders!

 

[kobane]

So this morning, I tried to load it more and it ended up lathering in the soap bowl. It was too thin so I went back to my CO Bigelow cream.

 

[Eric V]

So this morning, I tried to load it more and it ended up lathering in the soap bowl. It was too thin so I went back to my CO Bigelow cream.

Hmmmm. A few practice sessions between shaves would pay off well!

Best of Luck!

 

[akira7799]

Hmmmm. A few practice sessions between shaves would pay off well!

Best of Luck!

+1 I practice with new soaps and it helps incredibly.

Good luck!
Dave