new to cella: is it supposed to be hard as a rock?

[drandall]

just got some cella, opened it up and it's really hard. yes, i can dent it with my finger, but only if i really push quite firmly.

do you lather this stuff like a traditional soap? is it supposed to be softer, like a slightly firmer cream?

what say ye?

 

[Tom Ford]

Cella is meant to be as you describe, mine certainly is.

I lather Cella as I would a normal puck of soap, soak my brush and then squeeze out the water before swirling until i get a slurry and then moving it to my lather bowl.

FWIW it provides a great shave, a very underrated soap IMO.

Hope that helps, as always YMMV.

 

[Blondie]

Mine is like this as well. Not as soft as say proraso, but not as hard as VDH, Williams, or Institut Karite.

 

[drumana]

Cella hard as a rock? No sir. It's certainly not as hard as triple milled soaps, and softer than the non triple milled soaps that I've tried. Not as soft as cream, obviously...

 

[drandall]

it sounds like my cella is as it should be. if anyone else has some specific lathering recommendations, i'd welcome them.

thanks everyone,

david

 

[Will P.C.]

Load your brush and face lather

excellent performer

 

[grump]

Load your brush and face lather

excellent performer

Yes. That's the way I like it. aH Ha, aH Ha

 

[azmark]

I face lather Cella but give it a whirl in a bowl too.

 

[tlanning]

Cella is dentable with a firm finger push. Lather as you would any of your soaps. Great lather leading to a great shave and at the bottom of the price range