Scuttle problem

[Mink]

I just can't build a lather in my scuttle from a pour and melt soap that doesn't dry out or turn to goo. I've tried building it drier and adding water to keep it hydrated, and made it very wet to see if it will last longer - but no cigar.

I'm using Honeybee Soaps shea butter pucks and a Momma Bear glycerin. I have no trouble with tallowate or the French shea butter soaps - in fact, they're wonderful. The water in the scuttle is hot tap water - I would guess in the 130 - 140F range.

Have any of you scuttle users experienced the same thing? How did you get around it?

I use badger and boar brushes. I heat the scuttle in the sink (submerged), pour out the water, and build the lather. When I have a nearly full bowl of lather, I refill the scuttle with hot tap water. I soak my face for about a minute and then start applying the nice and warm lather. If I use a pour and melt soap, I'm lucky to get 2 passes, but only the first application is with quality lather. With the others, I get 4 complete latherings of my face.

 

[GoldenMonkey]

I don't use a scuttle, per se, but a ridged rice bowl, and I leave the thing in the hot water in the sink to keep the lather warm, and every melt and pour soap I've ever used has the same problem...the lather just breaks down and dies from the heat.

 

[JPM]

I've experienced similar, but maybe not quite as bad as what you describe. I started doing a super lather with those soaps using a mild scented cream. That creates really nice lather for me.

 

[Leche]

I think the tallows are more heat resistant than the melt and pour soaps in the scuttle.

 

[GoldenMonkey]

Personally I think it is soaps/creams that contain clays that hold up better (SCS, TGQ, etc.) because they hold moisture really well, but that's just a guess...