Seamogue 2000, lather breaking dow

[Raithskar]

Hey Boar Users.

I have been using my Seamogue 2K on a regular basis to get it broken in.

Something that has me stumped, and aggravated, is I load up the brush real well, face lather and by the time i am done with my first pass I grab the brush and most of the thick luxurious lather I created has broken down.

Am I not getting enough water out of the brush before loadin? Do I need to double my load time from my Badgers? Any help you can impart to help me correct this problem is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[djh]

If you are loading plenty of soap (and a boar should load pretty well) the other part of the equation is the amount of water in your lather. Because a boar brush tends to hold less water than a badger, you will need to add water slowly to build your lather- without enough water, your lather can have considerably less volume than is optimal.

 

[BladeDE40]

Definitely sounds like you need more water. Try loading with a very wet brush as described in Marco's Method; while described as being for soft Italian soaps, I find that it works across the board especially when using boars.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/199887-My-lathering-technique-with-Italian-soft-soaps?highlight=Marco%27s+Method

 

[Samjax]

The 2000 is good for 2 good lathers and maybe 3 if all the stars, sun and moon are lined up. I've tried it with Tabac, MWF, Euro Palmolive, Arko and others - count on 2 "good" passes - and the third is usually disappointing (and yes, I know the drill, load longer and watch the water) I didn't like it and ended up selling it. I'm going to get a Semogue SOC Boar at some point - it's bound to be better. On the other hand, my Omega 49 will easily hold 3 passes and generally a decent 4th - no special "recipe" needed for the Omega 49, load it and go - it's just that simple.

 

[Loric]

If you shake out your boar, your loosing the water for your lather. Boar hair absorbs water (especially water from lather), so if you load a dry brush, the bristles will soak in all the H20. Soak the brush for 3~5 min, let drip out (dont shake more than once), load heavily, and lather the very damp brush. Thats what works for me with boars. Good luck!

 

[BladeDE40]

The 2000 is good for 2 good lathers and maybe 3 if all the stars, sun and moon are lined up. I've tried it with Tabac, MWF, Euro Palmolive, Arko and others - count on 2 "good" passes - and the third is usually disappointing (and yes, I know the drill, load longer and watch the water) I didn't like it and ended up selling it. I'm going to get a Semogue SOC Boar at some point - it's bound to be better. On the other hand, my Omega 49 will easily hold 3 passes and generally a decent 4th - no special "recipe" needed for the Omega 49, load it and go - it's just that simple.

I'm with you here...I have a 1250 and can never get more than 2 passes out of it. My Proraso/Omega brush on the other hand will hold enough stable lather for 3 + passes and loads with out any secret formula being required.