My Proraso White soap is almost finished and I’m thinking of getting the Proraso White shaving cream. I know you need a bowl to lather and I do have one. I have a stainless steel bowl, are these bowls good for lathering?
I bet that soap has a great "cent!"Captains choice has some nice looking shave bowls, you can just use any small bowl with low sides and about 5 inch diameter works well to try bowl lathering. 5 years ago there was not that many retail lathering bowls and now every retailer sells lathering bowls it seems. I modified a ceramic hot onion cheese soap bowl with a comfortable handle and have just tried a cheap yaqi lathering bowl for traveling and prefer my modified bowl.
Best way to bowl lather I found is press some soap in the bottom and start with wet lightly squeezed brush and start to swirl until you see some thicker cream starting and just add some drops of water with your hand(brush tips be careful not to much water) and swirl some more and add a few drops more until you get the lather you desire in 1-2 minutes. To much water at first will make a person work harder to create thicker lather and might have to add more soap to help the process.
( some old archived photos of my favorite lathering bowl, that small amount of soap created this lather in about 90seconds.)
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Have some great shaves!
I got something similar to use in the shower. Lightweight, unbreakable, and collapsible for travel. A dog food bowl!I have used a ceramic scuttle and large pottery soup bowl in the past. I didn't like the clanging noise the brush made on the rim of the bowl. Also, there was a concern that they could break-which has happened.
This week, I got a rubber collapsable bowl with textured dimples in the bottom. It is light weight, easy to hold and dead quiet in use. I think it is an excellent choice.
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That's a really interesting design. I understand what you mean about clanking in ceramic bowls. One has to be careful with the noise issue. Where did you get your bowl? Looks like a take on all the silicon collapsible dinnerware and cookware for camping.I have used a ceramic scuttle and large pottery soup bowl in the past. I didn't like the clanging noise the brush made on the rim of the bowl. Also, there was a concern that they could break-which has happened.
This week, I got a rubber collapsable bowl with textured dimples in the bottom. It is light weight, easy to hold and dead quiet in use. I think it is an excellent choice.
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I can get a huge amount of lather in about 15 seconds with one of these.I got something similar to use in the shower. Lightweight, unbreakable, and collapsible for travel. A dog food bowl!View attachment 1504218 I used to use the Fine lather bowl, which I like. Since I live in an RV full time, my shower is very small with no shelving. I was afraid I’d break the ceramic bowl.
Welcome to B&B, Sir Rodimus80!
Not sure if mentioned already, but you can easily squeeze a bit of tube cream directly onto your brush and proceed to lather up on your face! No bowl needed! This is method that the barber I had in Italy used quite well, even though he had a stainless bowl nearby!
Somebody might have mentioned that earlier!You can face lather with a cream. Take a dollop of cream, put one half into the brush, and the other half on the face, then build lather directly on the face, adding water gradually with the brush.
That's a fellow whose shop needs a serious clean. Maybe it's a cultural thing (me being a prissy American) but that place looks downright unsanitary.Welcome to B&B, Sir Rodimus80!
Not sure if mentioned already, but you can easily squeeze a bit of tube cream directly onto your brush and proceed to lather up on your face! No bowl needed! This is method that the barber I had in Italy used quite well, even though he had a stainless bowl nearby!
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