So as many have posted here before, Mitchell's Wool Fat can be a harsh mistress. I, however, had always counted myself among the lucky ones who could whip up a delightful lather with it in a minute. Then it happened. It was really my fault but I tried to use my MWF with a scuttle and apparently pissed it off.
Let me tell you, hell hath no fury like the Fat's scorn. For about three shaves I was getting dry, thin lather and when I added water it would turn into wet, thin unprotective lather. I thought that the Fat had changed its mind about me.
After my third disastrous shave with MWF, I picked up the container I store it in and I stared at the cracked puck of soap. I said to it, out loud mind you, "If you don't work the next time, I'm gonna PIF you ya piece of s#!t!"
Well, today I busted out the Fat and put some warm water on it to soak while I took my shower. I also put my Semogue 620 in some water. After my shower, I rubbed on some of my homemade pre-shave oil and pinched the excess water out of my brush. Then I let the water drip off of my puck of MWF and started loading. I loaded upside down for a slow count til 90. I brushed a rather dry lather onto my face then dipped the boar tips into some warm water and BOOM, LATHER EXPLOSION! Another little dip in the water before each pass and I had 4 passes of slick, cushiony and wet lather!
Maybe my memory is failing me, but I think I was using the same method with the Fat all along. I think that the Fat is just an emotional soap and sometimes you have to talk dirty to it to see results.
nrv216
Let me tell you, hell hath no fury like the Fat's scorn. For about three shaves I was getting dry, thin lather and when I added water it would turn into wet, thin unprotective lather. I thought that the Fat had changed its mind about me.
After my third disastrous shave with MWF, I picked up the container I store it in and I stared at the cracked puck of soap. I said to it, out loud mind you, "If you don't work the next time, I'm gonna PIF you ya piece of s#!t!"
Well, today I busted out the Fat and put some warm water on it to soak while I took my shower. I also put my Semogue 620 in some water. After my shower, I rubbed on some of my homemade pre-shave oil and pinched the excess water out of my brush. Then I let the water drip off of my puck of MWF and started loading. I loaded upside down for a slow count til 90. I brushed a rather dry lather onto my face then dipped the boar tips into some warm water and BOOM, LATHER EXPLOSION! Another little dip in the water before each pass and I had 4 passes of slick, cushiony and wet lather!
Maybe my memory is failing me, but I think I was using the same method with the Fat all along. I think that the Fat is just an emotional soap and sometimes you have to talk dirty to it to see results.
nrv216
