Such thing as overlathering?

[Xezmer]

I was fooling with some vintage blades cream and was lathering and experimenting and after prime lather was achieved, out of curiosity I continued to find that the quality of the later decreased with time. What gives and how do you get the perfect lather?

 

[mblakele]

Lather will dry out as it sits. Is that what happened?

 

[Xezmer]

This was all within a period of about 5 minutes actually. The brush spinning never stopped, just after a point the lather quality just went downhill

 

[cymric]

This was all within a period of about 5 minutes actually. The brush spinning never stopped, just after a point the lather quality just went downhill

Drying out, in all probability.

 

[JPDyson]

I was fooling with some vintage blades cream and was lathering and experimenting and after prime lather was achieved, out of curiosity I continued to find that the quality of the later decreased with time. What gives and how do you get the perfect lather?

Your lather WILL dry out, it's just a matter of time. Good lather, not as quickly as bad lather.

 

[kingfisher]

Or, if the lather was extremely airy (bubbly), the lather virtually disappears when the bubbles start popping. In that case it was a bad lather to begin with.

 

[DE Shaver]

If the lather has a thick quality, it won't dry out (or a least quickly). I've had good lather sit over night without completely drying out. Was the lather becoming more "sticky" or "breaking down" as you mixed?

 

[Xezmer]

Seemed more breaking down than sticky.

 

[sodajerk]

Some products I've used - KMF comes to mind - require either more water to begin with or needs replenishment more often during my shave. Without adding water it does appear to break down but as soon as I add the water and whip, it's like new again.

 

[DE Shaver]

Seemed more breaking down than sticky.

Then I would say there's a bit too much watch. Use a little less and see if that improves things.