Tabac Soap Lather Question

[withoutink]

Ive been using Tabac for about 1 week now. Does this soap require more water than normal? It whips up a nice lather but the badger brush hairs seem to get all stuck together when I use it. I use about the same amount of water in my brush as Proraso and my other soaps and creams and dont have this issue.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[mdunn]

yeah, sounds like you need more water.

Just keep adding a little bit at a time till you get it right

 

[Fairchild86]

yeah, sounds like you need more water.

Just keep adding a little bit at a time till you get it right

+1. Yeah it sounds like your soap is a little dry.

 

[Deftim13]

Ive been using Tabac for about 1 week now. Does this soap require more water than normal? It whips up a nice lather but the badger brush hairs seem to get all stuck together when I use it. I use about the same amount of water in my brush as Proraso and my other soaps and creams and dont have this issue.

What am I doing wrong?

Just remember every soap is different. Tabac for me requires the most amount of water of all my soaps.

 

[withoutink]

Thanks gents =)

 

[rbaloha]

Keep using as tabac improves with continual usage.

 

[ctakim]

Yep, my experience is that this is the thickest densest lathering soap on the planet. I use more water with this soap than any other. It is wonderful with my Rooney 3/1 brush that is so dense a head it can store more water in its interior than a camel's hump!

 

[cymric]

I disagree. Of the +/- 50 products I tried to date, I found La Toya, Cella and P.160 make denser lathers. But in my case dense isn't always good: with increasing density the effort in shaving becomes greater too---usually higher density also means higher viscosity and better cushion. The first leads to irritation as more force is needed to pull the blades across the skin, the second prevents a close shave.

@OP: In my experience, Tabac is average when it comes to water requirements, but it would depend on what you consider to be a good lather. However, I've learned that adding a fixed amount of water to every product is asking for trouble. Some products take lots of water, others just a little, to reach the composition I find ideal for shaving my beard. Don't be afraid to play with the amount of water. This is not, by the way, one drop more or less .

 

[Mr. Clean]

I vote for more water. Try not shaking the water out of your brush before taking a turn on the puck. It has worked quite well for me.

 

[Danny]

If water adjustments don't work, try a boar hair brush. I use an Omega Professional Boar Hair brush with my Tabac and am very pleased the the quality of lather.