The tickling soap

[Huxley]

With some of my soaps if i leave them on a while they tickle, it's not irritation so what else could it be?

 

[C.Morgan]

I get this if i apply lather then press a hot towel into it for a minute or so.I get it when i get a hot towel shave from the barber.I reckon its just the soap or cream doing its job.I quite like it lol

 

[SliceOfLife]

Bubbles popping due to evaporation?

 

[Seraphim]

It is your whiskers quivering in fear because they know that when the lather comes, the blade follows soon thereafter....

 

[DESkydiver]

I guess that would depend on the soap ingredients. I could see where menthol or eucalyptus might tickle a little after being applied and sit for a while.

 

[ibrewbeer]

I doubt this is the reason but if the soapmaker doesn't neutralize the lye entirely it can cause a mild tingling sensation (and go all the way to burning you depending on the final pH). Like I said, it's doubtful if the maker is well established that this would be the cause... most even do a pH test on each batch to make sure the oils and fats are fully saponified.