Lately Ive tried something a bit different with my soaps, and that is instead of loading by swirling the brush directly on the puck, I now scrape the soap with my cream demitasse spoon, wipe it on the bottom of my scuttle, and then cover it with a splash of water while I shower. Have noticed the following benefits:
- Portion control. Ive noticed with some soaps my brush just doesn't load enough on the first go and need to reload it for subsequent passes. When I scrape, I can always get that almond sized dollop.
- When I finally do whip up the soap, more of the product seems to stay on the business end of the brush. When I swirl, often the leather starts to migrate up to the handle. My guess is this is from splaying too much as I load trying to get more soap.
- I know many suggest "airing out" soaps after you use them. My guess is this allows essential oils to evaporate. When I scrape, Im not adding any moisture to the puck, so I don't need to air out anything.
Thus far, Ive done this with Cella, Stirling, Declaration Grooming, and Wholly Kaw with great success. Haven't tried it with the really hard soaps yet like Pdp or Tabac.
Anyone else scrape?
- Portion control. Ive noticed with some soaps my brush just doesn't load enough on the first go and need to reload it for subsequent passes. When I scrape, I can always get that almond sized dollop.
- When I finally do whip up the soap, more of the product seems to stay on the business end of the brush. When I swirl, often the leather starts to migrate up to the handle. My guess is this is from splaying too much as I load trying to get more soap.
- I know many suggest "airing out" soaps after you use them. My guess is this allows essential oils to evaporate. When I scrape, Im not adding any moisture to the puck, so I don't need to air out anything.
Thus far, Ive done this with Cella, Stirling, Declaration Grooming, and Wholly Kaw with great success. Haven't tried it with the really hard soaps yet like Pdp or Tabac.
Anyone else scrape?