What is the best shaving soap to create abundant lather?
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Martin De Candre no question.
Out of the ones I've used... Arko!
Most shaving soaps will produce abundant lather. It's not the soap, it's the stingy users.
Take any soap, load for about a minute and see what you get. Back off if inidcated. This works MUCH better, almost without exception, than the load for ten seconds and then moving toward more.
USE MOAR PRODUCT!
I am on a crusade.
Take any soap, load for about a minute and see what you get. Back off if inidcated. This works MUCH better, almost without exception, than the load for ten seconds and then moving toward more.
USE MOAR PRODUCT!
I am on a crusade.
Arko but use it as a shave stick, don't shove it in a bowl.
Apart from MdC, D.R. Harris, of course.
Though I'm going to join the crusade: USE MOAR PRODUCT!!!!
Though I'm going to join the crusade: USE MOAR PRODUCT!!!!
JC has it right, any soap that is capable of producing lather (important factor here) will produce ample lather if loaded properly. I loaded Klar Kabinett this morning for about 30 seconds and then looked at the tips of my brush. It had a decent amount of soap loaded, but I wanted more so I dipped the tips of the brush in water and loaded for another 30 seconds and had enough lather for three passes, a little touching up and washed a good amount down the sink afterwards. It may be wasteful, but I would rather waste a little than have to go back to load more for the third pass or even worse for a little touch-up.
"Best"... "abundant"? Now those are descriptive terms. How much lather do you need? If you are looking for soaps that are easy to lather and yield great lather try Arko, Tabac, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Van der Hagen, Mike's Natural. All of those give up their lather easily and you will have plenty for a 3-pass shave.
Considering I always wash lather out of the bowl I guess the answer is all of them? I think in general hard milled soaps might take a little more patience and time to generate a nice rich lather with. But, they still do.
IMHO, whether a lather is worked into whipped cream or is thin has little effect on hydration, skin flexibility (protection), slickness (glide), or post shave face feel; what does have an effect on those factors is the water/soap ratio.
But billowy lather is fun.
Dennis
But billowy lather is fun.
Dennis
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Best lathering soaps are the most concentrated ones
More concentration = more product
Therefore use more product
More concentration = more product
Therefore use more product
If I had to pick a soap it'd be Arko. However, on the recommendation of some other members here I mixed Arko and VDH in my shave mug, and I like it even more!
I don't want "abundant" lather, I want good lather. I can make abundant lather with dish soap, but I wouldn't shave with it.
exactly
But you could
I've only used 4 soaps but IMHO it is Proraso Green.
The Op hasn't returned to answer any questions. I'm wondering what's the point of this? I'm thinking perhaps it is for photography--you know, lather porn. Otherwise, wouldn't the quality be as much of an issue as the quantity?
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