I had a real problem in the beginning making lather. From what I remember, nobody suggested to me to use a shave stick to bypass the whole water to soap ration, water hardness problems, etc.

I came upon this myself. Google "shave stick video". This would have helped me immensely straight away if it would have been suggested right up front to me as a newb. And for the price of an Arco shave stick??

So, I will suggest to anybody buying their first time kit or anyone having desperate lathering issues(as I did), GET A SHAVE STICK and watch the videos!

Cheers