*sigh* I started this thread because of the number of instructional lather vids that never showed the lather. Not because of my own lacking lather.

The only issues that I'm having related to lather is that it takes me forever to shave still (so I only lather in sections). And, according to my self education, the VDH unscented soap I use might not be the best choice, as it is a "clear glycerin puck". I am making progress with my lather, via the de facto recommended method of trial and error. I will make do with what I have. I was not seeking some sort of Skype tutor. I am merely making a suggestion; planting a seed. Should somebody who does the occasional informative video have some spare time, maybe they could do a more targeted video on lather.

Y'all see these videos, and your brain translates what the person says to hook in with what you already know. What if somebody doesn't know square-one about wet shaving?

Another member here that started wet shaving about two weeks ago mentioned in their introduction post that they had only ever used electrics... and they were asking whether the SR they were eyeing was worth the price. I cringed. Especially after the learning curve I got switching from goo & cartridges to soap & SR.

The best thing I can compare this situation with the videos that "leave a lot to the imagination", is telling a child (8 to 10?) how to light a match simply by speaking. It's a rather simple concept, and very simple action to swipe the head of the match on the rough strip on the side of the box with the right amount of pressure (for the sake of argument, maybe you weren't quite that specific while instructing the child). But a child doesn't have previous, similar experiences to tie into this data they are hearing. It's basically the same thing, then, when you tell someone about to switch from electrics to SR that they "soak the brush, build the soap onto the brush, add a tiny amount of water, start building the lather, add more tiny amounts of water, and viola! Perfect lather! And mind your angles."

Am I still making sense? I'll stop now, before I get on a soapbox or somethin.

Sincerely,
Crawler.