Thread: First Straight Razor Shave

Originally Posted by yondermountain91

If it was my soap I would put it in a bowl or mug of sorts, I have also read that "blooming" soaps can help with difficult soaps. Blooming is basically letting some warm water sit on top of the puck for a few minutes, then pour the water out and start lathering. Also there are lots of great videos on youtube that helped me tremendously when I first got started out. Have fun and good luck, hope this helps.

P.S. After blooming your soap instead of pouring out the water in the sink pour it in your hands and rub it all over your face. I forget where I saw this but dang is it slick.

Lather may had berrn lacking some water

When it comes to soaps I have second the advice about lathering just sections of the face starting out. For me discovering the right water to soap ratio to build a slick lather that will last a long time was the hardest part of picking up the hobby. And starting out you will be pretty slow so even if you do build a good lather the chances it won't dry out aren't good.

If you continually have problems with your soap make sure you don't have hard water (If you do you should know because it will leave spots and taste awful) as that also tends to kill slick lathers.