Thread: Lather for a straight: different?

As far as I know, you could go buy the same stuff you'd use with a Mach3. It won't be as comfortable as other products. As Ken noted, it's mostly personal preference. I as well enjoy a very creamy lather (which I get from Colleen's Cavendish Black SS).

In short, no it does not need to be different. Whatever gives you the comfort your face deserves.

Well I am going to sort of agree with the original post, at least in theory...
I still make a rich creamy Uberlather, we're talking nice stiff peaks and whupped cream thick, BUT.....
Recently I have found that if I actually take a handful of hot water and splash it on so that my face is dripping wet then lather up using only a circular motion, I am getting a more comfortable shave

For me personally, after several years of DE shaving, I'd have to say I find straights far more forgiving when it comes to lather. I think it's just that those flimsy DE blades really needed extra cushioning on my face. I had a hard time with soaps for that very reason. Once I switched to straights, I quickly began to almost prefer soaps... I just didn't need that super thick/rich lather I get from creams. I can and still do use creams, only not so much and mostly when I want a particular scent that I don't have in a soap.

Regards

Christian