Thread: Storing soap and lathering?

I have bought a wooden bowl with soap in it, like this:

Is it ok to have the soap in it between shaves, or will it soke and get wet and moisty, or will it just dry out and be fine?

Also, why use a cup for lathering? I just lather directly and the soap, since I like my lather to be thick and not waterede out.

Any tips for me,I am new at this?



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I would assume that if the wood bowl has been treated with the proper sealant it should be okay, but I'm not 100% sure. As for lathering in a cup instead of directly on the soap, it's easier to control the consistency of the lather in a cup, and you won't use up your soap as quickly.

I imagine the bowl has been designed for the soap, so it should be fine.

Lathering in another bowl, I think is one of them personal preference things, just like the uberlather.
I use neither, haven't experienced any ill effect, and I still have most of the sample sized soaps, I got about 9mths ago. They last fine.

Of course. YMMV.

almost all of mine are stored in bowls with no side affects. I do lather in another bowl mainly because I am a follower on the latherking Glens teachings . I really dont think you will see any problems.

Pastor,
I just leave the lid off mine for about an hour after using and it seems to dry out just fine.
As for lathering,it's just about personal choice.Sometimes I lather directly on my face adding a little water to the brush as I go.Sometimes I carry the dry lather from the soap bowl to a separate bowl and add water while building lather there.

yes, nothing to worry about the bowl - these are made specifically to hold soap and are finished correspondingly. as churchill said, just leave it open for a bit after use, so that the soap can dry (I leave the lid on top but offset). i lather on my face, which means that i just swirl the brush over the soap to get it loaded and then build the lather on my face. some people prefer to use a separate bowl (the soap bowl is way too small to build lather).