Thread: Williams Soap

hello forum thank you for helping people like myself with obsticles with shaving. I'm a new shaver, I currently shave with a "Vincent" straight disposable edge razor and use a badger brush with a mug. I also have a beard with shape. It does not take me long to shave my cheeks and my neck. It seems like my williams suds dry out once I get to the other side of my face and I have to rub a little bit of H2O to face and rub in with hand. I add a small amount of H2O to make suds and I add as needed. Is this common with "Williams" or am I doing something wrong?

Are you making suds or lather. Suds are mostly air bubbles, lather is rich and creamy. If you are making suds, try using less water and make a lather. Wet the brush thoroughly, with a flip of the wrist, flick the bulk of the water out from the brush, then rotate brush vigorously on the soap to make lather.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Are you making suds or lather. Suds are mostly air bubbles, lather is rich and creamy. If you are making suds, try using less water and make a lather. Wet the brush thoroughly, with a flip of the wrist, flick the bulk of the water out from the brush, then rotate brush vigorously on the soap to make lather.

I have done the air bubble in there. and i used too much water so i reduced the water and made a thick lather and it went on thick i though maybe I was doing for too long but it still seemed to dry out. anything that I can add maybe?

Go to the pharmacy, supermarket,hobby lobby etc and see if you cant find a small bottle of glycerine, put a drop or two on your soap just prior to whipping up the lather and you should notice a difference.

It is all a matter of personal preference. You should be able to refine your process and find the consistency that you are looking for in no time. Also, some people like to use gycerin to make their lather. Some combine soap, shaving cream and glycerin Others like to adjust the temperature of the water they use. You will find lots of great advice in this forum and that is the bottom line.

Al raz.

it will take some time to get the later/water combo that works best for you enjoy the ride, experimenting is one of the best things about str8 shaving different strops,stones,blades,brushes, soap ahhh it warms my soul to think what lies ahead

Williams is good soap. I've been using it all this week. This seems to work for me:

1. Rinse the soap off after use. Then, gently shake off the excess water, leaving the soap moist.
2. Keep the soap covered when it's not in use. This keeps it from drying out, with the added benefit of holding in the scent.

I do the same with my Honeybee soaps as well. Small Anchor Hocking bowls (one-cup size) or small Tupperware bowls of about the same size work great for this purpose. My only problem is what to do with my collection of antique shaving mugs!