Thread: Making Lather

I never liked building lather in the same mug that I keep my soap in and I could never build a rich a lather on my face as I could in a mug or bowl.

Originally Posted by kahunamoose

“There are many ways to skin a cat!”

He's right and I've tried most of them but this is the one I've settled on for most days.

I keep my soap puck in a mug. I begin by getting a cereal bowl out of the kitchen and filling it with hot water to soak the brush in. I also put a few drops of hot water on the soap to soften it up. Some don't like to do that as it might waste soap but I don't find that to be true.

After showering or hot towelling my face, I empty the bowl and put a few drops of glycerin in it. Then, I shake most of the water out of the brush and begin working the brush into the soap. When lather starts coming up around the brush I go from the mug to the bowl and begin stirring the brush around the bowl. As the lather starts to build I will have to add a little water to the brush from time to time.

Don't give up on stirring. It may take a few seconds. Before long, I've got a bowl full of great lather. Just takes a little practice. It'll come to you.