Thread: Lathering with Hard Water!/?

Thanks I"ll give the glycerin a try, I want to thank all who replied with all the great info, bloody good job!!

it might be a pain but get a jug of water at the store or some city water from a neighbor and heat it on the stove if all else fails

p.s the huge bright letters are hard on the eyes

I think the problem may not be with the water; I'm on hard water, and have no issues.

It's the brush. Boar doesn't really build a good lather. Get a badger brush.

I also have hard water and have been having trouble making lather. I'm currently experimenting with different soaps and seem to be doing better with the Col.Conk products than I was before, but still not the best lather. I'd like to try adding some glycerin and see if it helps, as suggested above. Where does one purchase glycerin at?

--Nomad

Originally Posted by Nomad

. Where does one purchase glycerin at?

In the UK, at a pharmacy.It's inexpensive I assume the same holds for other parts of the world.

I live in Phoenix, AZ and I filter my shaving water. IME the lather is much better.

If you have hard water the closer to pure soap you use the more difficult the lathering will be. The more chemicals the soap contains the more success you will have.

Another solution is buy one of those scale filters they sell for use in ultrasonic humidifiers. That will soften the water right up and periodically you just replace the filter but one filter should last a mighty long time for shaving use.