Thread: Trouble keeping my face wet during shaving.

Originally Posted by SneeveeBee

I use a bowl, with Col. Conk Bay Rum soap. As for the brush its a pure, not super or anything like that, just getting the baseline materials for now. And as for the hard water goes, Im in Iraq right now so I should say the water is pretty harsh.

I use Col. Conk as well, with a pure badger brush (not best or super). My first few "lathers" were runny, and would dry up on my skin. I dialed back the water big time, now Col. Conk lathers up rich and creamy, and stays on my face without drying up. Here's my routine:

Note, I use Col Conk puck in a the bottom of a mug. I lather up on top of the puck in this mug (I don't use a separate lather bowl)

1) Put my brush in a different mug (without the puck) in really hot water
2) Put about 1 teaspoon of hot water on top of the Col Conk puck in the lather mug
3) Take a shower
4) Strop
5) Take out the brush, and *squeeze* all of the water out of it (but I don't shake it out)
6) Work the brush into the puck really good, then start to whip it up. In a few minutes I have a good amount of rich creamy later
7) After the first pass, rinse face in hot water
8) Dribble just a bit of hot water on the brush (warms up the lather), and whip up just a bit more lather for the next pass

Happy shaving,

Chief