Quote Originally Posted by BHChieftain View Post
While you are soaking your brush in hot water, try drizzling a little bit of really hot water on top of the soap to soften it up (just a little, like a 1/4 teaspoon). This will help load up the brush. I've also found that the hotter the water, the easier it it to get rich lather.

When I started, I tended to use too much water, so all I got was wimpy runny lather. Now I squeeze out nearly all of the water from the brush, load it up on the (softened) soap puck, then add a drizzle of water into the base of the brush if the lather is too thick or dry.

Took me a while to figure out the right proportions.

Please report back on your progress!

-Chief
Thats actually exactly what I do. I follow all the steps Ive seen in many lathering instructional videos including mantic's and jockeys' videos. I dont really know what Im doing wrong...


Quote Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Have you watched mantic's videos on the mater on youtube? Not all creams lather, have you examined the tabac brand to make sure that it will lather for you? I have no experience with Tabac cream.
Yes I have seen almost all of mantic's videos now and that is where I got got the instructions for making lather. I dont know about the tabac cream but Ill find out soon enough. Also, I was assuming since the tabac soap is so highly rated for lathering well and being a good product, that the cream should be similar. We'll see.

Quote Originally Posted by jnich67 View Post
You said: "a little bit" when referring to soaping the brush. Load that baby up! I also lather directly on my face - load the brush until you have a nice paste, then lather on a wet face for longer than you would think. More, more, and more...

Jordan
OK Maybe "a little bit" were the wrong words. I do load that baby up I load the brush for a good 10 seconds trying to get as much soap on it as I can and then if no lather forms I pick up more soap with the brush. And for right now Im not going to lather on my face anymore because that "more, more, and more" got me a red raw spot on my lower right cheek. Like I brushed too much. It seems to be going away now, I got it yesterday.