Thread: Hello I am New To All Of This

Regarding the mug and cake, you've got two options. Option one is to put the cake in the bottom of a mug and make your lather in that mug. I did it that way for over twenty years before I discovered option two. Option two is better but it requires two mugs, or containers or of some sort. You load lather onto the brush using the mug with the cake and then you build the lather in the second mug. This way is better because you have better control of varying the ratio of soap and water when building the lather. For more info, see the wiki!

thank you all for your help and imputs. it helped me out a lot. I look forward to bugging you all with questions when they arise hahaha

Originally Posted by Utopian

Regarding the mug and cake, you've got two options. Option one is to put the cake in the bottom of a mug and make your lather in that mug. I did it that way for over twenty years before I discovered option two. Option two is better but it requires two mugs, or containers or of some sort. You load lather onto the brush using the mug with the cake and then you build the lather in the second mug. This way is better because you have better control of varying the ratio of soap and water when building the lather. For more info, see the wiki!

I do the same as Ron except I use a bowl to build the lather. Like nun2sharp I shave following the shower. Before I get into the shower I throw a splash of hot water on top of my soap and also fill the lather bowl with hot water to preheat the bowl and to soften the soap a bit for easier lathering. You'll find all sorts of neat tricks to make the shave better as you go. I also use a scuttle to keep the brush warm between passes but that is another topic.