Thread: Lather vanishing problem

Originally Posted by smark

Oh and one more question. I usually wash my face or take a shower before lathering. But my face is usually dry when I'm ready to put some lather on it. So should I spill some water to my face just before I put some lather on it?

What you could do is soak your towel into hot water and wring out excess water. Wrap your face with towel for couple minutes. I usually end up drying my face when I get out of shower. I find that this worked me.

It's easier because it softens your skin and hair making it easier to shave. :beer:

Take care bro

Hi,
Just wanted to add that I use Col Conk soap as well. When I tried to build lather in the mug I did not get that much lathery response, but I switched to face lathering and it works fantastic for me-- I get rich thick creamy lather in no time. Similar to the advice here:

-Soak brush in really hot water
-Put about 1/4 teaspoon of hot water on top of the col conk puck, let it sit for a few minutes
-Squeese out about 90% of the water from the brush
-Load the brush, pressing down pretty hard (15-20 swirls ought to do it)
-Swirl on face to build lather, if too dry drizzle a bit of hot water into the brush (I drizzle it into the base of the brush and let it work its way to the tips, I get nice warm lather that way)

I've also found the hotter the water, the faster I can hit the lather sweet spot. Try it once with boiling hot water and you'll see what I mean.

Good luck!
-Chief

Extra hot water does help- I just moved to Taiwan and there are hot water dispensers everywhere that give near-boiling water on demand. It's great for shaving.

If you use glycerin, just a few drops on the puck (with the hot water, usually) will help. Most glycerin is a synthetic product, but I've been very happy with a vegetable glycerin. (My wife is allergic to many synthetic products, and I'm not allowed to use what she can't.)
J.