Quote Originally Posted by youngsmoke View Post

I am also currious if anyone has advice for forming lather with hard water. Does it make a difference? is there anything that I can do to compensate/ get thicker lather? I am getting a decent lather, thick enough to mostly protect my face durring my shave (though I am still using a cartridge until i get my straight back from honing). but I don't get the kind of thick creamy foam that I have seen in pics posted by others (if that makes sense)
You can try using distilled water to make your lather, Heat a bit up in a cup in the microwave to warm it up