Thread: Help me pick a scuttle... or two... or three...

BigSpendur, I know they aren't good for holding, but that's my requirements, and I know there are SOME people who do it like I do and get good results... I've never been able to "load" soap to a brush from a puck, so I lather on top of the soap, and I've never been good at face lathering, so I need to whip my creams and soaps... Therefore, I want to get a small Moss so I can practice facelathering, and keep the soap/cream laden brush warm between passes, I want a GTP for when I'm using creams, or trying to load a brush off of soap, and need to whip it inside the scuttle, and I want a Schwarz for it's ability to hold a puck.

Like I said, I make decent money, and have fairly few things to spend it on, so I pamper the shaver in me... However, I work seasonally, so I'll be needing a new job soon .. Oh well. I can wait... I think I'll get the Georgetown first, since it will be most utilitarian...

here's the problem

-to make lather in it, you want the container to be wide
-to keep lather warm you want the container to be narrow

the small moss scuttle, or something similar, is the one to keep your lather warm but that's too small to make lather into. the idea is to make the lather elsewhere and just keep your brush with it in the scuttle.

i think a wide vessel may work too, but you'll have to find a lid that covers most of the open surface to put on once you're done lathering. and switch to shaving mode. i'm not sure why none of the scuttle makers hasn't offered such thing, worth asking them, may be it doesn't really work well (i may be wrong about the dominant mechanism of cooling since i'm too lazy now to run few numbers).

Originally Posted by gugi

here's the problem

-to make lather in it, you want the container to be wide
-to keep lather warm you want the container to be narrow

the small moss scuttle, or something similar, is the one to keep your lather warm but that's too small to make lather into. the idea is to make the lather elsewhere and just keep your brush with it in the scuttle.

i think a wide vessel may work too, but you'll have to find a lid that covers most of the open surface to put on once you're done lathering. and switch to shaving mode. i'm not sure why none of the scuttle makers hasn't offered such thing, worth asking them, may be it doesn't really work well (i may be wrong about the dominant mechanism of cooling since i'm too lazy now to run few numbers).

I think you pretty much hit the nail on the head... I think I'm going to get the GTP one first, and try that, because the bowl shape seems to (bearing in mind I'm an english major... my brush with science was Physics 101.) be more conducive to keeping heat in... I use a fairly large brush, so it should have good contact with the heated edge....

But I figure, if I get a GTP and work on "brush loading" with soap, which I just cant seem to get (could it be because I have a 20$ amazon badger brush?) I can then get a Small Moss Scuttle, once I learn how to lather better, and use that for keeping the brush really warm... And use the GTP for lathering in/refreshing the lather... I'll figure something out... I just want something better than floating a mug in lukewarm sink water... That's the amount of heat dissipation I'm used to >.>

Also, I think using VERY hot water might counteract some of the "obig bowl" problems

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

But I figure, if I get a GTP and work on "brush loading" with soap, which I just cant seem to get (could it be because I have a 20$ amazon badger brush?) I can then get a Small Moss Scuttle, once I learn how to lather better, and use that for keeping the brush really warm... And use the GTP for lathering in/refreshing the lather... I'll figure something out... I just want something better than floating a mug in lukewarm sink water... That's the amount of heat dissipation I'm used to >.>

Also, I think using VERY hot water might counteract some of the "obig bowl" problems

I was kinda curious why you would want a scuttle to put the soap puck into - it might just melt away a lot of soap. I would have suggested loading the brush with soap instead.

If you're having trouble loading the brush, maybe try a boar bristle brush instead. They're pretty cheap (maybe <$20) and available in some drugstores. Because the bristles are stiffer you can almost scrape the soap up. I use a boar bristle now, and it's more comfortable on my face if I soak it in hot water in the sink while I shower. I flick out the water then splash a little water on the puck before loading. After that, I either lather on my face or make some uber-lather in a bowl. HTH!

Thanks, but I just don't like Boars... They don't agree with me...

I know my methods are a little -okay, a lot- unorthodox, but, in my OCD splendor, they work for me...

Comfort zone?

Well, I can tell you with the georgetown with the new pattern in the scuttle the thing almost wips up lather by itself. Its almost a problem not over doing it.

I would guess for the routine you want the schwartz would be your ticket. he sells a whole system for storing soaps and using them in the scuttle.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Well, I can tell you with the georgetown with the new pattern in the scuttle the thing almost wips up lather by itself. Its almost a problem not over doing it.

I would guess for the routine you want the schwartz would be your ticket. he sells a whole system for storing soaps and using them in the scuttle.

Holy S ... I completely forgot about the soap cap for the Schwarz! Winner. Thanks a ton Spendur.

Which changes my current plans to getting a small Moss for when I figure out how to face lather, and getting a Schwarz for my Soap Fetish! Now I just need to figure out how to load a brush with soap, rather than lathering on top of the soap as I have been doing...

On a semi-related note... Has anyone used the Schwarz soap-cap? How well does the Grated Soap idea work? Thanks guys!