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02-18-2010, 03:23 PM #1Antisocialite
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I have extremely hard water,and was struggling to make lather. I have started using bottled water and it makes a world of difference. I use cream and start with a nickle sized dollop. That makes more than enough lather to do three passes with more left over. You don't need to make several 'batches'. If you drag your brush on the edge of your mug/bowl,handle to the tips, you will find lather 'hiding' in your brush.As for the drying out, you may want to experiment with adding a drop or 2 of glycerine (available where they sell cosmetics) in your lather.
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02-18-2010, 03:36 PM #2
You have to visit You tube and watch Mantic59 videos, He has a bunch, here's one on lather building: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7Aj...eature=related
they're awesome. It'll take you a while to get the lather thing down, but I too had trouble with Proraso cream, I think. I have a tube of it, that just lies about. Creams like Truefitt and Hill, Castle Forbes are great, you can litterally use an M and M size dollop and get a bow full of whipped cream. Start slow, just spread the cream around the bottom of a warm scuttle until it's a paste, then start adding water slowly, Half t spoon at a time, and whip it, Whip it good. We have a member here, "Alraz" who makes his own shave cream. His takes a bit of practice, but it's awesome, you can use a pea size dollop of his and get a bowl full of lather...
Read up on Uber lather. You can add 3-5 drops of Glycerin to your lather and a shot of Kiss my Face shave cream. It's unscented and you'll be able to enjoy rich, thick, hydrating lather without sacrificing the fragrance of the original. For some excellent soaps. try SRD.....Last edited by zib; 02-18-2010 at 03:49 PM.
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