Quote Originally Posted by Lane View Post
It's one of the metal or pewter ones where the top part with the holes is removeable, and about as big around as a cake of soap.
To me, it sounds like you are using one of the old fashioned types of scuttle where it is basically a receptacle for hot water and soap and not really to be used to produce a bowl of lather. If so, then you would want to build your lather in a separate bowl or just lather directly on your face. Modern scuttles are very different and are used like a bowl to not only produce the lather but keep it warm at the same time. Then again, I might be missreading what is actually the case.