I went to Floyds and got a haircut today, before she cleaned up my neck with the SR, I noticed she got her lather forma a lather machine, and it felt wonderful and hot.
What does the community think about these machines?
plus? minus?
Thanks
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I went to Floyds and got a haircut today, before she cleaned up my neck with the SR, I noticed she got her lather forma a lather machine, and it felt wonderful and hot.
What does the community think about these machines?
plus? minus?
Thanks
Years ago I owned a "Lather King" which was used by pro barbers. While it does dispense hot lather, the stuff does not compare with what I can do with a brush, puck, and lather bowl. The machine needs to be plugged in to be brought up to temperature and the lather is sold in bulk either in powder, or in liquid. It is impractical as a home device and , as mentioned above, is inferior in density and texture to high quality soaps and creams. Just IMHO.
I think the Lather King is really cool......unfortunately, everything Jimmy pointed out is quite true.
Never knew about lather machines. Sounds impractical but very interesting!
I have one, that my barber is currently using while his gets repaired. Jimmy hit the nail on the head. Not only can you produce better lather with a brush, soap or cream; but the lather doesn't hold heat very long. They are cool though. Great for the back of your neck, but not ideal for your face.
The bottom line is they are designed for a shop where lather is dispensed on a continual basis throughout the day and you are looking for a product that gets the job done in a workmanship type of way. They are impractical for home use and from personal experience produce lather I would not want to use.
Errrr I dont want to sound stupid, but I have to ask. Has anyone devised a way of warming lather or creating warm lather with a brush? Obviously the hot water used to create lather is warm, but are there any other odd techniques to warm up lather?
It's not that important, in the grand scheme of things, just a comfort and personal preference, but I suspect it would feel awesome to have warm lather at home.
yes, my new invention an electric brush will do just that. I just have to figure out how to isolate the wiring from the water so the second test subject doesn't get electrocuted like the first did.
Actually, until then a good scuttle will keep your lather warm during the shave.
Yeah, scuttles are fine (Skittles are good too), but the lather still cools off once it is on your face. Adding a bit of jalepeno oil keeps it warm. :)
I have been cold water shaving now for well over a year and have no inclination to return to hot but .... when I did shave with hot water I used a scuttle. I favor the Moss scuttle which can be had from Sara Bonnyman Ceramics. I think it is the best one because it was designed to do nothing but keep lather hot. Those that were designed to keep the lather hot and to use as a lather bowl compromise the two purposes it seems to me.
Anyway, after you generate your lather, take your lather bowl and insert it in another bowl filled with hot water. If you want to gild the Lilly insert the pair in the sink with hot water surrounding them. That will serve as a 'poor man's scuttle' until you decide whether you want to go for the expense of a dedicated scuttle.
I have a couple weissshwartzklosswhatever scuttles (a smaller classic which is pretty nice and an xl which takes up your entire bathroom) i have replaced with a moss if you are interested in one. i like the moss because it holds the heat in better but it is harder to lather inside because it is a bit small. i would love a moss that is say one inch wider at the top but the same diameter at the bottom so i don't hit my brush on the sides all the time. it would be really sweet if the inner bowl of the moss was an aluminum dish that snapped in to really transfer the heat of the water.
with the moss one way i have settled on to making a decent lather is to squeeze out the brush once or twice during the process of whipping it up. a little messy but it helps make the lather really explode and you end up with a more consistent lather all without requiring any glycerine which I have found disrupts the natural quality of a good soap or cream. i got a few tubes of glycerine I could throw in with the scuttle if you would like, pm me.
i would still love to see a scuttle that either had a rechargeable base or plug-in which heats the lather on demand either by heating the water like one of those instant water heaters for tea or heating the bowl directly and therefore not even requiring the water in the base. perhaps something like this...
Allied Precision 1 Qt. Heated Bowl Stainless
has anyone tried anything like this or even one of those ceramic heated pet bowls?