So the learning curve continues... This is the first time in a LONG, long time I've shaved twice in one week. MAN I love this! So this time I tried something new. I took the soap puck out of the plastic tin and stuck it in my mug. I tried my new and improved technique and found that it was much easier to work up a lather with the soap in the mug. The lather was thicker and creamier, and it worked up much easier. It is interesting how enlightenment strikes at odd moments, but as I re-lathered for a second pass I noticed how wonderful the lather felt on my newly shaved face, and a thought struck me. Since I haven't had the means to pick out a nice after-shave treatment yet, how would a treatment of post shave lather do me? I think next time I'll try my poor-man's after-shave treatment for a few minutes before a hot then cold rinse. Has anyone else tried this variation?