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Ok I have just recieved my new razor, strops, brush and soap...and wool fat? I dont know what to do with this, I thought you got a brick of soap and put it in a bowl add water and suds it up. do I use the wool fat instead of soap in conjunction with the soap (if so how?) or Have I completely missed the mark and its for something else? I am very excited to start shaving but I want to make sure I am doing this right before I mess it all up.:banghead:
Do you mean Mitchell's wool fat, the soap? Or are you talking about lanolin cream? I'm a bit unclear what you mean from your post - it sounds like it is not a soap?
If it is the MWF, use it as you'd use any soap. If it is a lanolin-based cream, that is usually used as a skin moisturiser for hands and faces etc. I've never used that kind of thing in conjunction with shaving, though I have used it after a shave to moisturise.
James.
oh, I feel as dumb as if I asked if buffalo wings were buffalo meat.... yes its mitchells wool fat and I feel like a moron for not realizing its soap. but I suppose thats what this site is for, people like me who know absolutly nothing and want to learn.
Thanks James!
I'm confused...:shrug: you have two soaps? Whats the other one?
That's no problem Boots - we have all been there. MWF likes water. I used to stick it in the bottom of a shaving mug of sufficient diameter and work a bit onto the brush, adding small amounts of hot water as I went until I got a lather at the consistency I wanted.
After a while of doing that and figuring out the water/soap ratio, I ended up lathering on the face rather than in the bowl. Either way is good, just comes down to preference.
Good luck, I think you'll like MWF!
James.
Its "Bald frog" wake up rosemary Its clearly labeled as soap so I didnt confuse it with an amphibian. still reeling from my oversight and will be self depricating accordingly.
All good boots, everybody has those moments. The first time I threw some cologne instead of aftershave on...well, last time I did that :dropjaw:
For further explanation see signature below...enjoy your new found obsession ;)