Thread: New Thater: No face lathering?

Whats the differance between making lather in a bowl with ribs to generate lather, and lathering on your face?

Reading what all of you have said still haven't made it clear to me why not to face lather. Do the manufacturers think that face lathering is more abusive than lathering in a bowl? Why would it? Sure on could abuse his brush by face lathering, but one might just as well do so in a bowl.

I think it creates knots, and wears the center of the brush out, a bowl is smooth, your face is not. Either way I've gravitated from the bowl to the scuttle to face lathering 99% of the time.

Personally I don't relly see much of a point in using a brush if I'm not suposed to face lather with it, sure, you can control the consistency in a bowl and the soaps and creams are fancier and better for the skin but if I'm not getting the exfoliating face massage from the brush, I might as well get some barbasol.

Just my take on the issue.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Whats the differance between making lather in a bowl with ribs to generate lather, and lathering on your face?

I was able to generate more, and 'better,' lather in a bowl at one time, than I could on my face. As time went on I returned to face lathering and found that one is as good as the other ....... if you know what you're doing. So now I can lather either way and get the results I am looking for. At one time I was stuck in the bowl ....... figuratively speaking ....

Originally Posted by Ludvig

Reading what all of you have said still haven't made it clear to me why not to face lather. Do the manufacturers think that face lathering is more abusive than lathering in a bowl? Why would it? Sure on could abuse his brush by face lathering, but one might just as well do so in a bowl.

As has been posted earlier in this thread, the mfgs recommend 'painting strokes' and advise not to swirl or twirl the brush. It is indeed preemptive CYA IMO and IME.

I have both bowl and face lathered swirling the brush in all cases, on face and in bowl, with no deleterious effect on the bristles yet. Talking multiples of years here with Simpson, Plisson, Rooney, Thater, Kent and others. Enjoy your brush !