What brush works best with hard soaps? I have simpson chubby 2 just can't make load the hard soaps. Is there a better brush for the job?:banghead:
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What brush works best with hard soaps? I have simpson chubby 2 just can't make load the hard soaps. Is there a better brush for the job?:banghead:
A chubby 2 should do it, they're nice and stiff...but I find a nice boar really shines when it comes to "scraping" up and loading off of a hard puck. They're relatively inexpensive, pick one up and see!
What brand for a nice boar brush?
If you can't make a Simpsons Chubby2 load hard soaps I have a suspicion going to a different brush may not help much. The Chubby2 should just eat hard soaps for breakfast. What soap/soaps are you using and how are you trying to load the brush?
Bob
All depends on the loft,simpson chubby twos are wimps with hard soaps.
I guess the synthetic Chubby2 must be much better than the badger ones then. Mine eats hard soaps. But then never had trouble to load a badger, boar or the one horsehair brush I had with hard soaps. It is mostly in how you go about I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Bob
You can load all soaps with a plastic brush:)Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
OK whatever.Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelfixed
Bob
Preparation of the soap itself is important, I sometimes will load up my shaving mug with very hot water, then put my brush a Kingsley pure badger down into the mug with the hot water and soap and let everything heat up, losen up, and soften up for a minute or two. Then everything should be ready to go for lather making. Try that and see what you get, letus know what how you go about making your lather and with what brand of soap.
You know, you can take the hardest bar soap in the world and just use water and very lightly rub your fingers over it and load up your hand very easily. I think any brush no matter how soft it may be can get you great lather. If you can't build lather the brush isn't the issue you need to use some more water and adjust your brusk loading technique.
This brush to suite the soap thing is just another old barbers tale like needing a certain razor to suite a certain kind of beard.
Any brush will do, I've used badger, synthetic, boar and even cheap plastic. The trick is to really load the brush, at least 30 seconds maybe more for some hard soaps. Also keep an eye on how much water adding more if needed. I've never pre soaked the soap even MWF the only thing I ever pre soak is a boar brush which as those of you that use one will know drinks water.
+1 to all the above, but if you're looking for a high loft boar with backbone I'd recommend a Semogue Owners Club. Love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chet
I personally prefer using a boar brush for hard soaps. My omega works great.
If I can lather Williams soap with a badger brush, anyone can.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/soaps...me-lather.html
Any brush will load hard soaps - the only thing that should vary is the time spent loading (i.e. 15-20 seconds versus 40-50 seconds). For example, my Vulfix 41 - one of the biggest, softest, floppiest brushes around - takes about 45 seconds of loading with hard soap.
I would suggest giving the brush a good squeeze before loading to get all the water out - leaving the bristles damp versus wet, then try loading. There won't be as much water present to act as lubricant and the bristles will 'grab' more at the soap. Once it's loaded, proceed with building lather and adding water as normal.
+3 to this. Soak the soap in hot water before for a few minutes. Also soak the brush for a few minutes in warm water (extremely hot water is not needed and could potentially damage the brush) before and that should be all you need. With more experience you will find it easier to lather any kind of soap with any kind of brush.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
The famous Omega 48 will dominate every kind of soap you can find in the market.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chet
There is no hope for any soap. There is no hope.
Omega 48 is the ultimate soap eliminator.
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Gents:
In my particular case I feel that the better brushes for that are the two band with lower mm on knots possible but no less than 24mm. In my opinion the semogues, the morris and forndran, simpsons.
Thanks
Gents
Any brush in Two Band Super Badger with a loft of about 50-52mm ...
If you can find an old Simpsons "Ehsan" on the used market .. Grab it!
What works for me with any soap, cream or croap:
-Saturate brush with water.
-Shake out excess water.
-Swirl brush onto soap surface, holding soap upside down, so residual water flows down into the bristles. Do this for about 45 seconds.
-In a bowl, place about 1-2 tablespoons of soft water, and begin swirling your brush in this sloppy wet mixture for about 30 seconds.
-Now, take your brush as it is after the initial swirling in the wet bowl, and swirl onto the soap again for about 30 seconds, again holding the soap upside down over the brush.
-THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS: begin to swirl your reloaded brush vigorously in your sloppy runny soapy wet bowl. If it looks a little dry at this point, hit it with a few drops of water, or better yet glycerin. Do this for about 60 seconds, or until lather overflows the top of your container.
There is no shave soap created by man that will not make great heaping mounds of soft serve shave lather with this method :gwh:
For me: Boars and Black Badgers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chet
I'm a boarish kind of guy. If I have a hard day at work I'll come home, grab a bowl of cheap soap, (VDH or similar) and lather. I lathered the top of our cat's head once, she thought it felt good. When I reached for the razor she ran!