Thread: Do you dump the lather from your mug or leave it for the next shave?

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

I rinse everything out. I use to try and save it, because it just seemed wasteful. But I'm rather particular about how I take care of my thing's and how they're kept, so I stopped doing that because all my shaving items set out in plain site. Definitely think it's worth doing, if your trying to be frugal. Now you have me thinking about getting another container to save my lather! DAMIT! I'll never get through all my soaps....

Therein lies the problem!

I face lather, and yes, I like to leave the unshaven lather on my face until the next shave. Saves money and time; I can't remember the last time I had to buy after-shave!

I do rinse and hang the brush though. Obviously.

Originally Posted by Obie

I generally make enough lather to cover three full passes, squeezing what is left in the brush onto my hand for touch-up. After that, I rinse my brush thoroughly. Even when I bowl lathered, I preferred to clean my bowl and start with fresh lather the next morning.

The same.
Each shaving is different,i clean my equipment and never left anything behind except the blade in the razor if it's new
Everything goes to his place.

Dump it...It's soap...Make sure you wipe off your razor though..

When I started I thought the soap was supposed to stay in the bowl, so that is what I did. I lather in the bowl on the top of the soap. I set the brush in the bowl and the bowl in the hot water while I shave. When finished I dry the bottom of the outside of the bowl, but I leave whatever was inside for the next day. Then I rinse the brush and set it bristle side up to dry. I like this very well. I get a thick lather that stays warm from Van der Hagen in seconds, and I have plenty for an OCD shave. Still going strong after four weeks on 3.5 oz. puck.

To my mind this was similar to a guy I read who melts his soap in the bowl inside a microwave and uses it in a similar way. I just let the water do the melting in its own time. Since it air dries daily and gets refreshed daily, I am not concerned with anything growing in it.

Thanks for the response guys. After this past weekend's meet up in Seattle, I've been bitten harder by the "bug". I received a couple of items at the meet and now I feel it really kicking in. Last night I HAD TO BUY, just had to, I don't know what took over but the next thing I know another order for blade samples then col conks sample pack of soaps only to be followed by another order for Nomad shave soap. Why, well because I wanted another soap with a wooden bowl! My hair won't grow fast enough to "require" another shave so I shop instead....... my employer provides a phone number for "employee assistance program" or EAP but no one has listed the help number on SRP. It's an upward spiral, lost in the silky lightness of the next lather.

I know, you all warned me

G

PS. Now I'll have to dump the old lather to get to the next puck!

I squeeze excess lather out to reuse and wash & dry the brush. Plenty of different soaps but i figure why waste?

In CHRIST
Sb

I worked for almost 60 years so I could enjoy the good things in life when I retired such as a nice fresh lather with a different crème or soap everyday. And a different razor each day also. I think I have earned it. I have no problem with someone who saves it however, to each his own

I found a small dessert bowl ? At Walmart it fits on top of my srd mug and acts like a cheap scuttle to keep my lather warm. I have grated up Michaels woolfat soap in it. And i fill the srd cup up about 3/4 full of the hottest water available from the tap.I face lather for the most part.(second pass and touch up more so ) I don't get stubble in the bowl, however I do get a stray badger hair or two occasionally, but I dig those out. When I'm done I just leave the bowl to dry out without rinsing. The brush of course gets rinsed wrung and hung.

Finally another "let it dry in the bowl" brother!