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

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!