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

Guys,
I've been leaving the left over lather in my scuttle mug to 'revive' for the next shave but I'm wondering if this is how I'm supposed to do it. I squeeze out the extra lather from my brush before rinsing it but dump it into the mug. It's one topic I haven't read about yet. It does get a little stubble in it when I re-lather because I don't rinse between passes but once a week or so I will dump the lather at the end of my shave to clean it up. Am I just being cheap or is this ok? I figured I was getting the most out of the soap and I add Cremo for extra glide every couple of days. Sorry if this is posted in the wrong "spot".
G

I believe some members of the forum do as you do without the Cremo, the frugal ones that is. Can't see what harm it would do.

Bob

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. I can understand being frugal, but squeezing the lather from the brush, with all the stubble in it, and saving it for the next shave is going overboard. Then again, to each his own.

I wash my brush out thoroughly. As for the shaving mug I just put it on its stand to dry. As far as I can see its like putting a wet bar of soap in the soap dish. Never had a problem.

Rinse the mug & brush out each time, fresh soap & brush each time. My soap pucks last plenty long,,,,,

Like ^^^^ he said.....

I usually run an uber lather concoction for about a week the dump it and start again. But the brush is washed and air dried eveyday.

I put it on my bagel.

I used to leave the excess lather on top of the soap to help keep the soap puck better hydrated for the next days shave.
Now I just leave whatever lather happens to be left in the bowl right where it is and then use another slightly larger bowl as a cover to prevent drying of the puck.
My badger brush holds evough lather for how ever many passes I might want to make and then some. I don't have any need to go back to the puck for more lather so the puck never gets contaminated with used lather and stubble.
This is the best and easiest method that I have found.
Starting with a soap puck that has some residual moisture in it lathers up really fast. I usually count about fifty fast swirls and the brush is loaded with enough lather for the entire shave.
When done I always squeeze out the extra lather from the brush, rinse it thoroughly. and flick out most of the water and then dry it out a bit on a hand towel untill the bristls are frizzy and hang it.

Ya mean ya actually wash the lather out of the brush ??? ...............

Kidding aside ...... fresh lather for me each and every time.