Thread: Chubby 3 lather settles in brush between passes

Originally Posted by beluga

In my opinion: what does it matter of you have to recharge the brush between passes?

Nothing wrong with that, I'd say.
There is no rule that you cannot charge a brush before every pass.


B.

Yes there is. Page 8 paragraph 3 line 6 of the Code of Shaving regulations specifically says it's a misdemeanor offense to recharge a brush during the shave.

For me one of the ways I rate a cream or soap is the ability to load up your brush one time only to last the entire shave. if I have to reload the brush I show the soap or cream the door.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yes there is. Page 8 paragraph 3 line 6 of the Code of Shaving regulations specifically says it's a misdemeanor offense to recharge a brush during the shave.

For me one of the ways I rate a cream or soap is the ability to load up your brush one time only to last the entire shave. if I have to reload the brush I show the soap or cream the door.

Ah, I see.

Am I glad that I filed for a variation under section 3a, subsection II, which allows me to continue charging my brush between passes to, as it is technically called, "restore the full lather for the second pass".

Hence, this variation is also known as the "full lather" variation, or in colloquial parlance "suckers for lather" variation.

Comes quite handy when I want to look for each pass at that Santa Claus like face in the shaving mirror.


Just because I can shave with a single charge does not mean that I should give that second charge, which gives me so much pleasure, a miss....



B.


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Ok, I had the same problem that you described and here is what I can share. 1) let the brush break in 6-8 uses so it reaches close to its full bloom. 2) load the damp brush for 30 seconds and then start working up a lather in your bowl. Here is the key, water, water and more water. My CH3 Super badger loads a ton of soap easily, but it takes an ocean of water to get the soap out of the center of the brush and into a lather. The first several teaspoons of water creates a paste that sticks to the bowl sides and won't lather. Keep adding water! From the paste stage to a full lather is an exercise in patience as you will add water 2,3, or more times to fully develop a full lather.
Here is my brush now...It easily creates lather

Originally Posted by doc47

Ok, I had the same problem that you described and here is what I can share. 1) let the brush break in 6-8 uses so it reaches close to its full bloom. 2) load the damp brush for 30 seconds and then start working up a lather in your bowl. Here is the key, water, water and more water. My CH3 Super badger loads a ton of soap easily, but it takes an ocean of water to get the soap out of the center of the brush and into a lather. The first several teaspoons of water creates a paste that sticks to the bowl sides and won't lather. Keep adding water! From the paste stage to a full lather is an exercise in patience as you will add water 2,3, or more times to fully develop a full lather.
Here is my brush now...It easily creates lather

I finally got the hang of it. It works great. What kind of lather bowl?

Symmetrical Pottery

The thing about brushes is, there are only a few parameters in good lather development. Assuming a good brush and quality soap or cream and decent water quality it's either loading enough soap, adding enough lather and working the brush.

If you play with those three you can't go wrong. Of course if the first three are lacking then you be like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest.