If you saw how much soap and cream I wash down the drain after shaving you'd probably freak! I've been making uberlathers, using a silvertip and usually have tons of lather by the time I'm done, probably enough for at least 2 or 3 more passes after having done 2. The scuttle gets drained down the sink and the brush rinsed out under the sink and all of that lather goes down down down the drain!!