Thread: Mug or Scuttle - Do I need one?

i always leave my soaps that come in a bowl or tub in that bowl or tub. the soaps that come plain as a puck i put into a plastic or glass small dish the same diameter as the soap.

little hot water, your wet brush and about 15 or so turns on the soap and your brush is now loaded with soap.

move to your small bowl, coffee mug, whatever item you are using to create lather and add a touch of hot water and spin away in that dish to make your fantastic lather. thats my style.

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1 bowl to hold the soap permenantly which i use to load the brush with some spins
1 bowl in which to create lather, bit of hot water and your loaded brush
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~J

I put my pucks of soap in little plastic pots. Here's one with a refill of Trumpers Sandalwood inside.


I buy mine from here.

http://www.cookability.biz/pureseal-...ner/b_1309.htm

Originally Posted by Effigy

Thanks guys. Looks like I'm going to be cruisin' the 'Homeware' departments

You're actually looking for shaving equipment, so there is no need to feel less manly about the whole thing.

I bought a whole bunch of dip dishes at Zellers that fit Colleen's soaps perfectly and even the C&E soap's looking good in'em

So long as you have a container to hold the cake of soap, you're in business.

If you want to lather on your face, you just load the brush up by swirling it on the soap and then spread the soap on your face and lather as you would your stick or cream.

I believe Colleen's soaps are glycerine based - in which case, they may actually be soft enough to be applied like a shave stick.

The key benefit to using a scuttle is that it keeps your lather warm, which is very nice. I actually use a metal bowl that I float in the hot water in my sink while I'm shaving - crude but effective. The other benefit of a metal vs. ceramic bowl is that I don't have to worry about dropping it!

I lather soaps and creams on my face and in a bowl depending on my mood and how much time I have.

As with much of this shaving business, much of this is personal preference.

Originally Posted by Iwan

Btw Mantic from B&B has made several shaving videos and put them on Youtube, here's the lathering one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXVxXvv_8yk

Mantic's videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=mantic59