Originally Posted by
henryconchile
I bowl or face lather -- depending on the shave soap or cream I use -- and always set the brush on its handle during passes, but I've never had the lather fall down to the handle. It sounds like you're using too much water and getting a wet lather. Or you're getting too much foamy lather on the brush tip, and some of the top-heavy foam falls off.
I notice that when I bowl lather too quickly and end up with excessive lather spilling out of the bowl, some of the lather gets on the brush handle. The handle gets slippery after that. Is that happening to you?