Thread: Great Lather Trick

Gave this a try today. There might have been a little more slickness. I guess it would depend on the soap you are using. Had to bring the lather back as it was going away after the shower. I still had enough for a full shave but just enough.
It was a nice thing to try. Might try it more often.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Gave this a try today. There might have been a little more slickness. I guess it would depend on the soap you are using. Had to bring the lather back as it was going away after the shower. I still had enough for a full shave but just enough.
It was a nice thing to try. Might try it more often.

I don't know how long you shower for, but the sign of a good soap for me, is if it'll survive a 5 minute standing.

Give it a shot. I bet if you try it with all your soaps, the ones who do 5 minutes or more are the ones who give you the best shaves. Just make sure you lather enough for a pass or three .

I guess I do a mini variant of this. I soak the brush in an inch of water in a mug. I put maybe half a teaspoon of water on top of the soap and immediately pour it into the scuttle so this only slightly wets the soap. Then I shower. After the shower I load the brush on the puck and minimally face lather on my wet face. The lathered brush then goes into the scuttle and I start to build the lather, adding water as needed.

At that time, I strop my razor. It doesn't take long for me to strop but I noticed that the short delay seems to improve the lather. I go back to the scuttle and finish up the lather, which then goes onto my already lather-softened face.

Anyway, that is my form of lathering voodoo.