View Poll Results: Lathering Habits ?
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Hot Water
48 85.71% -
Cold Water
9 16.07% -
Face latherer
23 41.07% -
Bowl latherer
37 66.07% -
Hard Soap
39 69.64% -
Creams
28 50.00% -
Soap/Cream (uber-lather)
9 16.07% -
Badger
43 76.79% -
Boar
16 28.57% -
Other (post whatever it is)
4 7.14%
Multiple Choice Poll.
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02-21-2013, 01:05 AM #1
Share Your Lathering Methods/Secrets + Poll
I have been using a brush since 1973 or so. For 32 of those years I used a bar of dial soap in the palm of my hand and a Hoffritz badger brush to face lather. That and a Gillette 'Good News' throw away razor was good enough. In 2007 a friend introduced me to wet shaving and the forums. Many pucks, creams and brushes later I was straight shaving and had gone to bowl lathering.
So after six years of using the real deal I still was struggling with getting lather that I was happy with. I would get good lather sometimes with some pucks or creams but not on a regular repeatable basis. Now a person may think, since they've been doing whatever it is so long, they must 'know' how to do it. Fortunately for me, I am not too smart to take direction and instruction so when Lynn posted this in a thread about the differences in badger hair I noticed it and gave it a try;
So I noticed the text that I've emphasized in bold type and decided to apply it to my routine. Heretofore, taking the old ironworker "get a bigger hammer" approach I used more pressure to make better lather. As the old saying goes ..... no soap .... or at least not as much and not as good.
So if you're still reading ..... maybe you have a tip that I can use to improve my lathering results ? I'm posting a multiple choice poll for the heck of it, and if anyone wants to participate, and to share their lathering routine as well, please do.
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BanjoTom (02-21-2013)