Thread: Return to Bowl Lathering

Gentlemen,

After years of face lathering, I have returned to bowl lathering. Now my lather is richer, creamier and more luxurious, because whipping it up in a bowl makes the soap or cream come alive. Face lathering is fine, but bowl lathering adds an extra dimension to the process. Also, bowl lathering gives me a better sense of history and tradition.

Through the years, I have used a variety of scuttles, including Schwarzweisskeramik, Dirty Bird, Moss, Georgetown, Becker and a few others that now I don't recall. Except for the Moss, the rest were better suited for bowl lathering. My favorite was Schwarzweisskeramik. I no longer have these.

For the past year, I have enjoyed the Straight Razor Design scuttle, which is well suited for keeping the brush warm. I also have the Edwin Jagger porcelain lather bowl, which I prefer to the scores of lather bowls I have used.

Since I do not want to retire my SRD scuttle and the EJ lather bowl and opt for a lathering scuttle, I now combine them to give me the best of two worlds. The EJ bowl helps make my lather and the hot water in the SRD scuttle's bowl and tank keeps my brush and lather warm.