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11-24-2013, 05:45 PM #1Member
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Happy Accident
So I thought I would try something. I put a puck of VDH soap in a mug (didn't want to ruin any of my good stuff on an experiment) and placed it on one of my wifes electric candle warmers. My thought was warm it a bit and lather up with a nice warm lather. I forgot I put it on there and when I came back it was completely melted. So then I moistened a a brush and dipped the tip in the liquid. I then face lathered and got the best performance from VDH I have ever had. I may do it again sometime.
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11-24-2013, 05:52 PM #2Senior Member
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VDH fondue. Interesting concept. How much is left in the brush when your done shaving ?
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11-24-2013, 06:26 PM #3Member
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If you just sparingly dip the tip...not too much. But, if you want to load it down I imagine you can
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11-26-2013, 03:11 PM #4
Useful for travel situations, sort of like soap on a rope - soap in a brush, your one stop shop for your travel shave lathering needs, just moisten her up and away you go.
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If you just sparingly dip the tip...not too much. But, if you want to load it down I imagine you canBread and water can so easily become tea and toast
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11-26-2013, 09:06 PM #5Senior Member
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that's pretty cool. Maybe VDH should get into the shave cream biz...
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11-26-2013, 10:52 PM #6Senior Member
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Ahh cool discovery. Something to test in the future
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11-27-2013, 02:58 AM #7Senior Member
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I do something similar.
I use a Mr. Coffee electric mug warmer under my shaving bowl.
Can only need leave it on a few minutes while I prep - then it keeps my lather warm.
Cannot leave it on too long, or else it gets a bit too hot - not good for the face or the brush.My father was an engineer. He used to tell me that sharpening a straight razor is like trying to build a ladder to the moon out of a roll of aluminum foil.
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11-27-2013, 05:41 AM #8Razor Vulture
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I do the same sort of thing with a William's puck, in a mug, in a sink of hot water! Well, Sorta!
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12-06-2013, 07:07 PM #9Senior Member
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I so desperately want to get Williams to work well. Every time I use it, it builds well but the lather deflates and dries within 3 seconds of being applied to my face. I love the scent, though. I may have to try this warmer idea with it... Originally Posted by sharptonn
I do the same sort of thing with a William's puck, in a mug, in a sink of hot water! Well, Sorta!"Willpower and Dedication are good words," Roland remarked, "There's a bad one, though, that means the same thing. That one is Obsession." -Roland Deschain of Gilead
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12-06-2013, 07:55 PM #10
Best use only that hot a warmer with Glycerin soaps by themselves. The heat can really ruin a Tallow soap. that said, The hot bowl and lather is a wonder if you don't have the soap puck in the mug.
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