Thread: Face lathering a shave cream

Does anyone use this method: squeeze some shave cream on the brush and then begin to lather on the face? Is it a correct way to lather? I'm having difficulties lathering from a soap and I don't use a bowl because it saves time.

When I use cream from a tube I squeeze it into a scuttle or bowl, then swirl the brush in the cream, then face lather. When I used to apply a ribbon of cream directly to the brush the cream fell off the brush into the sink so I gave up that technique fairly early.

What soap or you trying to build lather from?
What shave cream?

I use MDC soap, Castle Forbe shave cream, and Proraso Red tube.

I face lather with all three.

My how to--- soak brush, then swirl the brush on the top of the soap for 20-40 swirls, tube soap I put a dime sized amount on the brush. Start applying the soap to face to build lather. Here's where I have some water running. I will dip my brush slightly in the water to get a few drops on it then go back to the face with it to continue to build lather. I might need to add water a couple of times as needed depending on the viscousity of the lather built.
This works for me as of to date.

Originally Posted by Alex7

Does anyone use this method: squeeze some shave cream on the brush and then begin to lather on the face? Is it a correct way to lather? I'm having difficulties lathering from a soap and I don't use a bowl because it saves time.

Yes, that is one way of doing it and generally what I do too. You could also squeeze some from the tube into you finger tip and rub it on your face then build the lather. The correct way is what works for you, really.

Bob

I rarely use creams but when I do I rub the cream on my face then build lather ..... Kinda like using a soap stick

Just another thought, it does not matter how you get the cream on your face. It matters that you get the right ratio of cream to water when you build the lather just like using a hard soap. There is no magic in shaving cream, you still have to get it right. Where using cream makes it easier is that you can judge the amount of cream you are using more easily than with a hard soap.

Bob

Well, once again I'm with BobH on this one, in that I usually put a dab of cream on my finger tips, massage it into a wet face really well, wipe my fingers on the brush, and then go at it. Sometimes i have to add more cream to the brush for later passes, but not always. If I'm having trouble, I might go over my face with an Arko or Palmolive stick and then lather that up on my face with the remaining cream.

Originally Posted by BobH

Yes, that is one way of doing it and generally what I do too. You could also squeeze some from the tube into you finger tip and rub it on your face then build the lather. The correct way is what works for you, really.

Bob

Originally Posted by Alex7

Does anyone use this method: squeeze some shave cream on the brush and then begin to lather on the face? Is it a correct way to lather? I'm having difficulties lathering from a soap and I don't use a bowl because it saves time.

That's exactly how I do it. Some put the cream on their hands and rub it on their face, but I prefer to put it on the brush. What do you mean(specifically) when you say you're having difficulties lathering soap? There could be another issue here that won't be solved by switching to a cream.

I whoop the brush around and lather on my face..

I smear a bit on my face then run a wet brush on it until it lathers up then rub it around my stubble with the brush.