Thread: Lathering Issues

Originally Posted by bobpell

Ok here's 2 cents worth.

I always seem to raise eyebrows (that's a polite way of saying I catch hell ) when I say this, but I am a minimalist. I don't believe soaps and creams need to cost a week's wages to do a good job.
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I also am a minimalist yet appreciate the subtle differences between
different products.

In life it is all about balance, budget and doing the best ya can
with what you got.

In a relationship the budget needs to include luxuries that you both can savor.
It may be a finer cut of meat for dinner or a bottle of good red with
a home made pasta and sauce. It may be flowers on the table from
the garden. It may be something that the kids love enough to sit
down and have dinner with the family.

Well it is time to go and polish up may latest less than $30 Ebay
prize. I did want that $500 W&B but this one will do despite the
small potato chip warp of the blade. Ebay-#- 140399579325

Well said, nifty. I appreciate your input!

Greg

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

In life it is all about balance, budget and doing the best ya can
with what you got.

In a relationship the budget needs to include luxuries that you both can savor.
It may be a finer cut of meat for dinner or a bottle of good red with
a home made pasta and sauce. It may be flowers on the table from
the garden. It may be something that the kids love enough to sit
down and have dinner with the family.

I know how you feel. Sometimes it might be the soap, I've noticed that some soaps make beter lather than others. For instance I purchased a $10.00 soap from vintage blades and I just could not get it to make good lather. I purchased a soap off of a lady on ebay (Susies) for about $6.00, man it makes great lather every time. I love it. So maybe think about getting another soap.


(Crawl low in smoke)

I don't use glycerin and my soap is what all member here does not like, it's Caswell Massey, I have no problem with lathering, works well for me

apart from some opinion about uberlather should be mandatory for shaver....there are also opinion in other thread saying it should be avoided for newbie I guess this is only matter of experience, anyhow uberlather is there for the purpose, not only because it provide a rich fancy lather, at least that's what I believe. I rarely use uberlather nor add glycerin in my lather...I'm pretty much have a thin budget for almost anything, I use palmolive cream which is cheap, a CM that is a gift, been a month wet shaving and thanks Alraz's advice my lather is getting better and better, I learn the importance of hydrate the lather, etc. in the end I'm pretty much satisfied with the result of my lather

Hey everybody,

I am still on my first week of shaving with a ST razor and making lathers and every thing and im really enjoying it so far but I have been having alot of truble with making a good lather. Now after reading all this info and every ones in put and putting it all together I went and made my first great lather! I was very excited and can't wait for my next shave.
Thank you every body!

Andrevs,

You're quite welcome...Happy to hear that you are having success crafting a good lather.

What kind of soap or cream are you using ?

Taylor of Bond Street

Originally Posted by MARKHOLLADAY

What kind of soap or cream are you using ?

Williams is all I have ever used...but looking to try new things...

New to the forum...I have been using a DE for years and just started using a Straight for the first time. Will post info about the razor later...