I'll definitely give that a try.
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You were right bharner. I tried less glycerin and more water and got the best lather I've yet made. I was shocked at how much water I was able to work in while still getting a very thick lather. Very soft on the face with less irritation. The glycerin's a keeper!
Glad it worked for ya. I've got really hard water and a couple soaps that I like but that don't like hard water. It took some experimentation with the glycerin but it makes most soaps perform well. Still haven't gotten it to save the Caswell-Massey cream yet, though so I just that as a pre-shave these days.
I've been using glycerin shave soap from Em's Place.
1. would adding liquid glycerin or lanolin make a difference?
2. am I nuts for using this soap and should I move on to a better brand?
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1. I would say if it is a glycerine soap you should be fine without adding more. If not look at #2.
2. I can't judge a soap I have never used. Fortunately there are thousands to choose from. Why not just get a few of the big ones everyone talks about to compare? MWF, Tabac, Proraso would be a good start. Honestly in the end it is up to personal preference and the one constant every straight shaver can agree on is there are never too many X worth having, where X is a variable that represents almost anything shave related.
Mayhaps I will give a couple of other soaps a try. I suppose that IS part of the fun of this.
Thanx
. . . and by the way; in what section of the drug store would one go to to find glycerin or lanolin?
CVS has it in the facial health section, by the acne creams and such.