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If you feel more comfortable and in control that way, then follow that method. Either way, what matters is building a luxurious lather, and Mama Bear offers that opportunity. Good show.

You presume correctly, Rob. Yes, European and particularly British. All good stuff. I'm a bit of an Anglophile, anyway.
Stay well.

Actually, I am a full-blooded Assyrian — we're the people from the Bible. I was born in Baghdad, Iraq, lived in Tehran, Iran, until my early teens and then came to the U.S. So yes, there is some...

Thanks for the compliment. A well written sentence is one of life's pleasures — like a sweet silvertip brush.

I have an extremely sensitive skin and an extremely heavy beard. My face can only tolerate silvertip badger hair. That's why I dislike boar bristle and horse hair brushes, especially horse hair. I...

Ah, my friend, bless your heart for the kind words. Thank you.

When squishing the brush upon loading, much of the lather is spent in the chamber and wasted. The tips will hold ample soap and help create a more luxurious lather.

No, I face lather. I do use a scuttle, but mine is not designed for bowl lathering; rather, just to keep the brush and lather warm. My soaps are kept in various bowls and wide-mouthed cups. First, I...

BeeMan,

My lather for the first pass is always thick and luxurious. Subsequent passes require less lather. Still, if my lather dries and is thinner than I want somewhere along the way, I give my...

BeeMan,
You can dab the tip of your brush in water later in the shave if the lather feels dry, thus maintaining the rich lather on your brush.

BeeMan,

Mama Bear is a fine soap and creator Sue Clark an artist. There is nothing wrong with grating the soap, as you do, but I have never seen the need for that — just find a bigger soap bowl.
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