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  1. Sticky: I just tried it and it is not to shabby. It...

    I just tried it and it is not to shabby.
    It gets good marks on the gentle fragrance and glycerin content categories.
    They have an unscented puck that should be considered if someone has...
  2. Sticky: Hunt for one of the old butter knives in a second...

    Hunt for one of the old butter knives in a second hand store.
    Or sand down a bit of broken horn scale into a shaving cream snurdle.
  3. Sticky: I got to fill out a Secret Santa wish list. The...

    I got to fill out a Secret Santa wish list.
    The budget was low to allow kids to play but I had fun picking out way too many choices
    of shave soaps for who ever gets my name.
    Thanks all and may...
  4. Sticky: Nice... If no sample pack look for the refill...

    Nice...
    If no sample pack look for the refill pucks and pass on the sometimes too expensive special container.
    The smallish food storage containers or zip-lock bags allow storing a lot more...
  5. Sticky: How have you been drying your brush? I was...

    How have you been drying your brush?

    I was taught to rinse the soap then shake the water out and then hang the brush
    bristles down and air dry.

    Water... crazy hot boiling water, I hope not.
  6. Sticky: I tend to use one of a DE or a str8 on any given...

    I tend to use one of a DE or a str8 on any given day.

    I am not so much a razor snob as a Latherin snob.
    I make a lather for my face and my whiskers and not so much
    for the razor.
    I have...
  7. Sticky: "Cushion" .... This is subtle... one measure is...

    "Cushion" ....
    This is subtle... one measure is does the lather wipe off your face with a gentle wipe of the finger.
    Does it feel like wiping warm butter on bread and toast?

    As long as the...
  8. Sticky: I would note that there is a lot of value in...

    I would note that there is a lot of value in knowing your brush.
    Half way in jest I posed a question about what dulled my razors... I have a new +$100.00 brush.

    The true bit is I had been using...
  9. Sticky: Regarding tallow... Soaps are made by reacting...

    Regarding tallow...
    Soaps are made by reacting an organic acid with a base (saponification).
    The acid can be tallow or any of a massive list of oils and fats each with different results.
    The...
  10. Sticky: None of my brushes have a breech or bolt. How...

    None of my brushes have a breech or bolt.
    How do you load yours? I am an artillery guy so a breech loading brush would be cool.
  11. Sticky: Lathering one of my favorite topics... One...

    Lathering one of my favorite topics...
    One discovery I should share is my favorite lathering bowl.
    I stumbled on these a year ago or so.

    The local big box grocery had these inexpensive plastic...
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