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Well that settles the hard water issue for me. I will have to remember the citric acid/distilled water trick for my travels.

Bob

Yea, it is one thing if you actually want to make an uber lather but another if you simply have to in order to get a good result.

Bob

You're a brave man Kev, my hats off to you.

Bob

Onegrecook

Thanks for the update as I was wondering how the citric acid would work out for you. Good for you.

Bob

No mystique as far as I am concerned, just a good soap that works well and not difficult to use at all. It lathers well without extra ingredients and the use of distilled water likely is because the...

Yea, the type of brush does not seem to matter. I have used various types of silver tip badger brushes, a couple of boar brushes and a Muhle synthetic silver tip this way with good results. I believe...

That is basically what I do too. Swirl the brush in cold water, shake out the excess and load the brush for a good while. Wet just the tips of the brush and load some more till it starts to build...