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A good swipe across the top with your brush should be OK, but you can go a bit more than that to ensure you have enough for subsequent passes.

I agree, too many swipes will result in gobs of...

I own and use the Lavender by CF. The lime is also great but not as good on the skin as the lavender IMHO.

Gobs and gobs of lather, enough to shave a large dog, with only a tiny amount of cream....