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09-07-2013, 12:19 AM
Thread: Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
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The more water works for me. Not a lot more but...
The more water works for me. Not a lot more but just enough. You've got to experiment with it to see what works for you. Nothing wrong with a scritchier brush but it doesn't have to be scritchy IME....
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09-04-2013, 09:04 PM
Thread: Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
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I noticed that too. Instead of my usual rinsing...
I noticed that too. Instead of my usual rinsing under the tap between passes, I'm wiping on a folded piece of tissue. Kind of cool because you can really see those pesky whiskers in the lather on the...
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08-29-2013, 12:51 AM
Thread: Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
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Y'know I was expecting to be disappointed....
Y'know I was expecting to be disappointed. Instead I was pleasantly surprised. So this morning I googled the ingredients. The first listed is potassium stearate, an emulsifier among other things....
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08-28-2013, 07:03 PM
Thread: Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
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Hey ....... if I'm using a pixelfixed custom...
Hey ....... if I'm using a pixelfixed custom brush with a lignum/ivory handle I don't even need water ..... its that good........ :)
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08-28-2013, 03:32 PM
Thread: Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
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Been using it daily since I got the puck. I've...
Been using it daily since I got the puck. I've discovered Williams likes a bit more water than other pucks I've used. If I find it drying as I'm making my passes I just wet the tips of the brush a...
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08-27-2013, 02:01 PM
Thread: Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
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Williams Shaving Soap 40 years Later
All this talk in that one Williams thread got me thinking. I resolved to get a puck and give it a go. I had tried a puck of it when I first started using a shaving brush in the early '70s. I couldn't...
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