Thread: Keeping Lather Warm???

I cant seem to keep my lather warm during my shave time. I soak the brush in very hot water but, towards the end my lather always gets cold. Any ideas on how I can keep my later warm all the way through the shave?

Scuttle - works great. You can either by an older one or a Moss scuttle or do what I did, make you own.

This is going to sound crazy but, how do you use one of these mugs?

This is what I do ---custard and ceramic bowl combo. Hot water in ceramic mug --if anything it overheats my lather and dries it out. But you can work on how hot the water is and how much you fill the ceramic mug with water. Later,

Justin

Originally Posted by canman23

This is going to sound crazy but, how do you use one of these mugs?

My method:

Before starting a shower, I take the mug and fill it with hot water and put the ramikin (smaller bowl-type object in the picture) into the mug ( thin O-ring is just there to provide a cushion between the two and to secure it a little more).

After the shower, I put my cream in the small top, wet my brush and whip up the lather. The hot water will keep the ramikin warm while I shave and that will keep the lather warm. Add water as necessary to refresh because it might dry more quickly being warm.

That's it.

Here's another tip if you use soap rather than cream.

Use the scuttle for building a lather but don't keep the soap puck in there. The soap tends to insulate the heat, defeating the purpose. Also, the soap can soften or melt ( especially glycerin based soaps ) and you end up with too much soap in the soap/water ratio.

You'll probably have to experiment a bit, but that's half the fun. The DYI models work well. I've made one and love it. Out of pocket expenses were $3. Thrift stores are great. :-) Folks that have the nice moss scuttles rave about them. They look slick also. IMHO, warm lather is really worth the little extra effort.

I've never understood this thing about hot lather. I remember when I was a kid the barbers used a hot lather machine to dispense lather for shaving and in about 30 seconds it was cold. I remember there was this guy on the sister site who bought one of those commercial hot latherking machines to use for home shaving. If I want hot lather I have a real high tech. solution for you but it will require advanced equipment and months of practice.

Just hit the brush under the hot water tap for a second.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I've never understood this thing about hot lather. I remember when I was a kid the barbers used a hot lather machine to dispense lather for shaving and in about 30 seconds it was cold. I remember there was this guy on the sister site who bought one of those commercial hot latherking machines to use for home shaving. If I want hot lather I have a real high tech. solution for you but it will require advanced equipment and months of practice.

Just hit the brush under the hot water tap for a second.

lol agreed!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I've never understood this thing about hot lather. I remember when I was a kid the barbers used a hot lather machine to dispense lather for shaving and in about 30 seconds it was cold. I remember there was this guy on the sister site who bought one of those commercial hot latherking machines to use for home shaving. If I want hot lather I have a real high tech. solution for you but it will require advanced equipment and months of practice.

Just hit the brush under the hot water tap for a second.

My experience is a little different. I've had the same feeling about the hot lather at the barbers. It didn't take 30 seconds at all to cool down, it was almost instant.

However, I do find that the warm lather I put on my face from my scuttle lasts longer, maybe a minute but it's all I need. The brush run under hot water still cools off by the time I apply it to my face.

Basically, I just enjoy stepping out of a warm shower and placing warm lather on my face. Let's of a shock, especially in winter.

Yep ---I dig the hot lather.


Justin