Thread: getting the soap hot

Originally Posted by shavethebadger

What about the Moss skuttle though SFM? Isn't it's only purpose to keep the lather hot between passes?

I have the moss scuttle and use it every day with soap. It will keep the lather hot if you put boiling water in the bottom. I just use hot tap water and it keeps the lather nicely warm. The only trick with the moss scuttle is you need to get one that fits your brush, so your lather-laden brush will fill the top bowl to prevent convective heat loss and get maximum heat transfer from the scuttle. My scuttle is actually too large for my brush (after I bought the scuttle I switched to a small rooney brush), but it still keeps the lather nicely warm.

I have a Moss Scuttle and it does indeed keep the lather HOT between passes. Before you buy one, be aware that it is not designed to build lather in the scuttle, the bowl is simply not large enough. If it were, you would not maintain heat as well. For me this took a bit of getting used to as pre-scuttle I used a latte mug to build lather. With the scuttle, you swirl the cream and brush a bit, but then build the lather directly on your face. With the scuttle, the process is a bit more exacting. Modifying the water cream ratio is a bit more difficult after the fact. However, the Moss scuttle is not only functional but also a work of art. I can't wait until Winter when I can fully appreciate having piping hot lather throughout the shave.

Just another data point,
Ed

I lather in my scuttle, but with my small brush I've got plenty of room.

I have a stainless steel bowl which I hold bottom side up under hot water from the tap just after I soak my brush in hot water from the same tap. Does the trick for the first lather, but if I want to lather again which I only sometimes do, I have to turn the bowl over under the tap again as it cools as quickly as it warms up.

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I use a metal mixing bowl as well, but I let mine float in the sink of hot water between latherings, with the brush splayed dead center.

Originally Posted by SharkHat

I use a metal mixing bowl as well, but I let mine float in the sink of hot water between latherings, with the brush splayed dead center.

Mine would capsize. I tried it.

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