Thread: Scuttle friendly soaps?

I have a classic edge skuttle and find that the cln conk pucks, as well as the Edwin Jagger pucks sit well in the lid.
As far as which soaps I find lather really well in the skuttle itself, The above listed as well as Crabtree/Evelyn Work well if you work the moistened brush in the puck a good 30 seconds then move to the skuttle and add a little water to the brush as you mix, as required.
Creams such as Cyril Salter, Real Shaving Company, or Proraso applied about almond size again to the pre soaked brush than worked to foam in the skuttle bowl work awesome too.
My routine is close the sink drain, fill the sink and skuttle outer chamber at the same time with hot water but leave the mixing bowl dry ish, then I soak my brush in the spout of the skuttle a few minutes and use it to collect the soap from the puck or tube and transfer it to the skuttle which I then take out of the sink to use as I mix up the lather. Use the half full sink for blade rinse between strokes as I shave.
Hope some of this helps.
Cheers.

To my knowledge, there aren't specific soaps that are best suited for scuttles, as a scuttle's only function is to keep your lather warm. It's essentially a lather bowl inside a bowl of hot water. Think double boiler, but without boiling water. If your water is too hot, it will make your lather quickly dry out. Perhaps this is what you're experiencing?

I wouldn't really put a puck of soap on the lid either, seems pointless to me...also seems like a pain in the butt having your soap sit on a plate instead of having it in a dish, but that's just my opinion I suppose.

Perhaps your issue is with loading? I've read your posts and tried to walk myself through what you might be doing, but I still can only guess what your issue is, specifically.

Hey guys, I think people are talking about two different types of scuttles here. The OP has a scuttle that is the double boiler type, not the old fashioned type where you put the puck on top and dip you brush in the spout affair.

I think that the water is just too hot and breaking down the lather in the bowl. Lower the water temp in the G20 a bit and see how it goes.

Bob

Originally Posted by MikeB52

I have a classic edge skuttle and find that the cln conk pucks, as well as the Edwin Jagger pucks sit well in the lid.
As far as which soaps I find lather really well in the skuttle itself, The above listed as well as Crabtree/Evelyn Work well if you work the moistened brush in the puck a good 30 seconds then move to the skuttle and add a little water to the brush as you mix, as required.
Creams such as Cyril Salter, Real Shaving Company, or Proraso applied about almond size again to the pre soaked brush than worked to foam in the skuttle bowl work awesome too.
My routine is close the sink drain, fill the sink and skuttle outer chamber at the same time with hot water but leave the mixing bowl dry ish, then I soak my brush in the spout of the skuttle a few minutes and use it to collect the soap from the puck or tube and transfer it to the skuttle which I then take out of the sink to use as I mix up the lather. Use the half full sink for blade rinse between strokes as I shave.
Hope some of this helps.
Cheers.

That's exactly how I use my scuttle, when I use it. Ryan82 got me into using it again, the warm lather is really, really nice. I've never had a problem with using it. Either squirt a bunch of cream in, wet the brush and stir it up. If' I use a puck type soap, same as you, load the brush up, dash of water in the scuttle, and swirl away!

Sheesh, after reading this, the Classic Edge UK scuttle comes out for tomorrow's shave!!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

I have a classic edge skuttle and find that the cln conk pucks, as well as the Edwin Jagger pucks sit well in the lid.
As far as which soaps I find lather really well in the skuttle itself, The above listed as well as Crabtree/Evelyn Work well if you work the moistened brush in the puck a good 30 seconds then move to the skuttle and add a little water to the brush as you mix, as required.
Creams such as Cyril Salter, Real Shaving Company, or Proraso applied about almond size again to the pre soaked brush than worked to foam in the skuttle bowl work awesome too.
My routine is close the sink drain, fill the sink and skuttle outer chamber at the same time with hot water but leave the mixing bowl dry ish, then I soak my brush in the spout of the skuttle a few minutes and use it to collect the soap from the puck or tube and transfer it to the skuttle which I then take out of the sink to use as I mix up the lather. Use the half full sink for blade rinse between strokes as I shave.
Hope some of this helps.
Cheers.

This is exactly the process I've been following (which I saw on one of Lynn's lathering videos) except for filling the sink to clean the razor for fear of chipping the blade. With that said, I have Col.Conk soap and the Cella Cream/soap in the red container. When using hot water (only from the sink) both soaps whipped up a nice lather but evaporated very quickly compared to the others. I'll try using a slightly lower temp and see if that helps.

Either way, I've been looking into several different soaps to try and some of which include TOBS, Mamma Bear, Stirling, MWF and Razorock. There are many others but these are those I'm considering trying first. Suggestions for which brand/scents would be awesome.

Thanks to everyone who added to this thread. The support for us newbies is amazing here at SRP!!

Originally Posted by salvat36

This is exactly the process I've been following (which I saw on one of Lynn's lathering videos) except for filling the sink to clean the razor for fear of chipping the blade. With that said, I have Col.Conk soap and the Cella Cream/soap in the red container. When using hot water (only from the sink) both soaps whipped up a nice lather but evaporated very quickly compared to the others. I'll try using a slightly lower temp and see if that helps.

Either way, I've been looking into several different soaps to try and some of which include TOBS, Mamma Bear, Stirling, MWF and Razorock. There are many others but these are those I'm considering trying first. Suggestions for which brand/scents would be awesome.

Thanks to everyone who added to this thread. The support for us newbies is amazing here at SRP!!

I'd get a TOBS cream over their soaps, never tried mama bear but it's supposed to be pretty good, and glycerin based like conk IIRC. Never heard of stirling but MWF is always a good buy. Razorock....I tried one recently, the bergamot and neroli, it has a nice scent but the lather isn't the best...doesn't have a lot of glide.
Don't forget about tabac and harris soaps as well.

IMO TOBS creams lather like a dream. I would recommend TOBS without hesitation.

Never thought I would give up my scuttle. Got divorced, moved to an apartment, didn't bring the scuttle. Started face lathering. Got better lather than ever before. Never looked back. YMMV, but give it a try

I've used all my soaps and creams in my scuttles several times and have yet to find one that didn't perform. I think the key is not to use boiling water. Hot tap water is good enough, though I realize that not all home water heaters are created equal.

Within the last few months I read somewhere that MWF likes lower temperatures so I tried it with warm (as opposed to hot) water in my G20 and had excellent results. I was had successful results using hot water too but IMO lowering the temp made a noticeable difference. Just something to keep in mind.