Thread: Did Mitchell's Wool Fat change its formula?

"Spring" water still has plenty of mineral content. "Drinking" water usually local supply with RO (Reverse Osmosis) treatment. Distilled is distilled, No way to reinterpret that.

Originally Posted by Splashone

"Spring" water still has plenty of mineral content. "Drinking" water usually local supply with RO (Reverse Osmosis) treatment. Distilled is distilled, No way to reinterpret that.

That is what I always thought and it can be bought at the pharmacy/druggist. It is also suggested for batteries when topping them up in your car as it is not hard/O ph.

Bob

Originally Posted by supersco

I've tried a couple shaves with lukewarm water, both MWF and Mama Bear's. No improvement. I'm definitely thinking it's my hard water. Anybody know of any soaps that do well with hard water until I figure out exactly how to treat it?

I have hard water and I now add a couple of large pinches of food grade citric acid to the wash basin to bring the ph nearer to neutral. No problems with any of my soaps or creams since I started to do this.

Usually you can find all three in the local grocery water section with their "private" label for about $1/gal. I use quite a bit of distilled water doing on-site drapery cleaning. No worries of mineral stains when done!

Originally Posted by Anthony1954

I have hard water and I now add a couple of large pinches of food grade citric acid to the wash basin to bring the ph nearer to neutral. No problems with any of my soaps or creams since I started to do this.

Jeez Anthony, I had forgotten about your little trick with the citric acid. I gotta mark that down somewhere but then again I'd probably forget where I put that when I needed it.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Jeez Anthony, I had forgotten about your little trick with the citric acid. I gotta mark that down somewhere but then again I'd probably forget where I put that when I needed it.

Bob

Don't worry Bob people keep asking I'll keep telling!

Originally Posted by BobH

I think Arko works pretty well with hard water.

Bob

Can confirm Arko works AMAZINGLY. I got possibly the best shave of my life with it today. Thanks Bob!

You are welcome. Just glad you finally got something that works for you. Pretty under rated and put down that Arko is but it works well. Still puzzled about the MWF though.

Bob