Thread: How to waste as much soap as possible

Yes I did. Point is, if it works for him, then I don't see the problem even if some may consider a waste. . Maybe his water is hard or whatever. My other point about the lather was about not saving product. Life is to short and the soaps and creams are not that expensive.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Did you see the video? This had nothing to do with "rationing" lather. Most of that puck will go down the drain without ever being made into lather.

I agree there is no reason to dump a puck of soap into a sink full of hot water and watch it dissolve. I also just cover the puck in enough warm water to loosen the surface layer so you can get it onto your brush easier. Some days I wish my soap would disappear faster, as it would make me feel better when I buy a new soap although it hasn't stopped me yet.

Rock On Mantic59

Originally Posted by jedi7

Yes I did. Point is, if it works for him, then I don't see the problem even if some may consider a waste. . Maybe his water is hard or whatever. My other point about the lather was about not saving product. Life is to short and the soaps and creams are not that expensive.

And as I said, if you want to waste as much soap as possible, this is the way to do it. Everyone is welcome to pour as much soap down the drain as they wish.

Inspired, I found a waste-free way to use the "sink-soak" method with a premium cream cream. Liking the concept, I left a tube of Proraso cream and, next day, a tube of Bigelow cream (both cap-on) in a sink of room-temp water while I showered. Immediately before shaving I drained the sink, dried the tubes and bowl-lathered per normal. I feel as if I wasted no soap, they shaved equally well and each lathered perfectly. I might make of video of this new technique.

I've never understood this wet the soap first thing. I just use a well wetted brush and I've never had any issues with any soap. Maybe it's a hard water issue with some who do it. At any rate I never worry about soaps being used up too quickly.

It similar to the car forums where some are using gas milage as the final arbiter of whether to buy or not and others say they buy what they like and just spend the bucks to feed it.

I am with Ron on this. You only use about one gram of soap to make a good two-pass lather.

It does not take a sink full of water on top of a puck to loosen up one gram.
But, again agreeing with Ron, you are free to pour as much soap as you like into the drain.

I started reclaiming the unused lather and can tell the pucks and creams are lasting longer. Just be careful not to harm your badger or boar. I just wipe the brush on the side of the bowl/mug and let it air dry.
The tube/stick leftover lather goes into the "bits and pieces, ala EdHewitt" mug which I use for pre-lather. This lather is also reclaimed from the brush, not my face.

Maybe he should try the microwave???

Pete <:-}

Talk about overcomplicating things! I never understood this soap soaking nonsense thing either, this completely useless step seems to have quite a following among the youtubitionists ( primarily newbs) and the soap shillers they blindly follow.

Nope, I don't see a problem with this soaking at all. I didn't see soap going down the drain, any softening will remain part of the puck, any dissolved into the water will be insignificant. When you consider the huge amount of soap rinsed off the brush and out of a bowl or scuttle after a shave looking at what might dissolve when soaking is silly.
Any saving of soap (if one really thinks it at all necessary) will be had in learning the minimum loading of the brush to make the minimum lather required for the amount of shaving your going to do.
I wonder if people stay awake at night worrying about all the bars of soap that are uselessly washing away in showers or dish soap that is being wasted by over loading the wash water or sponge.