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    Ok, I will probably awnser my own question. But when you're done shaving and you have a lot of excess lather you made from your soap (not creams), do you just put the excess back into the bowl/mug? I would figure that you do as you can always rebuild your lather at next shave. But is there any reason to discard the excess lather?

    I use MWF and often have a lot left in the brush from loading as well as a good amount in a lathering mug. So I just take the excess from my brush and put it back into the container of MWF and rebuild it for next shave.

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    You can do it either way, which ever you like. Me, I just rinse what is left down the drain.

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    Load a little less MWF next time,,, start with a fresh batch each time.
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    I gently wipe the excess lather from the brush and put it back into the soap/cream bowl.

    If no room is available I put the excess into the "bits and pieces" mug to use as pre-lather.

    I am not sure how much extra life this gives to a puck or cream but it has to amount to something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rolodave View Post
    I gently wipe the excess lather from the brush and put it back into the soap/cream bowl.

    If no room is available I put the excess into the "bits and pieces" mug to use as pre-lather.

    I am not sure how much extra life this gives to a puck or cream but it has to amount to something.
    I guess it is not so much trying to extend the life of my puck of MWF (i've only been SR Shaving for 6 weeks so my puck looks barely used) as it is wondering if recycling unused lather will affect the quality of subsequent latherings and thus, subsequent shaves.
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    I doubt recycling unused lather would effect the quality of subsequent lathers or shaves.

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    Mr Uberlather here. I start a lather bowl of a few drops of glycerin, a dab of Maca root, a small squeeze of any tube shaving cream and a brush full of MWF. After the shave I strip the brush of excess lather, add a few drop of water to keep it somewhat hydrated and leave the lather till the next shave. I refresh the uber with two drops of glycerin and any two-part combo of shaving cream(tub or tube) and a brush full of what ever hard puck I choose that day. Repeat the end of shave ritual for the next day use. I will clean out the lather bowl maybe every seven to ten days and starts over again. Nothing but good daily lather ensues.
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    I shower after I shave. That itself is somewhat unusual. I take any excess lather and apply it to my head, over my hair. Then I get into the shower. I am careful not to rinse the old lather out of my hair from shower to shower. Ultimately this builds up a thick crust of dried lather which, if you are diligent, can be shaped as its applied to make an actual hair style. When this lather coif reaches terminal thickness, I gently remove it and use the entire concave surface as a lathering bowl. This can last though many shaves. As the bottom gets thin, I fold in the perimeter until I am left with a puck which I return to the puck bowl. No one has ever complained about my lather. Of course, I'm the only one who has seen it.
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    I tried that once but noticed that I ended up with a bunch of shaved whiskers in the soap,

    I mean, how much does it really waste anyway,

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    It may just be me but I usually never have any lather left.. 2 passes and no lather..

    Maybe I'm just not loading enough to have waste.
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