The Obie Memorial First Tier Soaps and Creams Thread.

[ultrasoundguy2003]

USG - another thing I've noticed with the LPL soaps.

The Vegetal soaps don't seem to lather as well as the non-Vegetal....the Cologne / Fougere doesn't seem to perform as well as the LPL Traditional...maybe it's just me...anyone else notice the difference between the Vegetal and non??

In the name of science, hit it with your hot tap water and give it another go, it became another soap after the hot water. I only have Vegetal so I cannot compare. I did check the firmness of the soap post pics and that metal tin held heat and softened the whole tin. Soap jumping leaves me with some hard pucks. Even the creams set after 2 years.

[Phrank]

In the name of science, hit it with your hot tap water and give it another go, it became another soap after the hot water. I only have Vegetal so I cannot compare. I did check the firmness of the soap post pics and that metal tin held heat and softened the whole tin. Soap jumping leaves me with some hard pucks. Even the creams set after 2 years.

I agree - as I found some very hot water sitting on top of the LPL for about 5 minutes while I prepped made a nice difference in loading the brush, as well as loading for about 2 to 3 times longer than usual - that seems to have been a fault of mine I've slipped into lately - rushing the loading...no wonder I've had some fails with the lather....but I agree, softening the soap prior to loading will definitely make loading much easier.

[ultrasoundguy2003]

I agree - as I found some very hot water sitting on top of the LPL for about 5 minutes while I prepped made a nice difference in loading the brush, as well as loading for about 2 to 3 times longer than usual - that seems to have been a fault of mine I've slipped into lately - rushing the loading...no wonder I've had some fails with the lather....but I agree, softening the soap prior to loading will definitely make loading much easier.

In my test a Harrywally Badger brush loaded quicker than a synthetic Muhle by a long shot. No backbone on a hard soap is a forever load. Thank-you for testing with me. Next I will try Czech & Speake. Stateside B&M makes a great tallow soap, that is never stingy on scent, just need to like the smell. I swear if I come into Windsor I should get a better rate on mail and send you samples to play with. I am not cheap but shipping is a bear across country lines.