Thread: Not enough lather for the third pass

I have a Maggard 24mm synthetic shaving brush. I wet it about 2, 3 seconds under the faucet, then I squeeze the hairs to eliminate the excess water. I also give the brush a couple of shakes to also eliminate the excess water. After this I face lather a shaving cream, but I don't have enough lather for 3 passes. I'm using this cream: https://depotmaletools.com/en/prodot...oap_cream.html. What am I doing wrong?

Never heard of that shaving cream so I can't say it is the cream or not. I'd suggest using more shave cream to begin with as a starting point.

Bob

Really it’s up to what u use. How you build it, and how much you load.

I’m curious how you are loading the brush. With a tube of cream, even if I don’t build my lather in a cup, I will often use a cup or a bowl to distribute the soap in the brush. You could also use your palm. The water, cream ration will also effect how much lather you can build. I often load my brush, build my lather, dip my brush to add water as needed, and lather more. If you are happy with your water to cream ration, you will need to add more cream and water to build enough lather.

Synthetic brushes don't hold water. A couple gentle shakes should eliminate any excess water. You might be using too little water.

Buy better soaps…

I refer you to the Soaps and Creams forum, specifically to the first thread (First Tier Soaps and Creams),

Yes, some are pricy, but worth every penny. A tub of MDC will easily last more than a year of daily use.

There is a reason they are on the top ten list.

As suggested try loading more cream. All creams are not made equal, some creams an almond size amount is easily enough for a 3 pass shave, some others need more or less.

And, as you reduce the hair that is being cut, you need less cream/soap.

My first pass is heavy lather, second medium lather, third pass, ATG very lite lather and water cleanup.

But better soaps and creams will make more & richer lather. As said, if needed dip in for more soap or cream, there are no rules…

As said, different brushes act differently. Not just size but hair types and how much lather they hold. So.e dont hold much so you habe to make more lather. And the other point of trying better soap. I soak my brush for 5 minutes, not seconds.
You just need to try other stuff. But, thefe is nothing wrong with making or adding more lather.

It always takes me awhile to get used to different brushes (and there seems to be a breaking in period). I've only used a synthetic once and they do hold water differently than a natural.