Thread: Lather problems

Originally Posted by mparker762

Yup, too much water, about a teaspoon or two too much. You don't need to soak your soap, especially not a soft glycerine soap like you're using. It just wastes soap, and all that extra water is contributing to your problems. After you finish soaking your brush, shake it out so its merely damp, then brush it around on the soap until there's a solid layer of thick cream on the tips of the brush. Then brush that onto your face, then dip the tips of the brush into the water (not much, just barely touch the water) and then work the lather up. Re-wet the tips of the bristles as needed to add water to the lather as you're doing this. Too little water is better than too much at this stage as you've already discovered.

+1 here,
You can always add water, it is tuff to add soap...
The other thing that we are not addressing is hard water....
I have well water (hard as hell) and I get around that problem by using heat, the hotter the water the better it seems....

I use a bowl to lather...would that make it harder or easier to lather for me?

I soak my mug and brush in warm water while I'm prepping. Then
I take the brush and hold it over the sink until barely any water
is dripping out of it. I then take it and creat the lather over the
soap. I get a great lather doing this. I also add glycerin, but
that shouldn't be necessary to get a good lather. As Glen mentioned,
perhaps it's your water quality that is causing issues.

John