So far, my new shaving experience has exposed be to two hard soaps - a Col. Conk, and a Kent in a wooden bowl that I added to my KB4 order from auravita.com (many thanks to the forgotten poster who shared this location - love this brush).

I'm still learning how to build a decent lather from these - I'm trying some of the different tricks mentioned previously, including pre-soaking the soap and varying soap/water ratio. But that's another thread.

My question is soap residue. I'm seeing build-up on my razor (my Dad's Schick Krona - he's still shocked to hear me say I'm enjoying this razor (with Crystal blades) more than any cartridge razor) - kind of a white film. I'm also seeing a residue in my sink.

Since I'm still going back & forth between the soaps, I'm just guessing, but I think the residue is coming from the Kent soap. Does anyone have any experience/comments with this?