Thread: Mitchell's Wool Fat...

Had a similar experience yesterday, Seraphim. Amazing Friodur, by the way!

I usually face-lather. For the first time in a long time, on a lark I decided to lather MWF in a bowl. Don't know why, it just appealed to me. The first pass was OK, but I was too stingy with the water. Added "too much" water in the 2nd and 3rd passes, and wham! Fat, juicy lather. Lather just packed on the brush, splaying out the bristles.

When I was DE shaving, I preferred a thin, very dense, and fairly dry lather. Face lathering allowed me to control that very tightly. With the straight and the feather-light pressure I've been trying to learn, slickness is at a premium. MWF in a bowl allows me to whip hell out of it to get a great mix, without battering my face, And it holds all that moisture and slickness, with nice volume. Great stuff.

I do like Glen and drop about a tbsp of hot water on my MWF before my shower. After the shower, I dump that water from the MWF into my mixing mug. I shake the water from my brush (it soaked during the shower), wrap my thumb and forefinger around the bristles to keep them tight and stiff, and scrub it on the top of the softened MWF to load. Then I move the brush to the mug and swirl and pump holding the handle, adding hot water a tsp at a time until the lather is just right. I, too, like it a little wetter than normal.

For you guys who love the MWF, you should do a search on the ebay.co.uk when you need a top up.

I've seen it up for sale for £4 but not at present I'm sorry to say.

I prefer Floris but I do agree MWF/Kent its one of the remaining greats in the soap world.

I think that Floris, MWF and Tobac all do what they say on the tin. T&H is hanging in their, but the rest have lost the plot. Either the reformulations are poor soaps or the scents have gone sweet and synthetic.

Their are others out there, AOS and a couple of French soaps but I think they are grossly overpriced. I got my Floris at half price otherwise I would have left it on the shelf. Its only a good bar of tripple milled soap after all.

The worst soap I've found for hard water is the D R Harris product. Another soap loved by many but for me, I go down the local sports centre when I need a work out. I don't expect to have one lathering my soap in the morning.

Happy lathering all.

Hi, I have found the best way to use the MWF is to use it as you would a shave stick; Moisten the surface of the puck with water and rub onto face, re-wetting as needed, followed by face lathering. If the MWF is used conventonally the lather can be stabilised with a small (pea sized) amount of shaving cream - I use Musgo Real, and the disappearing lather syndrome is gone.

I have very hard water and for a while gave up on MWF, lately I have tried a somewhat scratchy pure brush and even a cheap boar brush with good results face lathering. I am still not convinced that it is that much better then other soaps but I'll reserve final judgement until I use it up.... whenever that may be.

Maybe it's because I have a water softener but I just use it like any other soap w/o any problem. I just rub a reasonably wet brush on it then face lather. Works with my Omega boar brush, my Rooney, and my Shavemac.

I am just about out of my supply of MWF and in a scuttle Ive had Valobra soft almond soap which was nearly finished also.I took the Valobra out of the scuttle and shoved it in along with the MWF and I may be wrong but I'm sure I got a much better lather.It was so creamy and lasted for three passes without running out dispite using plenty water dips or maybe I'm just getting better at soaping my brush.I'm looking forward to trying the Tabac soap I've got on order after the reviews Iv'e read here though.

Now I havent shaved with MWF yet but have tried about three practice lathers. I seem to be getting it to lather ok and it goes from...as Seraphim said...bubbly to smooth and back to bubbly if i add to much water. My question is then is the perfect MWF lather a bit thinner and airier than say tabac which when i lather correct is really creamy and thick. hopefully trying it tonight for a shave not just practice.