Thread: anyone elses soap drying up on them (dr harris)?

i make a great lather, i coat my face, i shave my left side of my face, i go to do the right cheek and its all dry and sticky.

umh....yeah thats about it...anyone else have the same problem?

I had issues with DR Harris soap , I was so hot to try the Almond and it just didnt work for me, I had to keep dipping my brush and going over what was already on my face.

I'm not sure if this is your situation but when I first started it took me a long time to do a shave and I had that problem. As I got more experience I gained speed and it wasn't an issue after awhile. I also went from face lathering to bowl lathering and that improved the overall result. The face lathering worked fine for the DE but in my case the bowl lathering is better with the straight. I use DR Harris often, then and now.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I'm not sure if this is your situation but when I first started it took me a long time to do a shave and I had that problem. As I got more experience I gained speed and it wasn't an issue after awhile. I also went from face lathering to bowl lathering and that improved the overall result. The face lathering worked fine for the DE but in my case the bowl lathering is better with the straight. I use DR Harris often, then and now.

I agree with Jimmy on bowl lathering. I used DRH Marlborough today, no problems. I do touch up my face often, but the lather is not dried out and sticky. I just figure that I'm going to throw the lather away so I may as well use it.

I have had this problem with cheap Vanderhagen soap. And Im not slow it just dries fast. I blamed it on cheap!

Like Jimmy, I had this problem when I first started because I took so long to shave. I still face lather, but I get most of my face done before I reapply lather. I usually reapply before doing the chin/neck/goatee area. Nothing wrong with applying fresh lather from time to time. Harris lasts as long as anything else for me. Maybe a little more water in your lather?

Jordan