Thread: Does anyone lather directly on top of their soap

Originally Posted by erictski

Just wondering if anyone lathers directly on top of there soap in a mug. If so does this seem to make it easier to get water ratio correct because the soap lathers to the amount of water you have on the brush or put in the mug?

I did this for years until I started using creams or high glycerin content soaps. It would probably still work with the high glycerin soaps if I had a puck of one in the mug. What I do now is load up the brush in the soap container, this actually creates a fairly good lather, and then transfer to the mug. I don't use a scuttle, be cause I will be D*$@# if I will spend US$75-100 for a glorified coffee mug.

Originally Posted by Chimensch

That's what I meant to say, lathering in one mug, right on the soap puck, wastes a lot of soap.

Please explain. I lather on top of the soap puck. The amount of soap you use depends on how often you twirl the brush round. When my brush is loaded I take it to my face. No scuttle or anything else in between.

Originally Posted by fccexpert

I don't use a scuttle, be cause I will be D*$@# if I will spend US$75-100 for a glorified coffee mug.

so spend $6 instead and get the same luxurious hot lather:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...k-scuttle.html

Originally Posted by Kees

Please explain. I lather on top of the soap puck. The amount of soap you use depends on how often you twirl the brush round. When my brush is loaded I take it to my face. No scuttle or anything else in between.

What you said...load your brush...you are essentially a face latherer...I am talking about actually doing all the lather mixing in the mug that the soap lives in unlike others that Load as you say then mix in a seperate mug or bowl or scuttle.

I lather in a seperate mug, because otherwise I'd race through a puck in no time. Plus my soap bowls don't have the volume I seem to need. Guess I'm a bit messy anyway.

Thanks for the redneck scuttle jockeys. Actually went past an Ikea (that's what you do when you live in Sweden ) to mix 'n match some bowls and see if I could mix together a scuttle, but to no avail. Didn't check the gardening or plant section though, plus I'll take a peek at the hardware/gardening stores too. Those german handmade ones are really nice, but wow.... €40 to 60-ish seems a bit excessive. I'll probably shell it out anyway at some point in time.

I did it that way when I was first starting out, it works well. If you're more comfortable doing it that way, then go for it. I face lather, but if I didn't I'd just use my hand, I guess. I don't like all that extra stuff anymore, either. There's enough shaving junk in my bathroom already.

I think if I were to use one mug and a puck of
soap I would load the brush (like I normally do,
without a lot of water) and proceed to lather on
my face. That way you don't use up a whole lot
of soap and you stand a chance of getting the
lather hydrated enough

- Scott

I build my lather directly in the mug.

I use Institut Kerite soap, an old Marvy green rubber mug and a Simpson
brush.

I fill the mug with hot water, throw the brush in the mug, take a shower, when I get out I pour out the water in the mug, shake water out of the brush and build later on top of the soap and then lather my face.

Works for me. You may use more soap this way but I like the convienence.

My grandfather did it this way with Williams or Colgate soap in an old coffee cup with a drugstore brush. Its all you need.

dewayne

I used to do all my lathering on the puck, and IMHO it's the best way to do it IF you're using a very hard, or low-glycerin soap with a boar brush.

However, now that I'm using TGQ soaps and a badger brush with a scuttle, (old school with drain holes, NOT a moss scuttle) I find it completely unnecessary, and a huge waste of soap.

Originally Posted by erictski

What you said...load your brush...you are essentially a face latherer...I am talking about actually doing all the lather mixing in the mug that the soap lives in unlike others that Load as you say then mix in a seperate mug or bowl or scuttle.

But eventually everyone has to lather their faces and get the lather onto their brushes. So where does the scuttle come in?