Thread: Does anyone lather directly on top of their soap

Originally Posted by Alraz

Since this was the original question, I will get right to it. Yes, it is possible to lather directly on the bowl where your soap is. However, the second part is not correct. it is harder to get the right ration of soap to water that way. The reason is simple: when you add water, you load more soap. Lather needs to be hydrated after it reaches its peak. When you use this method for lathering, you make it harder to reach the peak of the soap. This method can lead to shaving with lather that is too dry. The best way of controlling ration of soap to water by keeping the amount of one of the variables fixed (soap) and slowly changing the other (water). You could do it the other way around but it is harder this way, especially with soaps. There is also the issue of economy but performance is, in my opinion, the main reason not to do this.

Al raz.

Well said!

I use a wet brush that has been squeezed, the flicked several times, load with soap, then build in a bowl (Georgetown scuttle, soon to be a Dirty Bird bowl and brush scuttle). I can better control the moisture content.

Dave

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.

I always lather up in the mug and I don't find it wastes the soap. I wipe the brush on the rim of the mug and the suds re-solidify by the next day. It lasts forever.