Thread: How's your lather with Williams?

I used williams for 13 years until I found this site and discovered TGQ, Castle Forbes, and SRP soaps. I havn't touched a bar williams since.

I have no trouble to lather Williams mug soap. I get great shaves and the lather is as good as any other shaving soaps that i got. To my opinion it's not the best around but it's a good soap when you know how to lather it. Gino

Originally Posted by papaface29

So, the first and only soap I've used is Williams, and I'm wondering how the lather quality is for the rest of you folks. What my experience has been is that the suds is not much better than normal handsoap would produce, and it quickly dries out on my face. Ought I use more water, or get a different soap?

Your thoughts...

Oh, btw, I've tried on the face, in the bowl, and off of the hand, no difference in results

Here's my result just a stable slick cushion lather who doesn't disapear

"Another very cheap soap is Van Der Hagen. It's a bit softer than the Williams, and I like the smell better. Don't pour boiling water on it though. It'll get used up in about 6 or 7 shaves because it will melt away fast. Hot tap water is fine."

Glad to see someone else likes that Van Der Hagen. I actually started off with that stuff which I bought at a Wally World for about 5 bucks. The soap was crap until the last shave. When it got down to that last little gooey, mucky mess, the suds, slickness, and shave was incredible.

Originally Posted by Papabear11

Here's my result just a stable slick cushion lather who doesn't disapear

Here's another pic of the results that I got whit using only water
I really can't complain about it