Thread: How does one use creams And what the hell is a snurdle?

Thanks all..I needed the laugh today. I used cream for the first time in a long while today...makes for a nice change now and then!

Epic thread, thanks for the laughs.

BTW a snurdle is a glob of undissoved cream in the bottom of the bowl, May need to use hotter water

A snurdle is just the right-size dip of cream needed to whip into a lather.It's about an almond size as CarrieM says.Since you will need to transfer a snurdle of cream to your lather bowl,some of us made a little dipper out of a stainless-steel butter knife.(one your SWMBO won't miss)Or you can use your finger or any other appendage to dip with.Personally,I don't need much of an excuse to go to the workshop and fiddle with a new shaving-related item.Here's mine and a filched photo of Glen's.(hope he doesn't mind)He had the idea first as far as I know.

Carrie's creams also lather well directly on the face

I use creams pretty much like I use soaps. If the cream comes in a tube, I squirt a small amount either into my mug or on the brush. If it comes in a tub, a just load the brush. Create lather, put on face, shave, done.

Honestly, this is not rocket science, it's not even chemical engineering.

HA !!!!! great thread....

And yes Mark ya un-couth SOB ya need a "Snudle Dipper" all of us upper crust gentlemen have them LOL....

I just use a Popsicle stick. I guess us country folks don't know what to do with a snurdler LMAO

Just to pass time I copied the word "snurdle" into various online dictionaries and not one came up with a hit on this word.It is apparently a made-up word by us shave-nuts and the only hit I got was a glossary definition on another forum:

Snurdle An almond sized dollop of shave cream. Often described as the "ideal" amount of shaving cream prior to creating lather. A snurdle may be applied directly into the breach of the brush or into the vessel used for creating the lather. Many spoon or blunt knife like objects are used for measuring out a snurdle such as a butter knife, ice cream sample spoon or a finger.

Some of us poor Texans just use the sample spoon from Baskin Robbins. If you have some older (dried up) cream and break it, you know it's time to go get another scoop. But not without tasting something first!