Quote Originally Posted by Dan586 View Post
So maybe a better brush and wider bowl?
Definitely a wider bowl. As for the brush, I had no problems with CF and a EUR 4.5 whatever-animal-had-to-lose-its-fur brush. I've had CF creams ranging in texture from modelling clay to sour milk (which strikes me as odd), but never(!) had any problems producing good lather. I start with soaking the brush in filtered, boiling water, let it sit for three minutes, squeeze it dry, load the brush on top of the cream with little dabs, then lather in a rather wide bowl (this one). Absolutely error free - for me.