Thread: Who's got the hottest shave cream?

I just can't seem to get the shave cream hot as I want to. I want this stuff scalding. I'm trying to use the proraso (Bigalo) cream. I put hot as hell water in a mug for the brush and a ceramic cup for the cream. I fill it up a few times to try to heat the respective container enough to retain the heat. I put the brush in the mug before the shower. After the shower perform the same process again to try to reheat everything to the max temp the tapwater will allow.

After I empty the ceramic mug to lather up the proraso into, it just doesn't seem to retain any heat. What am I missing?

Thanks, this seems to be the final (and most important) step to the best shave my experience level can achieve.

I do bounce back and forth with Tabac as well, which I absolutely love, but can't even get warm....so any tips for that would be great as well.

Ever tried shaving with cold water? You won't have this problem if you do.
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Originally Posted by Scipio

Ever tried shaving with cold water? You won't have this problem if you do.
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have you considered getting a scuttle?
a water boiler at the side can heat up pretty good to

It sounds as you could use a good scuttle.
That would retain the heat more than a bowl that is emptied of the hot water before you build your lather in it.
There are several good ones out here, I personally use a large one from
Schwarzweisskeramik.de, but there are several others out there.
Hope this helps

Originally Posted by janivar123

have you considered getting a scuttle?
a water boiler at the side can heat up pretty good to

Are you kidding, what with RAD and HAD at their peak heights???

You must be off your rocker lad!

tonybuddha,

Have you considered purchasing an electric coffee cup warmer to place your shaving mug on while you're shaving? I think you can get one at Target or Wal-Mart. That may help you maintain the warmth of your lather.

I put a large pot of water on and get it just under boiling and then put some in my mug with the soap and brush and soak it in there for a minute. Then pour the rest into the sink with the stopper in. When my brush cools down i dip it in the hot water that is still in the sink. This works great for me.

Yes there are many do it yourself schemes for keeping lather hot. Everything from double ceramic cups and hot pots to instant hot water heaters. personally I use an Oskar Scuttle. I fill it with boiling water and the lather is almost too hot to use and it stays that way the entire shave.

Put a mug in your sink and fill the sink w/ hot water so the cup doesn't float or fill with water. Build a lather in a bowl them put the brush in the mug for a few minutes. The more the brush touches the side of the mug the faster it will get hot. Poor man's scuttle that holds more hot water than any practicle scuttle can.

get a scuttle from here... hot lather the entire shave.

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