Thread: al's shaving cream.. is it possible to make bad lather?

I did. It's on Al's front page too.

My brush is really too short for my mug and I can't whip up lather without destroying my fingers. That said, I think my water-to-cream ratio was off. Plenty of samples to try again!

try shaking your brush fairly dry and adding just a few drops of water as you go a long..

Originally Posted by Wortmanb

Well, it must be possible, because the lather I was able to coax out of my first sample was less than stellar. It was on par with the lather I've been able to get from every other soap I've tried, but nothing amazing. I suspect a short-circuit between the floor and the brush is to blame.

Fortunately, I have many more samples, and several goes of each, to work out the technique properly. See, kids, science can be fun!

You know, I had trouble with Al's stuff a while back. For me, a larger scuttle was the answer. I probably tried over 100 soaps and creams, and have maybe 75 on hand right now. Al's was always finicky for some reason. I've read the stellar reviews, but I really wasn't getting results like everyone else, which was aggravating. A few members offered help, and so did Al.

I can get good lather from Al's creams now, no problem, but I sure ain't throw'n away my Caraceni, Xpec, Truefitt and Hill, Castle Forbes, etc...Well, you get the picture.

If you haven't tried Caraceni, you haven't lived...That and Xpec are probably the two best shave creams around.

Originally Posted by zib

If you haven't tried Caraceni, you haven't lived...That and Xpec are probably the two best shave creams around.

Glad to see you're still diggin' the good stuff, Rich.....

Well I guess I'm going to need to go give AL's another try tomorrow. I was one of the few that struggled with this cream many months ago when first starting out. To be fair between my inexperience and extremely hard water most creams gave me trouble, I've since switch to a gallon jug of purified water to soak my brush in, $2 and I haven't even used half in 2 months, with much better results. Glad I saw this thread as it gives me a reason to try a cream they I never got the hang of the first tune around, hopefully with better results. The video was amazing, I was impressed by the lather's ability to hold up in the mug of water. Hopefully soon, I too will be gushing about how great it is!