Thread: I tried MWF...Eh..

I'm not so sure about the hard water thing.I'm just saying because Denver water is not per say soft water and I get fantastic lather from it.Again ,just my experience is all .

I have just a few thoughts here.

First to Obie: you know if you want to relive your early shaves what goes along with that, the razor burn and the cuts.

Second, producing lather is no different than using a straight. Many guys seem to have issues which are due to improper technique somewhere in the chain of skills you need.

Third, some guys enjoy using the most basic items and see no need to go further and whats more even if they use high end stuff they see no difference or feel it's not worth the money. It reminds me of my friend who drove around in a Yugo for years and always thought it was the only car he ever needed and was the best car in the world. I guess it's the ultimate YMMV thing.

I use MWF and I think it's a good soap. Yes, there are better but it's up there with best. I find it requires more water than most other soaps to produce a good lather and little more elbow grease.

QUOTE=thebigspendur;774547]I have just a few thoughts here..... I find it requires more water than most other soaps to produce a good lather and little more elbow grease.[/QUOTE]

+1 I have the same experience with Florida's hard water. But MWF feels great to me, has a nice smell and I'm glad it was recommended on this site.

I am not saying MWF is bad gentlemen. I just don't enjoy as much as most..From the talk o this thread, it might just be I don't have the techniques down for it? I use a Georgetown G10 Scuttle and a Omega Boar, or my Badger super.. I do like the lather better when I use the boar brush...

Saying all that, I overheard two gentlemen talking at work about DE shaving..I spoke up and started asking about their shaving routines. One of the gentlemen apparrently is on this site also (Goes By the Name" High Plains Drifter,or HPL1"?)...Any way, we got into the MWF disscusion and he said that he was generally disatisfied with soaps that he had used and was making his own! He brought some in yesterday and gave it to me in a little tub. I carefully opened it and a pleasant odor of limes wafted out. I greedily stashed the tub away (after thanking him profusely). This morning I broke it out for use...I warmed my scuttle and brush (badger) and started the process of building a lather. The lather formed into a creamy slick foam that went on smoothly. The concoction had a lot of moisturizing propeties and the razor slide dow my face with little effort. I was very pleased with the soap and its performance. Now I can only hope that he sells this soap on the side..So I can stock up!

Get his recipe! No telling how long a "batch" of soap would last...

When he spoke about the ingridients I immdiately did the Homer on him..I know nothing about chemistry. He was talking about acids and tallow..It started to sound like Charlie Browns teacher aftera bit..WHen I see him again I will tell him to come back on SRP and give up the receipe to you more savvy folk. But I can not get over how good that stuff was, and easy to use. That was by far the best shave I had yet...I used my same routine, except using a Gillette DE (Fatboy..I have been enjoying DE's lately). I'll tell ya though, I don't think I can go back to store bought again after that.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Get his recipe! No telling how long a "batch" of soap would last...

There have been many threads dedicated exclusively to lathering techniques for MWF, and I don't think I'll add anything except to say don't give up on it. Once you nail down a specific technique that consistantly works well you will be rewarded with some very fine shaves indeed. It's one of the best moisturizing soaps I've come aross, and I've sampled a few.