Thread: Something clicked

And now i'm getting good consistent non-fast drying lather..

I think it's all to do with my little flurry of standard soaps and creams last week. I think i worked harder to get a lather with them instead of waiting for it to magically happen like i did with the highend stuff. Now i'm getting unprecedentedly good lather everytime.

Its always thick creamy and hydrated, feels like putting whipped cream on my face.

Got some erasmic today, nice in a "smell of a barber shop" kind of way

Originally Posted by tekbow

[...]I think i worked harder to get a lather with them instead of waiting for it to magically happen like i did with the highend stuff. Now i'm getting unprecedentedly good lather everytime.

Its always thick creamy and hydrated, feels like putting whipped cream on my face.[...]

Did you load the brush more, or devote more energy into generating the lather after that? Or both?

Didn't load the brush much more, but it basically comes down to something one of the guys said on another post and i paraphrase:

When you think you've loaded the brush, load it some more
when you think you've added enough water, add some more
When you think you've whipped it enough, whip it some more

Basically devoted more energy into generating the lather, have also changed how i add water if needed. I've got a little bowl of hot water that i'll dip the brush in (just the tips) if i think i need more.

With the actual lather generation, i've adopted a churning motion, that turns the lather over in the bowl and seems to make it really thick and creamy. it's almost an elipsed shaped motion going from the centre of the bowl up on side, and really pumping the brush. then i whip it at the end with the same motion, but on the surface of the lather. I also add enough water that it goes slightly past stiff peaks.

I work it into my face with the same technique as loading the brush, with finger around the bristle and i spend a good couple of minutes working it in. Kind of face lathering a little.

it doesn't dry out now before the end of the pass and there's plenty of lather left for more. I can't substantiate it but it does seem like properly worked lather retains heat better too, i've lathered up for a second pass and it's still been reasonably warm

Apparently this doesn't work with OSMA soap though? has anyone used this? it's a strange strange soap..