Thread: Lathering MWF with ALOT of water

Hello to All,

As Obie & Ryan have said, the main problem users have with MWF is not loading enough of the product onto the brush.

The MWF puck is very hard, particularly if it has been allowed to dry out.

Grating the MWF into a new container and tamping it down gently is an easy way around this problem, and is particularly useful if you use a very soft and floppy brush for your lathering.

My Kent BK4 was a feeble performer with MWF until I grated and reformed my puck.

There is also some anecdotal eveidence in the wild that MWF is best lathered with cool water rather than very hot.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I don't seem to load up that much with the MWF, 10-15 circles with the really hot water and it seems to be fine for me, and my puck was unused for 2 months at least. I think the hot water helps the uptake of the soap

I have a pet hate of dabbing the brush in water after I've loaded up, I just don't like it for some reason, this is why I like this method so much

My experience is also that mitchell's wool fat shaving soap performs best with more water than most soaps require

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

My experience is also that mitchell's wool fat shaving soap performs best with more water than most soaps require

I've found that to be the case also. I have no soap that uses more water to make a good lather when compared to MWF.