Thread: High desert winter: Lather that won't dry out?

During the work week I live in tiny camper in northwest Colorado, and so shave there as well. The relative humidity is low to start with, then any humidity in the camper condenses out on the window frames and adds to my little personal glacier fields.

In this environment I make my lather, brush it on, and try to shave before it dries into a crust that resembles really nice meringue.

I've only ever used straight lather, either from a puck or from a cream. I lather in a bowl, then brush it on to my washcloth-moistened face.

Is there anything I can add, or a soap/cream I can try, to make a lather that resists drying out in the winter desert world I must shave in? I know I can lather less of my face at a time, but I do like the lather to sit for a little while before I shave through it.

Many thanks.

A few drops of glycerin should do the trick.

Roughkype,
As my friend Theseus suggests, five or six drops of glycerin will help. I also would make the initial lather a bit more watery than ordinary. Finally, there is nothing wrong with touching up the lather several times during a pass, if needed.

Maybe more water

Uberlather is highly resistant to drying out. Over daily use it does use more product, but in your case I'd say it's worth it.

Uberlather--is that with the glycerin added?

Uberlather is soap+cream+glycerin.

I'd also recommend Al's Shaving "Bombs". It's a heavy cream, almost a soap compared to the other creams I've tried but it will hold a ton of water and takes forever to dry out. I'm a fan of his "chillwhip" which is a custom scent. Smells like noxzema with extra menthol. Feels like shaving with ice cold fluff.

Originally Posted by roughkype

Uberlather--is that with the glycerin added?

Technically, yes. But even just soap & cream combined (w/o glycerin, can't remember the name given to this mixture off hand) will resist drying out. I'd try this first before going out and buying glycerin.

When you moisten your face with the washcloth is your face sightly damp or wet. I find that when I splash water onto my face and neck before lathering the lather stays full and moist for each pass. I can't get this result if my face is just a little damp. Try it, what have you got to lose?

I live in N.M where it's even drier so I can tell you a bit more moisture when you make your soap lather is what you need to do.