Unlocking the secret... modern Williams Mug soap exposed to awesome lather.

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Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker

Is this only for new Williams? Or vintage as well??

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Just for the modern, vintage almost lather up by itself

I like Williams Mug Shave soap. I grind it up and use for a base to make my own soap. Adding a few ingredients, (aloe vera, glycerin, Cremo, and other soaps) you can turn it into a decent shaving soap with rich slick lather. However, by itself, you really have to work at it to get a decent lather. Leave all ingredients out in the South Texas sun in a metal bowl for about 4 hours and it all melts down and combines. Mix it real well and when it solidifies, it produces a creamy type soap that produces tons of lather with just a small amount of soap and water. Just a thought for those of you who don't want to spend a ton of money on soap that doesn't work.

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Originally Posted by Johntoad57

I like Williams Mug Shave soap. I grind it up and use for a base to make my own soap. Adding a few ingredients, (aloe vera, glycerin, Cremo, and other soaps) you can turn it into a decent shaving soap with rich slick lather. However, by itself, you really have to work at it to get a decent lather. Leave all ingredients out in the South Texas sun in a metal bowl for about 4 hours and it all melts down and combines. Mix it real well and when it solidifies, it produces a creamy type soap that produces tons of lather with just a small amount of soap and water. Just a thought for those of you who don't want to spend a ton of money on soap that doesn't work.

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Yup, that is the trouble with modern Williams soap. You have to basically remake the soap to get an easy lathering soap that makes a nice slick lather. Adding Cremo is a real booster in performance. Me, I'll just take Arko if I want an excellent performing inexpensive shave soap and save all the extra work to get modern Williams to perform like it should out of the box.

Bob

I just use WIlliams Mug soap as a shower soap bar.... it works great.

As for shaving with Williams, I just use it like a shaving stick, rub it against the face, lots of water and I don't worry about making lather or using a brush. It works a treat for me, but it does run down my face, so this is not for shaving at the sink while dressed. In the shower, with a DE razor, it's perfectly fine. I would not suggest using a straight in the shower... too many things that could get lopped off if you slip and drop the razor, including severing a toe cleanly.

Regards

Christian

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Originally Posted by BobH

Yup, that is the trouble with modern Williams soap. You have to basically remake the soap to get an easy lathering soap that makes a nice slick lather. Adding Cremo is a real booster in performance. Me, I'll just take Arko if I want an excellent performing inexpensive shave soap and save all the extra work to get modern Williams to perform like it should out of the box.

Bob

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Arko is an excellent choice. It's actually the soap I combine with williams mug soap.

That's the lather I get whit modern Williams using only water Attachment 264099Attachment 264100