Who saves their lather for the next day??

Just wondering if anyone else saves their extra lather and reconstitutes it with a little water the next day? I'm finding that my Rooney Heritage size 3 in super badger makes so much lather that I can get about.... 6 passes out of it. I feel like I'm wasting the suds if I just wash them down the drain.

What are the ups and downs to saving it? I find no difference in performance and, correct me if I'm wrong, can't think of any nasty stuff growing in my soap after only 24 hours.

Thoughts and comments appreciated :)

Take a look at this thread. Been subscribed for a while. Seems to have no effect on the brush.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=65411

Double O

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Originally Posted by Double0757

Take a look at this thread. Been subscribed for a while. Seems to have no effect on the brush.
Cleaning the brush

Double O

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I've wondered about that. I've only cleaned brushes that I've sold. I throughly rinse my brush under hot water, shake it out every time so ....... it seems to me that soap is soap .....

Brooksie, I'll start saving my used lather and when I accumulate enough, send it to you ....... customs would be bewildered by "used lather" ....... gift ....... :gaah:

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Originally Posted by Double0757

Take a look at this thread. Been subscribed for a while. Seems to have no effect on the brush.
Cleaning the brush

Double O

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What I'm doing is definitely not keeping it in my brush. I leave the lather in the bowl and clean my brushes religiously.

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Originally Posted by brooksie967

What I'm doing is definitely not keeping it in my brush. I leave the lather in the bowl and clean my brushes religiously.

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I can't see that doing it that way would hurt anything. The other alternative would be to load less soap initially. OTH I am just not that frugal that I would worry about a little soap going down the drain.

Bob

Im way too OCD to not rinse out my bowls and everything. It would drive me insane! After I shave I end up having to clean everything before I even leave the bathroom. I once left a little bit uncleaned while I took my son to school and it drove me crazy until I got back and was able to finish cleaning it all up. Im sure it dont hurt by leaving the remnants of the soap in the bowl, I just personally cant do it.

Jimmy, you can get just the puck for much, much less. It is an excellent soap. But I agree, it's a waist of money to buy it in the large dish.

I have a puck of MWF in the bottom of a mug that I load and lather on. MWF seems to like to have a fair bit loaded and water added slowly, which results in a lot of extra lather. Usually, when I'm done shaving, I'll squeeze the extra lather out of my brush and back onto the puck.

[QUOTE=TexasShaver;1137072]Im way too OCD to not rinse out my bowls and everything. It would drive me insane! After I shave I end up having to clean everything before I even leave the bathroom. QUOTE]


Are we related ????? :rofl2:

I'm with the OCD crowd. Would bother me too much to leave it not looking as close to coming out of the package as possible...lol.

I am also of the OCD crowd. I have to clean my stuff. But that doesn't mean I waste it. I usually scoop up extra lather and put in back in the mug with the puck. That's what works for me

Sounds like a great idea to me. I've done this before and actually think some of my soaps perform a little better (at least the lather builds faster). This works great if your container is not see through and has a lid to cover up the mess. I like to keep thing's cleaned up, as all my stuff sits out.

I once left a bowl of left over cream on the counter in the restroom. I was in a hurry. I now have to leave a little bit of left over in the restroom, because my wife loves the smell of it, and she will sometimes use it up for her shave. I like to keep it clean, but see no problem with reusing your latherables.

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Im way too OCD to not rinse out my bowls and everything. It would drive me insane! After I shave I end up having to clean everything before I even leave the bathroom.

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Are we related ????? :rofl2:

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Maybe. I do have family in MO. Mostly attorneys in the St Louis area though. If we are though does that mean Im getting willed some razors and what not? :rofl2:

A few weeks ago, I got in on a little experiment using the same brush and soap for a week with no cleanup. Worked out great, you can build instant lather with zero effort. Here's the thread.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...-1890-a-2.html

We had a member here who described himself as "frugal" who said that he saved the lather in his bowl and could thus make a puck of Tabac last for 5 years (IIRC). Just goes to show the power of frugality.....

I count myself among the "clean-it-up" crowd. Besides, I have way too many soaps and creams to be that cheap, especially if I want to use them up someday! :)

I save mine as well. I clean my brush very well after. I add more to the brush when i go to shave again just not as much.

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Originally Posted by TrilliumLT

I save mine as well. I clean my brush very well after. I add more to the brush when i go to shave again just not as much.

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Exactly what I do. Not because I'm frugal, I have way too many soaps and creams to be considered that. I am a little OCD but I guess I don't consider a little soap in a mug overnight as "unclean".