Thread: Lathering a strop

Originally Posted by MikkoH

Hi,
Do anyone here have a Dovo strop?
So I must ask if this lathering a strop is good for Dovo strop?

Many of us have Dovo strops. Assuming it is just a plain strop and not one of Dovo's pasted versions, I wouldn't put anything on it unless it has dried out. The best thing is to rub your palm up and down it before use, the heat and your sweat will work nicely.

I have used Williams and Van Der Hagen from Walmart and they both work miracles on my strop. I do it once a month. What a difference!

Pretty soon there will be a 40-post thread ont he benefits of drinking lather with breakfast.... ;]

Well, it does look like whipped cream.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

Many of us have Dovo strops. Assuming it is just a plain strop and not one of Dovo's pasted versions, I wouldn't put anything on it unless it has dried out. The best thing is to rub your palm up and down it before use, the heat and your sweat will work nicely.

I am not sure if it is pasted version or not. I guess it is just a plain strop. There is text "FEINSTES KERN-JUCHTEN".
When I purchased it the vendor sold me that yellow cap strop paste. And he said it is for the strop care. I have put it to the strop randomly.

Are you meaning this strop is too new for this treatment? Or it is just not requiring it, yet? Is this lathering required only if you have a stropp wich is used a lot?

Actually I have not used my strop so much. That is one reason why my razor get so dull. When I come to SRP I really understand how important stropping is. I must add stropping to my every day routine. Also I noticed this topic and I think wow I must do this awesome lathering trick

After all I start rubbing strop and we will see how it works.