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Dagwoodzs Tonsorium; vlog, shaves and reviews

Sharp's said:
Maybe you and Chris can team up and do a Cross World Radio Cadre Show on the topic. We need to get those going again. I thought that was a key plus of the forum and building Members.
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\nI think that’s an excellent idea. I’d like to see the radio shows return as well. Don’t think ya’ll need to wait for only the times all three owners can do it.
 
NurseDave said:
I think that’s an excellent idea. I’d like to see the radio shows return as well. Don’t think ya’ll need to wait for only the times all three owners can do it.
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Agreed .. Maybe each owner picks a specialty. And asks for special guests. Give your vendors a platform maybe? Just kicking the tires.
 
Dagwoodz said:
Thanks Rich! Slowly but surely it's leaving...but it's not giving up the chest congestion too quickly. LOL
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Dagwoodz said:
I can definitely do that Sharps! The one thing to remember about soaps and their ingredients is that the base is (IMHO) about 60-70% of how the soap performs, the rest is how it's processed and saponified. You can have two soaps that have the exact same ingredient list, to the mg, but are produced differently, (cold process vs. hot process, ingredients added at different points, etc...), return very different performance properties.

Point in case, Noble Otter has a relatively short ingredient list but performs almost as well as something with 3-4x the amount of ingredients such as WK Donkey Milk formula or B&M's reserve base. It can be counter-intuitive at times. Martin de Candre only has 7 ingredients and is a phenomenally good soap.

I haven't done much of any research into individual ingredients, (the different butters and oils and their benefits to shave qualities), something I'll have to do prior to doing a video on this subject. CBLindsay would be a good person to ask as he's done a LOT of trial and error and research into soap ingredients.
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Your exposure to and critical evaluation of so many soaps makes you a valuable field resource. You are right, method of production is quite important. I think i would agree with your 60-70% formula 30-40% method assessment too. I like to think my process is somewhat unique and that uniqueness makes a difference. I think another HUGE factor is how the user ultimately uses the product. What brush is used, how and how much water is added, cold water/hot water, face or bowl lather and tub load vs sample all result in differences in outcome. How an artisan packages their product can impact things too. One of the things that is valuable about your videos is that we see how you are building the lather and you are consistent about how you do it.
 
CBLindsay said:
Your exposure to and critical evaluation of so many soaps makes you a valuable field resource. You are right, method of production is quite important. I think i would agree with your 60-70% formula 30-40% method assessment too. I like to think my process is somewhat unique and that uniqueness makes a difference. I think another HUGE factor is how the user ultimately uses the product. What brush is used, how and how much water is added, cold water/hot water, face or bowl lather and tub load vs sample all result in differences in outcome. How an artisan packages their product can impact things too. One of the things that is valuable about your videos is that we see how you are building the lather and you are consistent about how you do it.
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So Chris are you saying taking water hardness and tempature add to the performance of certain soaps performance? Theoretically we can dial in to that and pick a soap that would offer the optimal performance? Wow, Chris this is valuable stuff you are sitting on. Please you two, do a radio show.

Am am I the only fool getting excited by this?

I don’t know if this is trade secrets for you or not Chris. But I would see this as a valuable way to introduce different product lines geared to just what you are saying.
 
Sharp's said:
\n\nSo Chris are you saying taking water hardness and tempature add to the performance of certain soaps performance? Theoretically we can dial in to that and pick a soap that would offer the optimal performance? Wow, Chris this is valuable stuff you are sitting on. Please you two, do a radio show. \n\nAm am I the only fool getting excited by this?
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What I meant to say..\n\n
Sharp's said:
\n\nSo Chris are you saying taking water hardness and temperature add to the performance of certain soaps performance? Theoretically, we can dial into that and pick a soap that would offer the optimal performance? Wow, Chris, this is valuable stuff you are sitting on. Please you two, do a radio show. \n\nAm I the only fool getting excited by this?\n\nI don’t know if this is trade secrets for you or not Chris. But I would see this as a valuable way to introduce different product lines geared to just what you are saying.
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\n\nWow, Sharps is an absolute genius.\n\nWait ... did we just highjack this thread from Josh?
 
This guy...carrot cake for breakfast? That’s some genius at work!
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\\\\\\\"CBLindsay said:
\\\\nYour exposure to and critical evaluation of so many soaps makes you a valuable field resource. You are right, method of production is quite important. I think i would agree with your 60-70% formula 30-40% method assessment too. I like to think my process is somewhat unique and that uniqueness makes a difference. I think another HUGE factor is how the user ultimately uses the product. What brush is used, how and how much water is added, cold water/hot water, face or bowl lather and tub load vs sample all result in differences in outcome. How an artisan packages their product can impact things too. One of the things that is valuable about your videos is that we see how you are building the lather and you are consistent about how you do it.
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\\\\n\\\\nThanks Chris...and you\\\\\\\'re absolutely right about how the soap is used by the consumer being just as important. In fact, all else being equal, most bad soap ratings boil down to user error, or that the method of usage just doesn\\\\\\\'t jive with that particular soap. There are definitely soaps in my den that don\\\\\\\'t perform quite as well as others, and I would be lying if I told you that they would get the same score if I did different prep. (wetter brush, face lather, hot water vs. cold water, etc...)\\\\n\\\\nOne thing that I think is important, and you touched on it above, is the alkaline nature of water and how much impurities are in it. I try and keep this variable constant by not using the grey water which feeds our bathrooms, but by using bottled water available to us for drinking. Not sure how soft/hard it is, but it\\\\\\\'s something that at least I can count on being a constant.\\\\n\\\\n
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\\\\n\\\\nSo Chris are you saying taking water hardness and tempature add to the performance of certain soaps performance? Theoretically we can dial in to that and pick a soap that would offer the optimal performance? Wow, Chris this is valuable stuff you are sitting on. Please you two, do a radio show. \\\\n\\\\nAm am I the only fool getting excited by this?\\\\n\\\\nI don’t know if this is trade secrets for you or not Chris. But I would see this as a valuable way to introduce different product lines geared to just what you are saying.
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\\\\n\\\\nWater hardness and temperature definitely do play a role in how a soap forms lather...for sure. Some soaps are more capable of dealing with either one of those, (or both). I can\\\\\\\'t remember the compound that\\\\\\\'s used to make a soap more resistant/tolerant of hard water, but that\\\\\\\'s one way to do it. Temperature, IMHO, while luxurious feeling when you have a nice warm lather, is something that can really kill a lather...some of the butters that are used in soaps have a melting point at just over/under body temperature, so a heated lather is going to cause the soap to break down faster. I know that I have had issues in the past with lathers not being all the could be when I used my scuttle. Generally it\\\\\\\'s because I got the scuttle TOO hot, but some soaps just don\\\\\\\'t appear to like heat. Suffice to say, there is not much benefit, from a LATHER QUALITY standpoint, to adding heat...it\\\\\\\'s not going to do anything but make a lather break down faster.\\\\n\\\\n
Sharp's said:
Wow, Sharps is an absolute genius.\\\\n\\\\nWait ... did we just highjack this thread from Josh?
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\\\\n\\\\nLOL....hijack away!\\\\n\\\\n
\\\\\\\"Dave in KY said:
Lingering coughs I hate the worst. Nice looking set up there Josh
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\\\\n\\\\nYeah, this one is going to be sticking around for a while from what I can tell. But...it\\\\\\\'s all good. At least I\\\\\\\'m not addle brained any more. LOL Thanks Dave!
 
Well been reading the comments and only about 3 videos behind now.

I love watching them and hearing about the different soaps. Perhaps this is mentioned in one of the videos I haven't watched yet but after the PIF Den purge how many soaps you have left out there?
 
Cvargo said:
Well been reading the comments and only about 3 videos behind now.

I love watching them and hearing about the different soaps. Perhaps this is mentioned in one of the videos I haven't watched yet but after the PIF Den purge how many soaps you have left out there?
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Well...I still have about 80 soaps in the den (not sure exactly, but it's around there), maybe more. LOL...There's going to be a fairly expansive BST listing being posted shortly as I continue to purge the den and get it down to a manageable state for when I make my transition back stateside. The upside to having used so many soaps and having so many on hand is that I can be very selective about what I keep, knowing that whatever stays in the stash is going to be top-notch, elite quality software and hardware. The downside? Choosing what gets purged...I love it all!!!!!!!
 
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