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Interesting Lather Method
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Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
I notice in the video he does not say how much water to put in the lid. It led me to believe he filled the lid. I have a feeling he used much less perhaps just covering the lid. I'm still investigating...... But I don't think I'll ever do this on a regular basis. I'll leave it to the scientist that enjoy this kind of stuff....... Me I kind of just enjoy the great lathers I was getting before this.
mrdoug
"TSC's Shave Sales Deal Finder"
I test lathered with it, in prep of using it tonight. From what I saw, and my inclination in how to interpret it:
(1) Add water to cap to measure amount needed and pour into container. Close top and shake until sound gone
(2) open and put the "Blooming water" back into cap... It stays there for the rest of the Shave
(3) load from the puck to clear the wet soppy top of the puck (he said a few swirls should do it)
(4) your brush is now loaded. you use the Blooming water, instead of tap water, to add water to your brush while building face lather.
If I have that correct, this is a face lathering technique through and through. It's just altering the use of the water to better hydrate the soap/face?
That said, my test came out fine. I also did a quick test with that travel size Proraso tub and it didnt leak as I expected. I kept good pressure and it held. FYI, it was an empty container I just scooped some soap into.
I tried it again today with a hard, melt & pour soap: Honeybee Soaps. As I expected, it didn’t work nearly as well, but surprisingly it did work. Pretty thin, dissipating lather, though. I ended up going to the puck for the third pass to finish.
I assume he fills it, or at least nearly fills it. That’s how I’ve been doing it. I’m assuming it is so that when you finish and flip it over, it all fits in the lid, since that’s
mrdoug
"TSC's Shave Sales Deal Finder"
Yeah, I watched it again... I guess I was wrong, what comes out shouldn't be water but only foam. Not happening for me either.
Still, doing it the way I thought he said, worked really well. It was super hydrated, and every time I needed to dip and add more water, that 'soap broth' in the cap was great. Just water with some added goodness.
I don't see how he got rid of the water. I shook it until it didn't make a sound, water still existed. Maybe his water is harder than mine... or not as hard (whatever might Make a difference)?
Not that I'll use it often, but I accidentally found a good face lathering technique that is kinda like his, and works for me, thanks to this video. So thanks @Bogeyman !
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Still, doing it the way I thought he said, worked really well. It was super hydrated, and every time I needed to dip and add more water, that 'soap broth' in the cap was great. Just water with some added goodness.
I don't see how he got rid of the water. I shook it until it didn't make a sound, water still existed. Maybe his water is harder than mine... or not as hard (whatever might Make a difference)?
Not that I'll use it often, but I accidentally found a good face lathering technique that is kinda like his, and works for me, thanks to this video. So thanks @Bogeyman !
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He didn’t get rid of the water..... it’s still in the cap. Before you open it, you invert the container. This makes the water portion go back in the lid, and most of the froth float to the top and therefore cling to the soap. You start to build your lather with this froth, and just dip into the water as needed.
Hey sorry it didnt work for you. I will do another video to show some details that were perhaps missed. I've been doing it for two years and find it works for all types of soaps and brushes. If you have any interest keep an eye out for the 2nd video
GearNoir
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fhalden
"Like BarberDave… I make my own fun”
I'm certainly willing to give it another try. Lord knows I've failed the first time out at aspects of wet shaving beforr.!
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I will have time tomorrow to put up the part 2 video. It's by no means a better way it just fun, different and does (for me) provide very consistent results.
Aaron
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You're right, Doug. It is fun and different and I'm glad you posted the video. I tried yesterday with a softer soap and got less runny results.
I tried this again, sort of. I got in a new (used) soap on trade, and as I like to do when I get used soaps, I clean off the surface. So I decided to try to make froth as I was cleaning off the surface. The soap was Declaration Grooming (Icarus Base). No matter how long I shook it, the soap would not produce froth. Not sure what the deal is, but after 2 minutes, all I had was soapy water with a couple of tiny bubbles in it. No Froth! This technique is highly dependent on the the soap, I'm learning.
Hi Doug, so good to see you posting here.
A while back, I saw this post on another forum and copied the text:
I don't know if this was your post or not, as the method sounds like the one you shared on YouTube. I put it in my 'things of stuff to try', but honestly never got around to trying it because, well, it sounded like it couldn't work.
After watching your video, I tried it with a Zingari Sego base soap, and maybe a quarter of a lid of water (about 2 Tbsps) and was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked.
Thinking it was a fluke, and thinking that the Sego was brain-dead easy to lather anyway, I've since tried it with:
Stirling
DG Milsteak (a soap sometimes considered finicky)
Mystic Water (a soap sometimes considered very finicky)
Kaizen (like cheating)
PAA CK-6
Grooming Dept Amare/Nai/Mallard
Talbot Tangerine
A&E 'Regular' base-Signature scent
RazoRock P-160
I primarily used synthetic brushes-Black Wolf, Plissoft, Simpson Trafalgar, but gave it a whirl with an Envy Shave badger and a DG B9A.
It worked well with all of them, much to my surprise. Of course, SWMBO looked at me like I had lost my mind.
It was a bit trickier with the first time I tried a badger, but by the second time, it worked quite well.
This is 180 degrees opposite to what I usually do, which is to scoop soap out of a tub, put it in a bowl, add water extremely slowly, stopping just before fully hydrated, and finishing hydration while painting/agitating on the face. In the method Doug demonstrated, all the water goes in at once.
As an aside, I do not bloom my soaps when face lathering (except, perhaps, for the Saponificio Varesinos which are very hard, and the manufacturer recommends it). However, in this method, the water is in contact with the soap for a short amount of time while shaking it, and then the excess is scooped up with the brush. I rinse the soap out before beginning the lathering process, and then let the soap dry out overnight, so I don't see a real hazard of ruining a soap.
A while back, I saw this post on another forum and copied the text:
I don't know if this was your post or not, as the method sounds like the one you shared on YouTube. I put it in my 'things of stuff to try', but honestly never got around to trying it because, well, it sounded like it couldn't work.
After watching your video, I tried it with a Zingari Sego base soap, and maybe a quarter of a lid of water (about 2 Tbsps) and was pleasantly surprised at how well it worked.
Thinking it was a fluke, and thinking that the Sego was brain-dead easy to lather anyway, I've since tried it with:
Stirling
DG Milsteak (a soap sometimes considered finicky)
Mystic Water (a soap sometimes considered very finicky)
Kaizen (like cheating)
PAA CK-6
Grooming Dept Amare/Nai/Mallard
Talbot Tangerine
A&E 'Regular' base-Signature scent
RazoRock P-160
I primarily used synthetic brushes-Black Wolf, Plissoft, Simpson Trafalgar, but gave it a whirl with an Envy Shave badger and a DG B9A.
It worked well with all of them, much to my surprise. Of course, SWMBO looked at me like I had lost my mind.
It was a bit trickier with the first time I tried a badger, but by the second time, it worked quite well.
This is 180 degrees opposite to what I usually do, which is to scoop soap out of a tub, put it in a bowl, add water extremely slowly, stopping just before fully hydrated, and finishing hydration while painting/agitating on the face. In the method Doug demonstrated, all the water goes in at once.
As an aside, I do not bloom my soaps when face lathering (except, perhaps, for the Saponificio Varesinos which are very hard, and the manufacturer recommends it). However, in this method, the water is in contact with the soap for a short amount of time while shaking it, and then the excess is scooped up with the brush. I rinse the soap out before beginning the lathering process, and then let the soap dry out overnight, so I don't see a real hazard of ruining a soap.