Awesome video Matthew! As someone who is still new-ish in the hobby, I love these kinds of vids. Always learn something new. Gonna try this one later today!!
Hi Matthew, a few months ago when I first started buying proper shave soaps I watched this video, and since then I do the same exact method with the same CC bowl. It delivers consistent results every single time, and it's nearly impossible to screw up with this method. Properly measuring the water is totally underrated and it really helps you get to know how much water each soap base takes. Thanks for sharing.
@@mustainerocks I’m glad this video helped you. I have seen a lot of people say they just wing it but then they say they are not happy with a soap performance. If they would only take a little extra time they would really appreciate the results. Thanks for watching!
Hey Mat, great lather, I've not long got into de wet shaving and was having trouble rinsing my t2 as I had to open it a bit to rinse properly. After watching this with your measurements I'm looking forward to my next shave. Always a great presentation. Thanks, Bob from Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺
@@kirkoneill1387 thanks for watching and welcome! If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints please feel free to comment and let me know. I’m always looking to improve my content.
@@kenweller2032 you will find a whole new level of slickness and shave quality when you switch to a shave soap. Welcome Ken and thanks for watching! I hope you will come back soon.
Great video matt! I used to face lather but ever since I discovered the art of bowl lathering, I prefer it and it works well for me. It's also fun, too! I enjoyed watching your tutorial! Take care and keep up the good work!
DoubleAshaves, you CAN also make measurements for the soap and the water for a face lather, too! I am working on this. Maybe I will post something in a few days. For a face lather, easier not to actually measure the water, but it can be done.
Wow Matthew this is great advice! You have it down to a science that yields great results, I was surprised that you didn’t have to agitate the soap too much, I normally get a workout after bowl lathering:))
@@lawrence1md I use an AP shave co synthetic brush and I use mostly Proraso Green in the tube. If I don’t agitate it fairly quickly the results won’t be the same. I would say I work it around 3 minutes adding water as I go. The results are fantastic at the end.
Howdy Matthew! Thanks for sharing your lather tips and tricks.The only difference is that I use a bit more soap as I dome as well. Have a great day! 👍🏼🤠👍🏼
It doesn’t have to be real precise, I was just showing this for the sake of showing amounts without guessing. You know you can ask 10 people how big a foot is and they all show different sizes hehehehe. Thanks for watching Matt!
Great tips in lathering Matthew. I'm going to try this technique. I usually eyeball it by adding more water from the tap. I only use synthetic brushes due to hard water. I have heard of adding small amounts of distilled water, as you had mentioned, but haven't done that yet. Cheers!
*EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT* . Someone showing how he makes a bowl lather and shows the measurements how much soap and how much water. I do something like this for bowl lathers but my measurements are different (and so is the soap product).
Thank you! It varies a little bit with water types and different soaps. This is a good starting point and you can expand or subtract from this. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your technique. I like to see how people are making their lathers. I have found that I have cherry picked ideas from different people, trying lots of things, keeping the ones that work for me. I tend to be a little less regimented about exact measurements but I have figured out that using a spray bottle makes it a lot easier to control the amount of water I'm using as well as spreading the water out once the lather has some volume. I think I did already but in case not, congrats on two thousand subs! Have a great day! -Eric
@@lawrence1md One can make measurements of the soap for a bowl lather, for a few or several bowl latherings. After some of them, you can judge visually when you have the amount you want without making a precise measurement. You can simply scoop using a spatula or something and look at the scooped stuff and you know if that is how much you want.
just a great educational video. I use 1/2 tsp and use up to 20ml syringe . Works great and obviously the amount of water varies with the soap being used.
Excellent tutorial Matthew! I've contemplated using a similar technique but never followed through. I just toss in little handfuls of water until I get something I like. I have definitely ran into soaps that need a lot less water than others. And some soaps that need so much water I feel like I gotta break out the half gallon container! 🤣😆😂
That would be a lot of 3 ml of water shots. Hehehehe I have seen some guys use spray bottle shots of water. As long as you can achieve the lather you like, that’s what counts. Thanks for watching James!
I measure out 1/16 tsp of soap to 1/2 Tablespoon of distilled water. Make into a slurry and with a damp synthetic brush, I whip the slurry into a lather.
@@lawrence1md 1/16 tsp of soap challenges you to extract every morsel of goodness from the soap. I use Lothur Grooming Shave Soap and it produces enough lather for a 3-pass shave plus face wash.
Interesting to see a boar brush in a bowl lathering tutorial. I very much love boar, and it's fantastic, but I wouldn't count on its consistency very much ;) I love my boars and I love them eating lather ;) For consistency though, I'll use a synthetic ;)
@@lawrence1md Thank you, Sir. Yeah, I have all kinds of brushes. Badger (pure, best, finest, silvertip), boar (dyed and undyed), horse, synthetic, mistura, etc. Variety is key. You never get bored ;) I've heard Frank Shaving is working on a mixed brush (half badger half synthetic). That sounds interesting to me. People are innovating ;) I'd love to see a brush that's like a Frankenstein (25% boar 25% badger 25% horse 25% synthetic). Now that would be interesting LOL.
Your method has been very helpful! If you experience large bubbles and lather which dissipates too fast, what does this indicate? I usually scoop 1/4 teaspoon from the tub, and spread soap on bottom of bowl “thinly and evenly” . After soaking brush, squeeze out all water, then add from a 10 ml syringe 3 ml of water, swirl soap for a minute or two, add 3 ml more water, repeat, then add final 4 ml water. Should I splay brush in bowl or on face? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
"How I make my lather" --- This is starting to change. I have been starting with one eighth to three sixteenths teaspoon of soap, and something between seven eigths to one & one-eighth teaspoon of water; I would spread the soap onto the bottom of a bowl, mix in the water in one-eighth teaspoon increments using the brush. More recently, I have started the water additions using a squirt bottle instead. I have not yet determined how much volume comes out in one squirt. I will make the measurement some day (soon).
That should be pretty easy to determine with the spray bottle. You had mentioned a different soap, just curious what soap are you using, or what soap do you like?
@@lawrence1md I have been using mostly, but not entirely, Central Texas Soap Mr. Pepper for a year. Not sure what to say on "What soap I like", because I have used so few compared to most wet-shave enthusiasts. I could say that I like Central Texas Soaps and Gillette Planet Kind Shave Cream, but I really need to try other soap or soaps some day.
"Spray bottle" and "Squirt bottle" are a little different. I am now including the use of a SQUIRT bottle to add water to the lather. It does not produce a spray. Making measurements for volume of the squirt produced from the squirt bottle should also be easier to do than for a spray bottle.
Recently I took another look at how I make my lather. Often I use a squirt pump bottle to deliver the water quantities, and I found five squirts gives 1 ml.
Sir, do you measure the same amount when using a cream? Maybe double that amount? I've seen a sample of proraso shaving cream today and it was 4 ml. I'd guess that sample was intended for single-use because it was in simple tear-up packaging.
That may be enough for 2 shaves. I would start with a little bit of water and begin to lather. Then gradually add water until you get the lather the way you like it.
I used my 3D printer to make those stands. I recently reorganized my razors and shelf so I have several stands looking for new homes. Thanks for watching!
Good tutorial, however, while soaking a boar brush is good advice badger brushes are different. Badger brushes hold water differently than boars, they don't absorb water at all. They trap water in between the bristles. While it doesn't hurt anything to soak a badger, it doesn't help either. I just run mine under the water, shake, and start lathering the same as I do with a synthetic.
@@lawrence1md I think I may have to take back water (pun intended) on my statement. I have always been told that the composition of badger hair does not allow it to "absorb" water, but it does "retain" water which gets trapped between the hairs. Boar hair on the other hand I have been told does "absorb" water. After commenting on your video the more I started thinking about this. So, what did I do? I did an experiment. I took a 24mm badger brush and a 24mm boar brush and did the following. First, I weighed each brush dry in grams and wrote down the weight. Then I soaked each brush in warm water for 10 minutes. After soaking each brush for 10 minutes I took the brushes out of the water and squeezed the water out and then shook each brush into the sink 5 times. I then reweighed each brush. The badger brush weighed 10 grams more after soaking, the boar brush weighed 8 grams more after soaking. I'm not sure just how scientific my test was, but it tells me that the badger absorbed 10 grams of water and the boar absorbed 8 grams of water or 2 grams less than the badger. So, I am now convinced that badger hair DOES absorb water. Maybe all of those who have told me it doesn't needs to perform their own test, but that was the result of mine! 🤔😉😃 Now, as for me I don't soak any of my brushes whether they are badger, boar, horse, or synthetic. I just hold them under the water faucet until they are saturated, shake them dry and start lathering. For me personally I get better lathers than I do when I soak the brush. 😎
@@randyshaves7956 thanks for the update and the test. I can see how badger hair will not absorb water while the animal is wearing it due to natural oils and such. I like badger but it’s a touch soft for me compared to boar brushes. Once they are broke in I really like the feel and lathering capabilities. It’s not a day and night difference just a little.
@@lawrence1md A good boar that isn't a lather hog is hard to beat, but sometimes finding that is difficult. Semogue and Zenith work best for me when using boar.
@@randyshaves7956 I am really glad that you tried testing this yourself. I have a badger brush and a synthetic brush. I know through being instructed through several online untraced sources, that natural hair will absorb water and that synthetic hair will not (or is it that it absorbs very very little - I forgot). I seem to find similar lather-making results when I either (1) Soak the badger brush in water for five to ten minutes, OR (2) Soak the synthetic hair brush ONLY BRIEFLY in water to make the hairs wet. In BOTH cases, I then squeeze most of the loose water from the brush before preparing the lather. I actually have one more badger brush, but that one does not count so much; it behaves differently, and this is a different story.
I remember when I had that many safety razors haha. I went from 40+ , to 22, to 17 ish and now i’m at *ONLY 12!* Not including my Straights, Shavettes, & Kamasori’s
I’m good for now, thanks for the offer. Don’t really know what I’d want. Right now I’m having a challenge getting a good shave with the Gillette Heritage. Doesn’t seem to cut it(pun intended). I’ve got some Feather blades coming in today, see if they help. My #1 razor is Emperor Meiji, #2 is Gillette Slim.
In these Inflationary Times. HERE IS AN EASY WAY TO DO IT MY FRIENDs Use any hard Bar Soap, Tallow or Glycerin based Soaps out there? To fit in any Mugs or Cups? Like" (Mitchells' Wool Fat or Arko Sticks. Just to name a few of them?) You can mix and match your old Soaps? Cut up the soap on a paper plate, pour your soap chunks with the shavings from the Paper Plate into a Mug, cover the soap with a small amount of water, and microwave your soap. For about a minute or so? Place a paper plate under your mug in case it bubbles out of your cup? If it foams up, STOP. The water keeps it from burning itself up. (DON'T OVER WATER YOUR SOAP??) Easy, does it? Let cool don't want to Crack the Mugs or Cups you're using? (You just want it to Congeal in your Mug or Cup') it is very hot and watery'''''. let it cool in . PLACE'. after it cools, put it in a Sunny Window, until the Soap hardens? When using your soaps, use Dry Brush Less Water. It thickens the soap, making it easier to use on your face. Save your Money, spend it on your wife, don't listen to the shave Mafia. It saves me time and Money. Happy New Year. Your Mileage may vary? Wheelchair Larry
Great tutorial Matthew, that was a good looking lather
@@Tobins_throwbacks look at those razor stands hehehehe, I had a bunch of stuff in the background. Thanks for watching Tobin!
Awesome video Matthew! As someone who is still new-ish in the hobby, I love these kinds of vids. Always learn something new. Gonna try this one later today!!
Let me know it works out. As you adapt or perfect your technique you will be able to freehand or eyeball it. Thanks for watching!
Hi Matthew, a few months ago when I first started buying proper shave soaps I watched this video, and since then I do the same exact method with the same CC bowl. It delivers consistent results every single time, and it's nearly impossible to screw up with this method. Properly measuring the water is totally underrated and it really helps you get to know how much water each soap base takes. Thanks for sharing.
@@mustainerocks I’m glad this video helped you. I have seen a lot of people say they just wing it but then they say they are not happy with a soap performance. If they would only take a little extra time they would really appreciate the results. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic video; never really took lather seriously; many have called me out on it; here I am learning from a master!
Once you discover how you like your lather it just enhances the shave experience. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your video. Now I exactly know what to do with my soap to get such nice lather. Greetings from the Czech Republic. Have great shaves 😉
Let me know how your lather turns out. Thanks for watching!
Hey Mat, great lather, I've not long got into de wet shaving and was having trouble rinsing my t2 as I had to open it a bit to rinse properly.
After watching this with your measurements I'm looking forward to my next shave. Always a great presentation.
Thanks, Bob from Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺
@@bobmorrison8687 thanks for watching Bob! You will find what works for you, it takes a little bit at first.
Great video Matthew appreciate you sharing your knowledge
Your welcome, I hope it helps. Thank for watching Bill!
Great tutorial Matthew!!
Thank you! I thought it would be a good one because I often get asked about my lather technique.
@@lawrence1md you’re welcome!!
I appreciate this video immensely. 😎👍🏼
I’m glad you found it useful. Let me know how it works out for ya. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the how to video. I’ll subscribe right now
@@kirkoneill1387 thanks for watching and welcome! If you have any questions, suggestions or complaints please feel free to comment and let me know. I’m always looking to improve my content.
Just getting into proper DE wet shaving, but still using canned gel. This was invaluable info for moving to brush and soap!!
@@kenweller2032 you will find a whole new level of slickness and shave quality when you switch to a shave soap. Welcome Ken and thanks for watching! I hope you will come back soon.
Great video matt! I used to face lather but ever since I discovered the art of bowl lathering, I prefer it and it works well for me. It's also fun, too! I enjoyed watching your tutorial!
Take care and keep up the good work!
Thanks, I thought this might help some people but also gives a little something different to watch. Thanks for watching!
DoubleAshaves, you CAN also make measurements for the soap and the water for a face lather, too! I am working on this. Maybe I will post something in a few days. For a face lather, easier not to actually measure the water, but it can be done.
I like to let the copper bowl float in hot water in the sink between passes. It keeps the lather nice and warm!
@@CHUCKRYALS1234 it will stay warm that way. Thanks for watching Chuck!
Wow Matthew this is great advice! You have it down to a science that yields great results, I was surprised that you didn’t have to agitate the soap too much, I normally get a workout after bowl lathering:))
Just curious as to what soap & brush you use when you experience this lather workout. Thanks for watching!
@@lawrence1md I use an AP shave co synthetic brush and I use mostly Proraso Green in the tube. If I don’t agitate it fairly quickly the results won’t be the same. I would say I work it around 3 minutes adding water as I go. The results are fantastic at the end.
@@Shaverboy516 proraso is great stuff. Soaps, croaps and creams all react a little different but once you adjust fire it all comes together nicely
@@lawrence1md Proraso has been my go to soap for a while:)
I’m making a comment it’s me Jerry. Oh another good video by the way keep it up.
Hey Jerry, thanks for watching!
Great video Matthew. I use a spray bottle to add water to my bowl lather. It's a great way to control the water content.
That would be a good way to do it too. Thanks for watching Andrew!
Howdy Matthew! Thanks for sharing your lather tips and tricks.The only difference is that I use a bit more soap as I dome as well. Have a great day! 👍🏼🤠👍🏼
Yes sir a dome and face shave uses more soap. Thanks for watching Bradley!
Really helpful!!
Thanks for watching Tim and welcome to my channel!
Cool video
Thanks for watching Jason!
Great tip Matthew. I like to add water directly from the tap but have a similar method. Maybe just not as consistent.
It doesn’t have to be real precise, I was just showing this for the sake of showing amounts without guessing. You know you can ask 10 people how big a foot is and they all show different sizes hehehehe. Thanks for watching Matt!
@@lawrence1md absolutely
Nice video 👍👍
Thanks for watching Jimmy!
Great tips in lathering Matthew. I'm going to try this technique. I usually eyeball it by adding more water from the tap. I only use synthetic brushes due to hard water. I have heard of adding small amounts of distilled water, as you had mentioned, but haven't done that yet. Cheers!
Let me know if your results improve from my tips. Thanks for watching Greg!
*EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT* . Someone showing how he makes a bowl lather and shows the measurements how much soap and how much water. I do something like this for bowl lathers but my measurements are different (and so is the soap product).
Thank you! It varies a little bit with water types and different soaps. This is a good starting point and you can expand or subtract from this. Thanks for watching!
You may find this video interesting… how much soap do you really need? shorturl.at/firA3
Thanks for sharing your technique. I like to see how people are making their lathers. I have found that I have cherry picked ideas from different people, trying lots of things, keeping the ones that work for me. I tend to be a little less regimented about exact measurements but I have figured out that using a spray bottle makes it a lot easier to control the amount of water I'm using as well as spreading the water out once the lather has some volume. I think I did already but in case not, congrats on two thousand subs! Have a great day! -Eric
This is just a video to spark ideas or a intro for people. Thanks for watching Eric!
@@lawrence1md One can make measurements of the soap for a bowl lather, for a few or several bowl latherings. After some of them, you can judge visually when you have the amount you want without making a precise measurement. You can simply scoop using a spatula or something and look at the scooped stuff and you know if that is how much you want.
just a great educational video. I use 1/2 tsp and use up to 20ml syringe . Works great and obviously the amount of water varies with the soap being used.
Yes the amount of water varies. Thanks for watching Wally!
Thanks for the info
Thanks for watching Chris!
Excellent tutorial Matthew! I've contemplated using a similar technique but never followed through. I just toss in little handfuls of water until I get something I like. I have definitely ran into soaps that need a lot less water than others. And some soaps that need so much water I feel like I gotta break out the half gallon container! 🤣😆😂
That would be a lot of 3 ml of water shots. Hehehehe I have seen some guys use spray bottle shots of water. As long as you can achieve the lather you like, that’s what counts. Thanks for watching James!
I measure out 1/16 tsp of soap to 1/2 Tablespoon of distilled water. Make into a slurry and with a damp synthetic brush, I whip the slurry into a lather.
1/16 tsp is also known as a PINCH.
I can get away with a 1/8th of a teaspoon of soap. Sounds like you have dialed in your lather. Thanks for watching Robert!
@@lawrence1md 1/16 tsp of soap challenges you to extract every morsel of goodness from the soap. I use Lothur Grooming Shave Soap and it produces enough lather for a 3-pass shave plus face wash.
Interesting to see a boar brush in a bowl lathering tutorial. I very much love boar, and it's fantastic, but I wouldn't count on its consistency very much ;) I love my boars and I love them eating lather ;) For consistency though, I'll use a synthetic ;)
I enjoy a good boar but I have synthetics and badgers as well. Thanks for watching!
@@lawrence1md Thank you, Sir. Yeah, I have all kinds of brushes. Badger (pure, best, finest, silvertip), boar (dyed and undyed), horse, synthetic, mistura, etc. Variety is key. You never get bored ;)
I've heard Frank Shaving is working on a mixed brush (half badger half synthetic). That sounds interesting to me. People are innovating ;) I'd love to see a brush that's like a Frankenstein (25% boar 25% badger 25% horse 25% synthetic). Now that would be interesting LOL.
@@beg033 that would be interesting. I like the 70/30 badger boar knots
For anyone using “The Cube” from PAA (pre-shave) Adding an extra 4 ml of water was easily incorporated into lather with Mike’s Soaps and Noble Otter
@@RobertLaTuso you are right, preshave add to the soap, so more water is needed. Thanks for watching Robert!
Late to the party but thank you Matthew!
You are not late : ) thanks for watching!
Your method has been very helpful! If you experience large bubbles and lather which dissipates too fast, what does this indicate? I usually scoop 1/4 teaspoon from the tub, and spread soap on bottom of bowl “thinly and evenly” . After soaking brush, squeeze out all water, then add from a 10 ml syringe 3 ml of water, swirl soap for a minute or two, add 3 ml more water, repeat, then add final 4 ml water. Should I splay brush in bowl or on face? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
@@RobertLaTuso I’m glad this was helpful. Are you saying the lather dissipates in the bowl or on the face? Thanks for watching!
@@lawrence1md Face
@@RobertLaTuso it could be the type of soap
"How I make my lather" --- This is starting to change. I have been starting with one eighth to three sixteenths teaspoon of soap, and something between seven eigths to one & one-eighth teaspoon of water; I would spread the soap onto the bottom of a bowl, mix in the water in one-eighth teaspoon increments using the brush. More recently, I have started the water additions using a squirt bottle instead. I have not yet determined how much volume comes out in one squirt. I will make the measurement some day (soon).
That should be pretty easy to determine with the spray bottle. You had mentioned a different soap, just curious what soap are you using, or what soap do you like?
@@lawrence1md I have been using mostly, but not entirely, Central Texas Soap Mr. Pepper for a year. Not sure what to say on "What soap I like", because I have used so few compared to most wet-shave enthusiasts. I could say that I like Central Texas Soaps and Gillette Planet Kind Shave Cream, but I really need to try other soap or soaps some day.
"Spray bottle" and "Squirt bottle" are a little different. I am now including the use of a SQUIRT bottle to add water to the lather. It does not produce a spray. Making measurements for volume of the squirt produced from the squirt bottle should also be easier to do than for a spray bottle.
Recently I took another look at how I make my lather. Often I use a squirt pump bottle to deliver the water quantities, and I found five squirts gives 1 ml.
@10floz30minutes it’s a never ending fun trying things out
Hey Matthew, do you have a link to that exact tsp scoop? Every 1/4 tsp I've bought was too narrow and deep it was hard to get the soap out.
thanks for watching nickster!I bought mine off Amazon. Here is the link: Measuring Spoons, AOOSY 6 Piece Measuring Spoons Set Stainless Steel Round Heavy Duty Mirror Polished 1/8 TSP, 1/4 TSP, 1/2 TSP, 1 TSP, 1/2 TBSP & 1 TBSP Measuring Spoon for Baking Food Cooking a.co/d/7zVMbur
Since when did shaving become a hobby! If that's the case then I imagine brushing ones teeth, combing ones hair or showering is also a hobby!
@@philwilliams8328 it becomes a hobby when you discover the enjoyment in comfortable shaves, fragrances and so on. Thanks for watching Phil!
Sir, do you measure the same amount when using a cream? Maybe double that amount? I've seen a sample of proraso shaving cream today and it was 4 ml. I'd guess that sample was intended for single-use because it was in simple tear-up packaging.
That may be enough for 2 shaves. I would start with a little bit of water and begin to lather. Then gradually add water until you get the lather the way you like it.
Great video. What are you using to stand your razors ?
I used my 3D printer to make those stands. I recently reorganized my razors and shelf so I have several stands looking for new homes. Thanks for watching!
Good tutorial, however, while soaking a boar brush is good advice badger brushes are different. Badger brushes hold water differently than boars, they don't absorb water at all. They trap water in between the bristles. While it doesn't hurt anything to soak a badger, it doesn't help either. I just run mine under the water, shake, and start lathering the same as I do with a synthetic.
I’m always looking to improve or learn something new. Thanks for watching Randy!
@@lawrence1md I think I may have to take back water (pun intended) on my statement. I have always been told that the composition of badger hair does not allow it to "absorb" water, but it does "retain" water which gets trapped between the hairs. Boar hair on the other hand I have been told does "absorb" water. After commenting on your video the more I started thinking about this. So, what did I do? I did an experiment. I took a 24mm badger brush and a 24mm boar brush and did the following. First, I weighed each brush dry in grams and wrote down the weight. Then I soaked each brush in warm water for 10 minutes. After soaking each brush for 10 minutes I took the brushes out of the water and squeezed the water out and then shook each brush into the sink 5 times. I then reweighed each brush. The badger brush weighed 10 grams more after soaking, the boar brush weighed 8 grams more after soaking. I'm not sure just how scientific my test was, but it tells me that the badger absorbed 10 grams of water and the boar absorbed 8 grams of water or 2 grams less than the badger. So, I am now convinced that badger hair DOES absorb water. Maybe all of those who have told me it doesn't needs to perform their own test, but that was the result of mine! 🤔😉😃
Now, as for me I don't soak any of my brushes whether they are badger, boar, horse, or synthetic. I just hold them under the water faucet until they are saturated, shake them dry and start lathering. For me personally I get better lathers than I do when I soak the brush. 😎
@@randyshaves7956 thanks for the update and the test. I can see how badger hair will not absorb water while the animal is wearing it due to natural oils and such. I like badger but it’s a touch soft for me compared to boar brushes. Once they are broke in I really like the feel and lathering capabilities. It’s not a day and night difference just a little.
@@lawrence1md A good boar that isn't a lather hog is hard to beat, but sometimes finding that is difficult. Semogue and Zenith work best for me when using boar.
@@randyshaves7956 I am really glad that you tried testing this yourself. I have a badger brush and a synthetic brush. I know through being instructed through several online untraced sources, that natural hair will absorb water and that synthetic hair will not (or is it that it absorbs very very little - I forgot). I seem to find similar lather-making results when I either (1) Soak the badger brush in water for five to ten minutes, OR (2) Soak the synthetic hair brush ONLY BRIEFLY in water to make the hairs wet. In BOTH cases, I then squeeze most of the loose water from the brush before preparing the lather.
I actually have one more badger brush, but that one does not count so much; it behaves differently, and this is a different story.
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which bowl is that? the standard or the heavyweight? because there are two types.
This one is the heavyweight bowl. Thanks for watching!
I remember when I had that many safety razors haha. I went from 40+ , to 22, to 17 ish and now i’m at *ONLY 12!*
Not including my Straights, Shavettes, & Kamasori’s
I really need to thin the herd. Thanks for watching Mike!
@@lawrence1md It will be interesting to see which razors make the cut😜🙈😂
@@alspencer2794 you looking for any?
I’m good for now, thanks for the offer. Don’t really know what I’d want. Right now I’m having a challenge getting a good shave with the Gillette Heritage. Doesn’t seem to cut it(pun intended). I’ve got some Feather blades coming in today, see if they help. My #1 razor is Emperor Meiji, #2 is Gillette Slim.
It maybe that the heritage is too mild for your needs. Let me know what you find what works best.
The soap being different may make a difference but the method or the technique generally will be the same.
In these Inflationary Times. HERE IS AN EASY WAY TO DO IT MY FRIENDs Use any hard Bar Soap, Tallow or Glycerin based Soaps out there? To fit in any Mugs or Cups? Like" (Mitchells' Wool Fat or Arko Sticks. Just to name a few of them?) You can mix and match your old Soaps? Cut up the soap on a paper plate, pour your soap chunks with the shavings from the Paper Plate into a Mug, cover the soap with a small amount of water, and microwave your soap. For about a minute or so? Place a paper plate under your mug in case it bubbles out of your cup? If it foams up, STOP. The water keeps it from burning itself up. (DON'T OVER WATER YOUR SOAP??) Easy, does it? Let cool don't want to Crack the Mugs or Cups you're using? (You just want it to Congeal in your Mug or Cup') it is very hot and watery'''''. let it cool in . PLACE'. after it cools, put it in a Sunny Window, until the Soap hardens? When using your soaps, use Dry Brush Less Water. It thickens the soap, making it easier to use on your face. Save your Money, spend it on your wife, don't listen to the shave Mafia. It saves me time and Money. Happy New Year. Your Mileage may vary? Wheelchair Larry
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