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How I get great thick lather using a shave soap... by warhawk on 04 Sep, 2012 19:08
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Hello fellow chrome domes: Hope all is well with you &.your families. Just wanted to share with you on how to create thick lather with a shaving brush. My favorite brush is a Semogue 620 boar brush. A good boar brush can create thick lather on any creams or hard soaps. The 620 has a great reputation on creating serious lather to any shave soaps.
In this tutorial... I wanted to demonstrate that you can create a thick lather using an inexpensive badger brush. This is my 1st brush that I purchased from Target about 4 years ago. It is a SHEA MOISTURE badger brush that you can purchase at Target for under $12.00. Although the Semogue 620 is my go to brush...the Target brush is still a great performer.
Supplies:
$1.50 Salsa bowl from Walmart that I converted to a shaving bowl
Badger brush from Target
Mike's Natural Soap
Cut a slice of Mike's Natural Soap and place in bowl
Soak brush in hot or warm water
Shake off excess water and start swirling. Add a little water if needed.
As I have demonstrated... you can create this type of lather using these simple techniques. Too much water will result in thin lather and too little water will result in a dry non-lather. Hope this helps you out if you are using a shaving brush in your routine.
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#1 by warhawk on 04 Sep, 2012 19:24
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Hope you enjoy your shaves as much as I enjoy mine.
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#2 by -Doug- on 04 Sep, 2012 19:30
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Thanks for sharing Warhawk. Did that lathering use up all the soap?
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#3 by warhawk on 04 Sep, 2012 19:32
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I created this post because I received a few PMs from my fellow sly brothers that are unable to create thick lather from their brushes. I hope that this post can help some of you on your lathering techniques so you can enjoy the visuals and fun of producing creamy yogurt-like lather.
WARHAWK
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#4 by warhawk on 04 Sep, 2012 19:37
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Hi Doug...Believe it or not....No...and here is proof.
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#5 by Bluebriz on 05 Sep, 2012 00:30
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I have some of Mike's soaps on their way to me now. I ordered the tins though, not wanting to be slicing pieces off because previous attempts to lather from little pieces of soap didn't go well for me! Hopefully they'll be here this week sometime....