MntnMan62
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You should continue to do what has worked for you all these years. I too shun the porcelain bowls for exactly that reason. I have two but the rest are stainless steel, copper and plastic.
TobyC
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Crossroads
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Plus one on face lathering for me. With tubes I put a one cm of cream in the middle of a damp boar brush and with tubs I now just dip the tips of the brush in and face lather- painting more hot water on my face as required. I don't aim to look like Father Christmas, just get a thin slick layer on my face for each pass. It is more economical and gives a better shave IMO.
I dated one of those once but then I sobered up.Of course not, has to be a full grown hog with stiff hair!
Bob
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Steve Bowles
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@TobyC heard about putting 'lipstick on a pig'; he went one further -- he put cream on a boar. Most states have laws against that kind of behaviour.
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I agree. I find that a voluminous lather gives more protection, but you just can't shave the hairs closer. The soap won't let you if it is very thick. The glide is decreased as well.
MntnMan62
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I don't know about that. I always love a nice thick lather on my face for each pass. For each pass I swirl the brush in circular motions all over my face really working the lather into my beard. For the first pass I work the lather for quite a while, pretty much face lathering but after making it in a bowl. Then when I feel the lather is worked in deeply enough and I've exfoliated enough, I paint on a nice thick coating of lather, squeegeeing the lather out of the brush to get it as thick as possible. I do the same thing for each pass (WTG, XTG, ATG) and for final touch up to make sure I truly go ATG on the parts of my face where my beard grows in weird directions. And doing that I alway scan get a BBS shave. No feeling of anything when rubbing ATG. Maybe my lather is more hydrated. I suppose a more pasty lather could present an issue for a blade but question that as well.
D
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Good method this. I do the same and if the cream is good the results are excellent. The less I press down the razor, the better and deeper shave I get.
For me there is a difference between a voluminous and one that is thick and pasty. The former has the right amount of water in it and is easy to shave with. The latter lacks glide and dries out too quickly to provide a good shave. I like voluminous lather and never found it hindered in getting a close shave.
Bob
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TobyC
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Hey, the boar gets clean and smells a lot better!
ManicDee
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I have been reading this and all I kept thinking is, Why is he adding what seems to be a decent amount of water too cream?
Cream tends to have water in it already! Just use whatever water is left in your brush and put a small amount of cream in your palm or bowl and build a lather.
If it needs any more water, then add literally one drop at a time, this will suffice and if you're using OSP cream, don't put a wet brush into it.
Have fun
Batch300
Extraordinarily Uncomplicated
To quote our friends at Fitjar Islands: "Our Shaving Cream is a soft, creamy, shaving soap, perfect for quickly lathering up a dense, rich lather in no time at all. When the time factor is important, shaving cream is for you."
My process with creams is different from soaps - quicker, I may palm lather, etc.
Should I limit my yelling "Hey Google Snooze", I have more time for a nice soap shave. I do prefer soap most days. Some of the processes with cream described above seem excessive to me.
My process with creams is different from soaps - quicker, I may palm lather, etc.
Should I limit my yelling "Hey Google Snooze", I have more time for a nice soap shave. I do prefer soap most days. Some of the processes with cream described above seem excessive to me.