Scotto
05-16-2006, 06:12 AM
Good morning folks. I have been noticing something interesting lately regarding glycerine-based soaps, notably the QED product. I am a dedicated mug-warmer guy, keeping the old shaving bowl & brush warm between passes. This works fantastic for creams and hard soaps, but seems to have a detrimental effect on glycerine soaps.
When lathered correctly, I find that the lather from the glycerin soap gets "clotted" in between passes, for lack of a better word. In other words, it takes on a thicker consistency that I like. What I have found recently is that if I keep my brush and bowl warm, the opposite happens - the lather evaporates and gets very thin and unsatisfying. Just to double check, this morning I bailed on the mug warmer treatment, and was rewarded with very thick lather for all 4 passes. It wasn't warm, unfortunately, but the lather quality was better.
Has anyone else noticed this discrepency between glycerine soaps and tallow-based products?
When lathered correctly, I find that the lather from the glycerin soap gets "clotted" in between passes, for lack of a better word. In other words, it takes on a thicker consistency that I like. What I have found recently is that if I keep my brush and bowl warm, the opposite happens - the lather evaporates and gets very thin and unsatisfying. Just to double check, this morning I bailed on the mug warmer treatment, and was rewarded with very thick lather for all 4 passes. It wasn't warm, unfortunately, but the lather quality was better.
Has anyone else noticed this discrepency between glycerine soaps and tallow-based products?