Getting more lather when face lathering : your tips

[rafikz]

What's the best way to get neough lather for 2/3 passes, when face lathering ?

[Gruder]

Best tip I ever got for lathering was to avoid the temptation to lather as though you're some sort of steroid-riddled hummingbird. In other words, a nice, slow, even approach to face-lathering will yield better results.

Hope that helps!

[Chairman Nemo]

Face lathering is what I only do now. Bowls take to much time.

Start with a relatively dry brush (lightly damp). Load it up with your favorite cream/soap. Then lather face until covered in your lather. Dip bristles lightly. Repeat by relathering face. Dip Bristles again lightly. Repeat by lathering. Usually, you should have enough lather for 2-3 solid passes. Most creams that I have used are good to go using the "2-dip" method. Only SCS takes about a "4-dip" method. You can review Mantic's videos on face lather.

Hope that helps. Best of luck to you!!:biggrin:

[rafikz]

Thanks for the tips guys !!:thumbup::thumbup1:

[swartzkip]

i use a shave stick to rub some soap on my face, than use a wet brush to create lather, its loaded with it afterwards, enough for 2 more passes.

[blade08]

+1 on Chairman Nemo's method.

Another option is to completely drain your brush with water, don't shake it or tap it on your sink. Then put some cream or soap on it but avoid pressing down the bristles. At first your lather will be very watery with a lot of air bubbles in it. Just keep on lathering and after a while it will become denser and slickier and the air bubbles start to disappear. Eventually you will end up with a lot of thick, creamy lather, more than enough for 2 to 3 passes. It can take several minutes before you reach this point and it can be a bit messy with water and lather flying around your bathroom :biggrin:

I've found that I can get great lather using either method. The key is to either almost drown your brush in the water or use just a little water to dampen the bristles, so it's either extremely wet or almost dry.

[scoopster]

Here is a whole tutorial dedicated to face lathering (with pics!). If you find something lacking in the instructions/tips, post to that thread and we can make some edits:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40745

[New2DEShaving_Montreal]

I too moved to face lathering. For some reason, it feels much more FRESH than it does using a bowl. Mixing lather on the face also feels better as it is worked in.
So here's what I do.

-Thoroughly rinse brush, submerge it in hot water
-Take out the brush, let the water drip out, give a small shake
-Add cream or work in soap (wetter brush when used with soap)
-Begin slow circular lathering. Make sure to turn the brush clockwise, then counter clock wise
-Lather at this point is thick but not slick.
-Add water to the center of the brush
! I never dip my brush in water with lather/cream already on it.
-Continue lathering and adding water until desired slickness is achieved
-At this point, there should be enough lather for 3 to 4 passes.

Good luck!

[rafikz]

Here is a whole tutorial dedicated to face lathering (with pics!). If you find something lacking in the instructions/tips, post to that thread and we can make some edits:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40745


I too moved to face lathering. For some reason, it feels much more FRESH than it does using a bowl. Mixing lather on the face also feels better as it is worked in.
So here's what I do.

-Thoroughly rinse brush, submerge it in hot water
-Take out the brush, let the water drip out, give a small shake
-Add cream or work in soap (wetter brush when used with soap)
-Begin slow circular lathering. Make sure to turn the brush clockwise, then counter clock wise
-Lather at this point is thick but not slick.
-Add water to the center of the brush
! I never dip my brush in water with lather/cream already on it.
-Continue lathering and adding water until desired slickness is achieved
-At this point, there should be enough lather for 3 to 4 passes.

Good luck!

Thanks a lot guys !!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[rafikz]

+1 on Chairman Nemo's method.

Another option is to completely drain your brush with water, don't shake it or tap it on your sink. Then put some cream or soap on it but avoid pressing down the bristles. At first your lather will be very watery with a lot of air bubbles in it. Just keep on lathering and after a while it will become denser and slickier and the air bubbles start to disappear. Eventually you will end up with a lot of thick, creamy lather, more than enough for 2 to 3 passes. It can take several minutes before you reach this point and it can be a bit messy with water and lather flying around your bathroom :biggrin:

I've found that I can get great lather using either method. The key is to either almost drown your brush in the water or use just a little water to dampen the bristles, so it's either extremely wet or almost dry.

Thanks

I'll try not to shake the brush

[Must Dash]

Don't be concerned about going back for more. Unless your name is Oliver :smile:

Cheers


Jeremy

[Suzuki]

I find adding a little water (just a touch) to the brush and then lathering a bit on each pass helps.

If you're using a puck of soap, a quick swirl or two will work wonders on subsequent passes - again, working the brush a bit to build up the lather.

[Duggo]

I find adding a little water (just a touch) to the brush and then lathering a bit on each pass helps.

If you're using a puck of soap, a quick swirl or two will work wonders on subsequent passes - again, working the brush a bit to build up the lather.

This is the method I use (http://www.classicshaving.com/articles/article/590351/18187.htm) for soaps and creams.

As I was saying...If you are using a a soap to lather from, get the lather all over the bristles of the brush, not just the center. (I heard that from one of the "Mike's" around B&B.)

[Perfect_shave]

I'm kinda relieved that this thread popped up as I thought i was the only person having trouble getting more passes out of face lathering. At first i thought it was my small brush(Rooney 3/1) and the fact the my scuttle could be evaporating the lather, but this doesn't look to be the case. I get a good 2-3 passes out of it but my 2rd pass is a little lacking. Still experimenting to fix the problem.

[royalcrown]

Don't be concerned about going back for more. Unless your name is Oliver :smile:


WHAT?! More Lather?

[blade08]

WHAT?! More Lather?

He means adding some 'fresh' cream or soap in between passes. This in order to keep the amout of usable lather on par with the amount you actually need to do a proper muti-pass shave.

One thing that is not mentioned is water hardness. The amount of lather you can get from a certain amount of soap or cream varies due to water hardness. It's harder to get a lot of lather when mixing with hard water. If you live in a hard water area (like I do), a solution could be to mix your soap or cream with bottled spring water. I tried this once and the difference is really noticeable. I still use tap water but this is only because I don't want to mess around with bottles of water in the morning hours. I just go the easy route by adding some 'fresh' soap to my brush before each pass. The effect is the same but it does coast a little more soap per shave but I don't care.

[royalcrown]

He means adding some 'fresh' cream or soap in between passes. This in order to keep the amout of usable lather on par with the amount you actually need to do a proper muti-pass shave.

One thing that is not mentioned is water hardness. The amount of lather you can get from a certain amount of soap or cream varies due to water hardness. It's harder to get a lot of lather when mixing with hard water. If you live in a hard water area (like I do), a solution could be to mix your soap or cream with bottled spring water. I tried this once and the difference is really noticeable. I still use tap water but this is only because I don't want to mess around with bottles of water in the morning hours. I just go the easy route by adding some 'fresh' soap to my brush before each pass. The effect is the same but it does coast a little more soap per shave but I don't care.


Heh, I was more responding to Must Dash's "Oliver" crack.

[Silb3r]

I'm kinda relieved that this thread popped up as I thought i was the only person having trouble getting more passes out of face lathering.
At first i thought it was my small brush...

Clearly it's not about the size of the brush, but rather how you use it :tongue: Besides, no need to be bashful, lots of us have brushes that are smaller than yours!

-M

Oh btw, according to my girlfriend, my brush is the biggest she's ever seen, even bigger than all of her ex-boyfriends'! :w00t:

[New2DEShaving_Montreal]

No problem.

Water is your friend. Just don't rub the brush too hard to your face or your lather will start to fly. Start dry, add water. Another neat trick I used when I first started face lathering is a spray bottle like the barbers spray you with.

You can take any old spray bottle with an adjustable nozzle, wash it out, fill it with hot water in the shower. Then when you're ready to shave, start with a dry lather, and give yourself a few squirts (Adjust that nozzle, Just don't squirt yourself in the eyes :eek:) as you lather around your face. This way your lather won't fly around your bathroom.


Thanks a lot guys !!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[royalcrown]

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Oh btw, according to my girlfriend, my brush is the biggest she's ever seen, even bigger than all of her ex-boyfriends'! :w00t:

You may want to trim that thing....