Bowl lather?

[hellzprince1]

Since I started wet shaving I have only been face lathering. I wanted to try bowl lathering. What are some of the advantages of bowl lathering and what are good bowls for bowl lathering? Thanks gents.

[gorgehiker]

I find I can stick my brush in the bowl full of hot water, then stick the bowl in the sink full of hot water, its so nice in the colder month's! That's the only advantage I have found so far, I face lather when I'm traveling for work. This is what I use at home:http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/Enla...613344973P.JPG

[Price]

I usually face lather soaps, but with creams I use this .

It is the singular most well-designed shaving accessory I've come across.

[LiveOak]

I must admit I am confused by the whole bowl lathering/face lathering thing. I wet the brush, twirl it around in the soap, and whip it up on my face. I guess it's face lathering, but recently I started using an old Surrey shave mug, and I just whip up the lather in the mug and start painting it on my face. I haven't ever thought about loading the brush and transferring to a bowl to make the lather. I guess what I do is a combination.

[oc_in_fw]

I use both bowl lathering (for Harris, Tabac, and Mama Bear) and face lathering for sticks (Arko and Speick). The sticks and face lathering are great when you want to shave a minute or two off of shave time. Bowl lathering is great (for me) when you want to stretch the shave time out a bit (more "me" time). As was stated upthread, bowl lathering is great in the colder months, and you want to float the bowl in hot water to keep the lather warm. Neither way is superior, IMO- in fact, using both helps keep up the variety.

on edit: and any bowl will do. I swiped one of the cereal bowls in the kitchen cabinet- it has a nice rooster on it<G>

[jeffpofutah]

I bowl lather. I found that face lathering roughed up my skin too much even with a softer brush. I use a latte mug from Bed Bath and Beyond like the one above. I like the fact that the bowl holds enough lather for three or more passes. When I travel, I have a small ceramic dipping dish that is palm sized and maybe an inch deep. It is little bowl lathering.

[easyE]

Deffinatley use both but I like the bowl better. I feel like i can more accuratley control the consistency of the lather also i can keep it warm. Takes longer though.

[superspot]

I usually face lather soaps, but with creams I use this .

It is the singular most well-designed shaving accessory I've come across.

Amen, Amen Amen

[ddk13]

I was having so much trouble bowl lathering soaps that I started face lathering. Much better. Now I face lather my creams as well. I had been searching for brush scuttle but came across a small tupperware container that fit perfectly (airtight) on a pewter beer stein I have. I fill a bowl with water and heat it in the microwave for 2 minutes, poor it in my stein and slap the tiny tupperware bowl on top. Getting great shaves with hot lather. Couldn't be happier!

[hellzprince1]

How is this bowl?

http://shavenation.com/index.php?mai...roducts_id=114

[OkieStubble]

You can pick up a really nice Japanese rice bowl from ebay pretty cheap. They look good and are the right size for lathering in a bowl.

[Buildbright]

Bowls allow you to make enough lather for three or more pass shaves. They also allow you to control the hydration level as stated by another member. But it's more of a preference then one being better. I found the best lather bowl for me is an onion soup crock with handle.

[BurkDarkpatches]

Bowl lathering reduces excessive facial exfoliation. As a face latherer, if you think that your face is drier/tighter after a shave than you'd like, then try bowl lathering and just painting the lather on.

Steve

[kitsrock]

for me, I dropped by a second hand goodwill store and picked up a couple of small bowls that looked like it could hold half a grapefruit for about 50 cents apiece.

seems to work well enough, but I've been looking to experiment with bowl surfaces. I want to see if there's any way I could make my lathering richer and/or easier.

[ackvil]

Since I prefer using uberlather, bowl lathering is for me. I picked up a large coffee mug (it's really more like a bowl with a handle) from a Home Goods store and that is what I use.

[395migeon]

Ditto Buildbright's post. I use the VDH bowl that comes with its soap as my lathering bowl.

[jwilock]

Very interesting post to me. Yesterday I was looking at brushes, thinking I might want a different size, or stiffness. Then I began wondering about face lathering, and why people do it. I thought I might ask that question on the forum today, and lo and behold, I see this thread. I only ever bowl lather. I like watching the lather build into a nicy fluffy pile. And I heat my bowl. So I like the feeling of nice warm lather going on. Other than saving time, and maybe liking having the brush work the face for a minute or more, why people face lathered.

To each his own I guess.

[jwilock]

You can pick up a really nice Japanese rice bowl from ebay pretty cheap. They look good and are the right size for lathering in a bowl.

That's what I use. It's black and stands on three legs. Looks very nice. Sorry no picture though.

[Deltaboy]

I got a square salad bowl and a small round bowl to set inside it at Big Lots and made myself a shaving scuttle. I was out less than 5 bucks.

[Ski-Patroller]

I normally bowl lather. I use a nice looking soup/cereal bowl that cost me $3.

I feel like I have better control of the lather with a bowl, and I can make a lot and it keeps warm. I can face lather with a stick or a puck, but it just does not seem as easy, and I tend to slop more soap around the sink. I'm sure I could improve with practice, but I prefer to keep bowl lathering.