Lathering soaps - this may be a stupid question...

[gary_dexter]

I have recently purchased the tabac shave stick to try it out before I make the plunge and buy the full size one in the bowl - I travel a fair bit so the shave stick will be used for that!!

My question is once I have lathered up the tabac in the bowl it comes in, do I then need to rinse off the excess soap/lather form the puck before replacing the lid?

Any tips or walkthroughs on lathering tabac successfully in the bowl would be appreciated too!

[doug1066]

No, you do not. I rarely rinse off my soap. I just let the excess lather stay in my mug until tomorrow.

[ikeyballz]

If you let the lather remain, it'll just dry up and turn into powdered soap!

[Blix]

You swirl your brush in the Tabac bowl for at least 30 seconds, then you build your lather in a separate bowl for a minute or two. Reward: great lather!

[njpaddy]

Great soap. I put a little water on the puck while I wash up, then pour it off. I hold the bowl upside down and do about 100 swirls, then face lather. I don't rinse or wipe the puck, just the outside of the bowl so it's not slippery. Sometimes when done I leave the lid off for an hour to let it dry, sometimes not. I notice no difference.

[bowlturner]

No, you do not. I rarely rinse off my soap. I just let the excess lather stay in my mug until tomorrow.

+1. That is it!