Been wet shaving for about 3 months now, just recently started with a straight razor. I had believed I was making a decent enough lather, I have been having some issues with the water at the hotel I've been staying at for the past few weeks. The lather was fading fast, so I tried adding some glycerin, Bigelow cream, more soap. The soap I'm using is a homemade from http://www.a-natural-alternative.com/. When I was shaving the other day I noticed that the lather was caking on the razor. The following day I began just whipping up lathers, changing the amount of product loaded on the brush, amount of water, and brush. I started using a badger brush I picked up at an antique store and after an hour of experiments, success. And what a difference, the lather didn't fade away, didn't cake on the razor and made my shave even more enjoyable.
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