How thick is your lather?

[Duggo]

I've often wondered...does your lather look like what comes out of a can of shaving foam? Is it like the billowy cottony look to it? I'm serious. My lathers don't look anything like that.

What about you guys?

Thanks..

[prewt]

Interesting, try and look at it like this. There are many types of cheesecake out there. The bakes ones are going to be different than the non baked ones. You have many, many styles, each with there own pros and cons. I put the foam in a can along with the instant cheesecake idea. Its quick, fast and your neighbors kid that can't do anything right can do this..... but it is not for me.

As always.... U.M.M.V.


David

[BD1970]

Most of the time mine looks like a cross between cool whip & mayonaise.

[moses]

There was a thread once, a year or so ago, by Jim or Kyle or someone, with pictures of "what your lather should look like." This question reminds me of that thread. Not sure I could find it though.

-Mo

[MotoMike]

ohhh, it's thick....it's real thick

[Must Dash]

Someone (was that you DEmac?) pointed out recently that the lubricating and protecting qualities come from the soap and the water, not from air fluffing up the lather.

And to answer your question... if I whip up lather in a bowl, I can get it to look like a whipped cream. But these days I lather on my face and aim for a thick, moist paste. The blade is the first to tell me whether I got it right or not.

Cheers

Jeremy

[moses]

Someone (was that you DEmac?) pointed out recently that the lubricating and protecting qualities come from the soap and the water, not from air fluffing up the lather.

Amen. That's always been my argument. But moderation in all things - soap without water is just sticky.

-Mo

[riooso]

I found out this week that the appearances can be deceiving. I was using a puck type of soap but tried a paste. The lather looked about the same but tle paste was really dense. It may be that pastes are thicker but I don't know.

Richard

[Duggo]

So then the lather that our products here produce i.e. that most of us use, does look different than that what comes out of a can, right?

[_JP_]

What I wind up with does not look as foamy as the canned stuff (not counting the gels). I have something that is more dense and definitely wetter.

[Duggo]

Here's a photo I uploaded on 1/27/07. The brush is from The Art of Shaving. The Bowl is from Crate and Barrel. Nielssen is the designer. And the all important shave cream...Spieck. Comments? Questions? Thanks.

[masonjarjar]

. Comments? Questions? Thanks.

I think this is the important question: Does it work?

[riooso]

You have to be the Guru of lather!!!!!!! That is some vision.

R:chard

[BroJohn]

Duggo, a good rich lather should be dense and appear like a cake frosting on your face. Billowy, cool-whip-like foam doesn't get the job done.

-- John Gehman

[BigRich]

Duggo, how much cream is that pre-whip?

[atison]

I focus on two things that seem to get good results

1. when I paint it on my face does it cover my face
2. does it have a shiny gloss to it.

I find that if these two are present then I have a well hydrated lather that will protect my skin.

I used to get caught up on producing big voluminous batches of lather that pour out of the mug like the foam that came out of the first washing machine I used (12 years old, soccer camp, way too much soap).

Lately, I have been focusing on slowly adding water until I can see a good shine on the lather, then painting and working it onto my face until it covers well with one swipe of the brush.

[OldSchoolYoungin]

Duggo, that lather certainly looks more impressive from a lot of what I've seen on here. That'd be usable for me, and I'm pretty picky .

I love a rich, thick, slippery lather with a nice sheen to it. I may be a bit different in that I prefer my lathers somewhat dry, they just seem to produce the best substrate for cutting for me. I want to see meringue-like peaks on my face . Maybe that's why Tabac is my fav, some of the highest quality extremely slick and thick lather beyond pretty much anything else I've tried. You're not going to see many air bubbles in my lather.

[GarageBoy]

I can't tell if I'm not using too much or too little water. My lather looks great, but it feels dry and not lubey when I'm shaving. (TOBS Rose)

[castlecraver]

I don't think anyone could argue that this doesn't look like a spectacular lather. Nice!!

[yardpup01]

I don't think anyone could argue that this doesn't look like a spectacular lather. Nice!!

I want some of that!