I probably have only enough to last through Armageddon. I'm not sure that qualifies as excessive.
Does puck lathering lead to inefficient use of soap?
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I probably have only enough to last through Armageddon. I'm not sure that qualifies as excessive.
To build a lather for shaving...Seriously though, lathering on a puck of soap builds a good, slick, creamy lather fairly quickly and easily. I like it better than bowl/face lathering.
In the grand scheme of things soap is cheap. Lather heavy on the brush and take it to your face or bowl. More product equates to a better shaving experience.
Because I like to?
I don't see a need for a separate bowl or scuttle to build lather. And I don't like lather flinging everywhere when trying to build lather on my face. And because I want to.
Most shave soaps have relatively economical lifetimes, no matter how one chooses to get the product working on their faces. Lately, I create most of my later right on my face. In the dark ages, I never thought of doing that, and lathered in my mugs atop my soap pucks. The only things I lathered on my face in those days were creams. I never had a separate lathering bowl until I saw a sterling silver one and went looking for a replica, because it was just so nice looking!
Of course, back when I started actually using a brush, soap, and mug, all those years ago, I also never thought to look for a fresh puck of soap anywhere but my neighborhood pharmacy, and just bought whatever they had, typically no real choices. I doubt that back then I was paying as much as a dollar for the pucks (late 1960s / early 1970s), and still have never paid a LOT for a soap. Cella was the most expensive these days, I believe.
SOLD!
Nothing else necessary. It's your soap. My soap is my soap, and if I want to grate it and fling it in my rose beds who's to tell me no. Might not help the roses much. But they're my roses, too.
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Good enough reason for me.
I'm a puck latherer and my pucks last forever. Don't sweat it.
I prefer to bowl lather. I just like to build lather in a seperate bowl and watch it grow. But I'm not stingy with the puck. I use what I need, and don't worry about it.
To the OP, I bowl lather Stirling, and it works just fine.
Find the method YOU like, the one that YOU do well and get YOUR best lather from, and don't worry about how long the puck will last.
To the OP, I bowl lather Stirling, and it works just fine.
Find the method YOU like, the one that YOU do well and get YOUR best lather from, and don't worry about how long the puck will last.
It was great. I haven't used a bowl for anything except soaking my brush since. All of my soaps are either sticks or pucks being used as sticks.
+1, I did the same thing starting out. Once I started to use more soap my lathers improved tremendously. Soaps are cheap and the whole point of this is to enjoy yourself.
I don't really think about it...I lather on the puck and I use what I use until the soap is gone. Actually I think bowl lathering would cause you to use more product because visually you want to put enough soap in that bowl (fill it up)...but when you lather on the puck it's like just taking what you need...at least it seems that way now that I think about it. lol thinking about this makes my head hurt...lol
Because that is what many used to do in the past?
i been taking my puck and applying it to my face just like i do with a shave stick. it works pretty well, but my puck is not that big. its actually faster then a shave stick for that reason then i face lather with a brush.
Never thought about it. I have lathered on the puck, in a scuttle, or my face.
It just depends on what I feel like doing that day, and how deep is the container the puck is in.
It just depends on what I feel like doing that day, and how deep is the container the puck is in.
Think of it this way: the faster you go through a puck of soap, the sooner you get to try a new one. 
Winner. If it leads to a better lather / more enjoyable experience who cares. Lather that sucker up slap in on and enjoy the frothy goodness!!
Right on!
I kind of Hybrid Puck Lather/Face Lather. The more soap on my brush the better in my opinion. Plus I got years worth of soap.
