Just tried this in this mornings shave. Really liked it but spent little extra time getting a great lather. I read where people use a grater to get this in a container. I bought the soap with the Ceramic container. The soap puck was smaller than the container. I put the container and puck together in the microwave for one minute with a little water in the container. Took it out and molded it perfect to fit. Been wet shaving for about 5 years now and really wonder why I haven't tried this soap sooner. Very good product IMO.
Mitchell's Wool Fat
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You microwaved the FAT?
Not necessary! Simply hydrate it, if not hydrate it for longer.
Not necessary! Simply hydrate it, if not hydrate it for longer.
All you really need to do is use the stuff, and it gets there for ya!
I just wet the bottom of the soap and pressed it into the dish, it stuck firmly and has never moved since. MWF is a top performer and has a permanent spot in my rotation, in fact I'm onto me second puck.
+1, Best hard soap there is.
A top soap for sure!! Love the fat during the cold winter months!!
Glad to see your microwave experiment worked. My foray into microwaving tallow was less fortunate.
Enjoy the soap!
I find if I use and hydrate MWF it really comes around to a great shave.
Enjoy the soap!
I find if I use and hydrate MWF it really comes around to a great shave.
+1. Without doing anything else, after several uses the puck swells to fill the volume of the ceramic dish.
Enjoy the Fat!
Call me a heretic, but I grated mine up to fit a round bottom bowl* I had. Afterwards it loaded much easier.
*In the USA, we can get these really cheap plastic bowls for serving salsa in. They're almost break proof, they have a rough outside texture and they hold your typical 100-150g soap puck with plenty of room for swirling. I found some with snap on covers, but when I just looked online, could find them again.
*In the USA, we can get these really cheap plastic bowls for serving salsa in. They're almost break proof, they have a rough outside texture and they hold your typical 100-150g soap puck with plenty of room for swirling. I found some with snap on covers, but when I just looked online, could find them again.
I grated mine just so it would fit the MWF ceramic bowl a little better.
I love the scent of MWF, simple & clean.
You're not in the minority - but you're wrong ;-)
Just kidding.
If so inclined - figure why it did not work for you - try to figure it out. Most often it's technique and the process makes me a better shaver.
If not - move on to next. So many greats soaps/creams.
MWF is perhaps one of the more challenging to get the lather right and I would agree that there are better. I can barely discern a scent though. Makes me wonder if your sample is bad.
MWF is one of the best soaps out there IMHO. I have never had a problem and with it and always got amazing results.
It does help to hydrate the puck.
It does help to hydrate the puck.
+1. I find I'm leaning more towards lightly scented soaps, and MWF's light old fashioned laundry scent really appeals to me.
Once dialed-in, MWF yields excellent in-shave/post-shave performance, IMO.
As for scent, I too, enjoy the soft, "clean" character.
As for scent, I too, enjoy the soft, "clean" character.
