I use a stainless steel bowl. I don't have chemical reactions that way. I mostly use face lathering, as I said, because it's a lot faster, but I am beginning to wonder that there are some soaps that I feel a little sting after shaving and you all have gotten me to thinking that maybe it is from scrubbing my face with a soap that is already a little bit harsh. This calls for some investigation and experimentation.
Bowl Lathering: Boy, did I have it wrong!
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I might be imagining it, but I am convinced that bowl lathering is already making a difference for me. It will take a while for my skin to fully recover, but it already looks a little more settled.
On the one hand, not to worry as we all knew what you meant!
On the other hand, who is Paul and what has he ever done to you?
That’s my story, but I ended up with boars. My best badgers are too harsh, even painting.
“Floppy” brushes are underrated.
Apparently, Paul talks too much.On the other hand, who is Paul and what has he ever done to you?
Paul has always been a problem.
Another advantage to bowl lathering is that you can add stuff to the bowl. I, and quite a few people here, add a few drops of glycerine into the mix. I does a world of difference during the dry winter months.
As a ”bowl” I use a travel soap case bottom. It lets me know when the lather is ready when the suction between the case/lather/brush is able to lift the case into the air unsupported.
As a ”bowl” I use a travel soap case bottom. It lets me know when the lather is ready when the suction between the case/lather/brush is able to lift the case into the air unsupported.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
I have been bowl lathering for 7 years with shaving soaps and 90% of shaving soaps manufactured work great for bowl lathering and others 5-10% just work it seems better loading brush and face lathering I have experienced.
I made a list of the benefits on bowl lathering on a thread because there are folks who where arguing on face lathering was the best method. I still use both methods of face and bowl lathering and my skin seems to like that way of shaving.
Most shave soaps are Alkaline on the PH scale of 8-9 has been my testing.
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Have some great shaves!
I made a list of the benefits on bowl lathering on a thread because there are folks who where arguing on face lathering was the best method. I still use both methods of face and bowl lathering and my skin seems to like that way of shaving.
Most shave soaps are Alkaline on the PH scale of 8-9 has been my testing.
PH Levels of shave products I use. PH scale 1>6(Acidic) 7 neutral(distilled water) 8-14(Alkaline).
I have lots of shave products I have been using over the years and I really have no idea what some of the PH levels are on some of them so I bought some litmus paper to give me some idea & others to keep it interesting for a while when shaving! Maybe I will learn something along the way also...
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That makes sense to me - my schoolboy chemistry suggests that the lye is heavily (even dangerously) alkaline, and even though it should be used up by saponification, the resulting salts are presumably going to be alkalkine too to some degree, as will quite a lot of the additives in posh soaps (e.g. various clays or butters).
Broke up The Beatles to get away from the unfathomable depression he felt comparing himself to Ringo Starr while letting Yoko take the blame.
On a more serious note, my only regular face lathering is when I travel, using either Proraso stick, or a squeeze-out cream (Creamo, Nivea, Gillette), using a Wee Scot. I do feel I get a bit more exfoliation doing this, but that's a very subjective observation with multiple variables (soaps, water quality, sun-time-on-face, etc .)
I may have to explore this a bit more...
I may have to explore this a bit more...
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