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Some people may find MWF tricky if there water Is hard, I live in Cornwall with very soft water and have no problem with it at all, just a thought.I've never understood why people find MWF tricky to lather. There's plenty of soaps I have difficulty getting a consitent lather out of, but MWF isn't one of them.
It does like water so just try adding a little more a few drops at a time until you feel that it's right.Does anyone have any tips for getting a slick lather with this? I always feel like I'm forcing the razor across my face. I have hard water but I usually get some slickness from soaps (I also add citric acid to the water). Should I use more product maybe? (I load for 1 minute). And I add a couple of drops of water 4 or 5 times. Does MWF need a lot of water to be slick? I have no issue producing a lather, it just doesn't provide any glide on my face.
Some people may find MWF tricky if there water Is hard, I live in Cornwall with very soft water and have no problem with it at all, just a thought.
Maybe it's all about the brush, I use a damp omega boar and just a damp puck top and then whisk hard for 30 seconds and then go to my bowl and whisk again adding 8-10 drops of warm water at a time and whisk again and keep adding the water a little at a time until it's done, not the easiest of soap's to work but well worth the effort, it's one of my favourite soap's.I have rather hard water, and have trouble lathering some soaps. But not MWF, for whatever reason.
Thanks for the heads up on OSP, looks like my kind of soap, will have to get some. I did, got myself some spiced Road, nice one.
It's great stuff, you won't regret a purchaseThanks for the heads up on OSP, looks like my kind of soap, will have to get some.
Just ordered some spiced Road, sound's great, thanks again for letting everyone know.It's great stuff, you won't regret a purchase
Well it's not a hard water problem then, got to be down to wrist action!!Mythbusted the hard water myth: http://theshavingroom.co.uk/communi...wool-fat-water-sensitive-answer-inside.35452/ ... if anything, hard water gave a firmer lather.
So I dip my hand into the water, and then let water drip from my hand into the bowl, and do that 4 or 5 times.How much water are you adding and what is the lather consistency? I've never had bother with MWF and I love the OSP. It is the only soap I have found that gives the same post shave feel of MWF which is the king of soaps in my humble opinion.
That's really interesting. Thanks for posting that. I have guessed it's more likely me, but I wanted to see if it was an issue with hard water or not. I definitely don't lather for 360 seconds, or even close to that as done in that post. I'm spending the week using MWF so hopefully I can improve my wrist action, it's usually pretty good.......Mythbusted the hard water myth: http://theshavingroom.co.uk/communi...wool-fat-water-sensitive-answer-inside.35452/ ... if anything, hard water gave a firmer lather.
I think the trick is to load a damp brush from a damp puck...whisk it like you hate it for 30-60 seconds then take the brush to a damp bowl and start whisking again adding ten drops of water into the bowl as you are whisking, keep repeating this maybe six to eight times and you should have a lovely peaky lather. If you put too much water in at once it kind of kills it. I hope this helps, I prefer to bowl lather rather than face lather and have found this work's for me, i use a boar bristle brush for MWF.That's really interesting. Thanks for posting that. I have guessed it's more likely me, but I wanted to see if it was an issue with hard water or not. I definitely don't lather for 360 seconds, or even close to that as done in that post. I'm spending the week using MWF so hopefully I can improve my wrist action, it's usually pretty good.......
Ok thanks, I'm always open to new ideas, I will give it a go and see if it makes things easier, thankyouI think its really important to hydrate the puck, expecially when new. I cover my puck in the dish and leave it 48 hrs. After that I never have a problem with it.
Again, thanks. I'm willing to give anything a try once.....well almost anything!I would also recommend having a go at face lathering the MWF, I find the change from meh to mmm slick! is quite noticeable on your fizzog. I get it wrong with the sheen and bubble size in a bowl sometimes but your face tells no lies.
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