Hard soap in bowls - do I rinse the bowl afterwards?

[Canuck]

I've got a wooden soap bowl containing a hard cake, and have been using it a few times working on my lathering technique. (Thanks to the tutorial here). I'm loading the brush and then using a seperate bowl or palm to work the lather. But obviously, even the loading causes some initial foam to get onto the wooden bowl edges.

Simple question: When I'm done, do I rinse the whole wooden bowl and cake in water? Or do I allow it to dry out and then give it a wipe?
I notice that if I just plonk the lid back on it sometimes gets stuck down. But then I also worry that constant rinsing in water might damage the wood or waste the soap.

So to rinse or wipe? Don't laugh at me, I'm very new to this.

 

[Sunburyboy93]

I just leave it on top of the soap, it dries down, doesn't seem to harm the soap at all..........just wipe the outside and top rim if it's got some clumpy foam on it........

 

[Fido]

I rinse the whole lot then wipe dry with towel.

 

[FrenchBlade]

I rinse the whole lot then wipe dry with towel.

Me too!

Max

 

[Sunburyboy93]

Guess im a dirty f****r

 

[Canuck]

Ah good, as long as the constant soaking isn't going to damage the bowl in any way. It's just so pretty. :lol:

 

[Adam D]

I just wipe mine up with my towel when I am finished. On a weekday I would not have time to do anything more.

 

[Ids]

I tend to rinse it under a cold tap and then towel dry

 

[IanM]

I wipe any spillage from the outside of the bowl, put the lid back on and put it back on the shelf.

Ian

 

[Dipesh]

I don't have any wooden bowls but my plastic ones I wipe any spillover.

If I did have a wooden bowl I wouldn't want to rinse it every shave as it may compromise the finish of it so again I would wipe any spill over and put it away.

 

[joe mcclaine]

 

[AJP]

Just leave it.

Yep, same here. Any lather which has spilled down the outside of the bowl i will mop up though.

 

[moodymick]

a quick wipe of the outside.

 

[pedro083]

I dont even wipe the outside just put back on shelf way it is.

 

[Fido]

Some of you must be very tidy latherers!

 

[man of leisure]

Give it a wipe, but start to worry if you realise the lid only fits correctly in one position, then always make sure it is in that position. :hungrig