missingskin said:Works well with Brighton water and that as hard as nails. Just have to fill the pot up with hot water before you have your shower.
Minipeace said:I've got hard water here in Bucks and I struggle a little to lather it up but found face lathering seems to work well for me with this soap.
Tends to take longer to get this up and running but is lovely once lathered on the face.
Is this the best way to lather this soap?
chrisbell said:Minipeace said:I've got hard water here in Bucks and I struggle a little to lather it up but found face lathering seems to work well for me with this soap.
Tends to take longer to get this up and running but is lovely once lathered on the face.
Is this the best way to lather this soap?
It's certainly the way I lather it, and the way most users recommend. With hard water, the trick is to load the brush for at least a minute, then to add water gradually by dipping the brush tips and going back to lathering on the face.
I'm probably going to be harangued for saying this, but I wonder if some of the above reports of users in hard water users finding it easy to lather MWF are due to users seeing loads of frothy stuff and assuming that it's good lather. IME, it does produce a large volume of proto-lather, which is dry and foamy at first and then expands and goes wet and bubbly. Once I get to that stage, I find the best approach is to go against instinct which says that the lather is too wet, and actually add more water and keep working the lather on the face. As you do this, the lather thickens, smooths-out and develops a slight gloss, which is the sign that it's ready for shaving.
Minipeace said:chrisbell said:Minipeace said:I've got hard water here in Bucks and I struggle a little to lather it up but found face lathering seems to work well for me with this soap.
Tends to take longer to get this up and running but is lovely once lathered on the face.
Is this the best way to lather this soap?
It's certainly the way I lather it, and the way most users recommend. With hard water, the trick is to load the brush for at least a minute, then to add water gradually by dipping the brush tips and going back to lathering on the face.
I'm probably going to be harangued for saying this, but I wonder if some of the above reports of users in hard water users finding it easy to lather MWF are due to users seeing loads of frothy stuff and assuming that it's good lather. IME, it does produce a large volume of proto-lather, which is dry and foamy at first and then expands and goes wet and bubbly. Once I get to that stage, I find the best approach is to go against instinct which says that the lather is too wet, and actually add more water and keep working the lather on the face. As you do this, the lather thickens, smooths-out and develops a slight gloss, which is the sign that it's ready for shaving.
Thanks Chris
I noticed lots of airy lather when whipping up on the soap which fooled me when I then tried to lather in a bowl.
I forgot to mention I whip it upside down in the hope the lather fills the brush.
I'm so use to a lathering bowl and this soap caught me off balance.
Sounds like I'm on the right track though, nice one and thanks again.
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