Being a new comer to DE shaving what are the fundamental differences between using a cream or a solid soap.
A lather is a lather is it not?
for me that amount just makes greyish colored water on my brush.I live in Poole, which is just down the road from Ringwood, water type is a bit harder where I am. I use an almond size(ish) amount of TOBS cream in a bowl. With that I get enough lather for 2 passes and some tidying up. Hope that helps.
Stop using grey water. It's unhealthy.for me that amount just makes greyish colored water on my brush.
I think you may find that the use of A/S and balms was not all common in the 50/60s, in fact A/S application was probably used only at weekends. More recently the use of such Items has been
promoted by the cosmetic industry, and become a major industry.
These days I use A/S after each shave, but I could quite easily not bother , as I am sure many others could do too.
Hi phil-b
I see you've made a few posts requesting assistance. I'm guessing that you're learning a lot these past few weeks, and I hope you'll allow me to chime in here.
For me, one of the major differences around a soap and a cream is this. I use a stiffer brush (like a boar or horse hair) for soaps and a softer brush (like a badger or synthetic - plisson) for creams. AND, generally I will do a face lather for a soap and a bowl later for a cream - as per the advice from "Shave to the grave" above.
And, here's my top tip for creating an awesome lather with a shave soap. Bloom the shave soap and soak the brush. Then, empty the bowl or cup (or whatever you're soaking your brush in) and then pour the "bloom water" into that bow or cup and put the brush back in and then work the bloom water into the brush for a about a minute. Then flick out the excess bloom water and then lather from the puck and do a face (or bowl) lather. I seem to get a much better lather with this technique.
All the best.
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