I used bowl-lathering for first several months because I could measure the soap and the water better. When I finally learned to make face-lather, I found I could still measure the soap and the water quantities and just accept the change of precision. Adding water to the lather on the face, that water does not mostly go to the bowl; but this is just not much of a problem.
Glad it was helpful! Learning how to face lather really changed my shaving routine to the next level. I like the density and volume face lathering achieves.
I think I found a way to handle some water-hardness trouble. One of my soaps gives a better lather if I use soft water instead of water straight from the faucet. I boil water in a kettle on the stove (for food preps and for making coffee). Slowly, a small amount of hardness scale develops/ or deposits during the boil process. THAT is water becoming softened; less hardness ions in solution. That later becomes water, when it has cooled, that I can use for building my shave soap lather. Foams better that soap than when I build the lather using straight faucet water.
@maguy I wouldn’t fault the water. I have very hard water. Using distilled water or tap water in my mister bottle makes no difference in my experience. I feel it’s more a question of what soap is easy to work with and lathers easily. To that I would say this mudder focker soap does for me more so the other razorrock soaps I have. It’s a quick dense lather soap. Stirling lathers super easy for me. It can take a lot of water but doesn’t much to pop. I find my higher end soaps like A&E and Elysian require much more work to get a great lather. They take lots of water added slowly.
One can certainly add too much water. The result , usually, is still a good shave, and often with less irritation, but this depends on technique and the blade quality.
@@10floz30minutes mildly fancy. They call it a continuous spray bottle. Barbers & hair dressers use them. I think it was $9? I saw a few other guys using them so I tried it & like it. Definitely not needed. Just nice.
I used bowl-lathering for first several months because I could measure the soap and the water better. When I finally learned to make face-lather, I found I could still measure the soap and the water quantities and just accept the change of precision. Adding water to the lather on the face, that water does not mostly go to the bowl; but this is just not much of a problem.
Great channel name and an excellent voice for videos.
Glad you think so! My buddy that pushed me to start a YT channel helped me come up with the name.
@@Stubblemeetssteelwhat mic you use?
@@efektmurowany none just iPhone 11 🙈
@@Stubblemeetssteel 🙏
A really interesting and useful video. It was very helpful to hear your explanation of both how to face lather and why we should do particular things.
Glad it was helpful! Learning how to face lather really changed my shaving routine to the next level. I like the density and volume face lathering achieves.
I think I found a way to handle some water-hardness trouble. One of my soaps gives a better lather if I use soft water instead of water straight from the faucet. I boil water in a kettle on the stove (for food preps and for making coffee). Slowly, a small amount of hardness scale develops/ or deposits during the boil process. THAT is water becoming softened; less hardness ions in solution. That later becomes water, when it has cooled, that I can use for building my shave soap lather. Foams better that soap than when I build the lather using straight faucet water.
great videos! keep going
Thanks, will do! Thanks for the kind words to keep me going.
I use bowl, no difference for me. But water - very important indeed👌
Have you noticed if some soaps perform better in hard water than others? If so which soaps would you recommend for hard water?
@maguy I wouldn’t fault the water. I have very hard water. Using distilled water or tap water in my mister bottle makes no difference in my experience. I feel it’s more a question of what soap is easy to work with and lathers easily. To that I would say this mudder focker soap does for me more so the other razorrock soaps I have. It’s a quick dense lather soap. Stirling lathers super easy for me. It can take a lot of water but doesn’t much to pop. I find my higher end soaps like A&E and Elysian require much more work to get a great lather. They take lots of water added slowly.
@@Stubblemeetssteel that makes sense. Thanks for the helpful tutorial
@@AA-Ron970 my pleasure. If you have any questions at all please ask. I’m happy to help.
One can certainly add too much water. The result , usually, is still a good shave, and often with less irritation, but this depends on technique and the blade quality.
You CAN in fact, use a bowl for a face-lather. My regular method!
I often use samples or new soaps so I use a bowl to load the brush more often then not anymore.
Spray Bottle? Okay. Try a SQUIRT bottle!
You can use the squirt setting if you like. I prefer the spray setting. 😂
@@boostedbliss07MK5yours must be a fancy bottle. I simply reuse a pump-squirt bottle that originally came as package for a postshave balm.
@@10floz30minutes mildly fancy. They call it a continuous spray bottle. Barbers & hair dressers use them. I think it was $9? I saw a few other guys using them so I tried it & like it.
Definitely not needed. Just nice.