Thread: DE Shaving Lessons before moving to SR

I did try cold water one morning, and while I kind of liked it, the lather didn't not stick around long . . .

2 to 5 cents worth coming from a former hot water shaver now a cold/tepid/lukewarm (take your pick) shaver. Water temperature has nothing to do with how good or bad your lather is. It's all technique. Like all things shaving, with building a good lather varies to the tune of the number of stars in the sky. Lather not good? Could be not enough water. Could be too much water. Could be you under-worked it. Could be you over-worked it. Could be your brush (like some have said Badger better). Here we go down the road YMMV.

As Lynn says, "Have fun".

Originally Posted by Shaotzu

Bob - actually, that was the video that helped me get an actual good lather for the first couple of shaves. Wonder if it might be soap vs. my technique/brush?

Personally, I find that the type of brush used and for the most part type of cream/soap used doesn't matter as much a technique. Changing to a different brush, soap or cream only means you have to modify your same basic technique to match the requirements of the different components.

If your lather is disappearing you may not have loaded enough soap and/or used too much water so it is too thin and dries out. You could also not have used enough water making the soap dry/pasty and that would make it dry out quickly. You could practice varying your technique a bit to see what works.

Bob