Thread: Storing soap and lathering?

I have bought a wooden bowl with soap in it, like this:

Is it ok to have the soap in it between shaves, or will it soke and get wet and moisty, or will it just dry out and be fine?

Also, why use a cup for lathering? I just lather directly and the soap, since I like my lather to be thick and not waterede out.

Any tips for me,I am new at this?



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I would assume that if the wood bowl has been treated with the proper sealant it should be okay, but I'm not 100% sure. As for lathering in a cup instead of directly on the soap, it's easier to control the consistency of the lather in a cup, and you won't use up your soap as quickly.

I imagine the bowl has been designed for the soap, so it should be fine.

Lathering in another bowl, I think is one of them personal preference things, just like the uberlather.
I use neither, haven't experienced any ill effect, and I still have most of the sample sized soaps, I got about 9mths ago. They last fine.

Of course. YMMV.

almost all of mine are stored in bowls with no side affects. I do lather in another bowl mainly because I am a follower on the latherking Glens teachings . I really dont think you will see any problems.

Pastor,
I just leave the lid off mine for about an hour after using and it seems to dry out just fine.
As for lathering,it's just about personal choice.Sometimes I lather directly on my face adding a little water to the brush as I go.Sometimes I carry the dry lather from the soap bowl to a separate bowl and add water while building lather there.

yes, nothing to worry about the bowl - these are made specifically to hold soap and are finished correspondingly. as churchill said, just leave it open for a bit after use, so that the soap can dry (I leave the lid on top but offset). i lather on my face, which means that i just swirl the brush over the soap to get it loaded and then build the lather on my face. some people prefer to use a separate bowl (the soap bowl is way too small to build lather).

Ok thx alot guys.

I was actually thinking, that if I melted the soap, and put it back in the bowl, water could not run down the sides, and reach the bottom, where it could sit and soak? Because if I melted te soap, it would create a vacuum leaving no space between the sides and bottom of the bowl? I think Ill give it a try.

I just saw some videos of lathering, now I understand more. I think Ill try out different technics.

I love the sh*t so much! Great quality products, a manly shave, honing etc etc.. Its a great new hobbiy for me! I just bought 6 different soaps from mama bear, I cant wait to get them.

UBERlather, am I suppose to lather normally in a bowl, and then add some postshaving cream? Any partically cream for this?

If you flick the excess water out of the brush and do not saturate the soap, using just enough moisture in the brush to create lather there should be no problems with moisture diluting the soap or ruining the bowl.BTW WELCOME!

Pastor:
first welcome to SRP glad to have you aboard the straight train...
You seem to be asking some questions on the threads about "Uberlather" and other lathering techniques

Here is one thread I did that should help answer a lot of questions

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...berlather.html

Another that explains a lot of other techniques:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/soaps...ving-soap.html


This one explains a little about melting and grinding soap into bowls:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...den-again.html


In direct answer to yer question about what shave cream to use??? The most versatile one that I have found that mixes well with just about any soap is the" Body Shop shave cream for men" #2 for the same reasons would be "Kiss My Face unscented"
Good luck

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