Thread: Hot Lather

Excellent idea!

Originally Posted by 2Sharp

I have heard that a candle warmer works well also.

I experimented with this, it got very hot if left too long.
Some kind of mesh heat diffuser between the flame and the bowl might make it work perfectly.

Hello Ray. The candle warmer I was talking about is the kind that warms scented candles that are in glass jars. They look much like the coffee warmers and are about $5 at wallmart where you buy the scented candles.

bj

welcome to srp chicken spider i let my brush stand in hot water for about 30 sec lather up the brush a little then rinse it off again and re-lather its piping hot it may cost me a little lather but i dont have any fancy heaters

Hello, first time post been lurking for a few months now, made an account about 2 month or so ago. been shaving about a 2 months now, 1 shave a week give or take a save or 3. well there's my introduction.

First started shaving with cheap wal-mart Mug soap and a $5 "pure bristle" (means boar hair) brush. Always shaved immediately after a shower. And used Hot-as-I-could-get from-the-tap tap water, got my brush wet and flipped out the excess water. filled sink with hot water, dipped the tip of the bristle of the brush. took a few tries to get the lather right but when i got it i would lather my whole face and be cold, and by time i got one cheek done the lather on the other side and my neck would be dry, I was also going slow and being careful since i had read that the "shavette" where very unforgiving, and these things are damn sharp, and I'm a newbie may have had something to do with it, and my lather may not have been true lather but close suds instead.
After a few shaves that way I got an electric tea kettle. I would let the water start to get bubbles on the sides and bottom, pour water onto soap in bowl and let it sit while i got every thing ready, i.e. got the DOVO "Shavette"(w/ long blade black insert, also my only razor at that point), get out a towel, wet brush(as above), etc.. I would then lather my whole face and it started out warm, I think by this point I had gotten down the making of lather. It did stay warmer longer but was cold by time i got about half way done with the second cheek, As well as started to dry.

Then one day while reading through the Wiki area I found Uberlather, read the page a few time and watched to video 3 or 4 times and made shopping list (and gave me and excuse to get more stuff ) and got what I needed plus a few extra goodies and 2 razors from an antique store.
First try at making Uberlather; read through the page a few more times and watched the video a few times. Took a hot shower, right out of the shower started the electric kettle and massaged in the pre-save oil. Stropped razor on linen, filled large mug with boiling water and put bowl into mug and put a baby spoon of shaving cream and a squirt of glycerin(got a empty plastic squirt bottle for hand lotion from the dollar store), adjusted water in mug, and poured a small amount of water into bowl with Col. Conk soap. Stropped razor on leather while bowl, cream, and glycerin warmed; dipped new brush in hot water in the electric kettle, flipped dry and re dipped just the tip of the bristles in hot water. Poured small amount (about a teaspoon or so) into bowl w/cream and glycerin, and whipped a good coating of soap onto the brush. First mixed the cream/glycerin mix till the bristles absorbed all the water, added more water messed up and added to much water; started over. Got back to adding water got it right this time. Whipped mixture into a lather and applied only to one side of my face at a time before shaving each cheek, and same for each side and front of my neck. Shaved use the 3 pass method; WTG, XTG, ATG; not BBS but closest shave up until that point. Lather was always warm (just the right temp) and never dried, with very little irritation and razor burn( most likely due to still working on my stopping and shaving technique). The pre-shave oil seemed to help the razor glide more smoothly. Now I that I've tried Uberlather I will only use Soap alone, if I need to shave before work and short on time. Uberlather definitely makes for a very luxurious shave. Every newbie should give it a try if funds allow for it, IMHO.
I have Thought about in those short of time shaves of just shaving at work, at the Station I would hate to get a call, and get on scene only half shaved, not very professional ( I'm an EMT and work EMS in Louisville,KY). Sorry about such a long post, Thought I would share my experience. so comment away. And with that I'm off for work now, I hope everyone has a wonderful day and I hope not to meet any of you why I'm there.

- Lein

In my one-pass de shaving days, I could get very warm lather by soaking the brush, putting hot water on the soap, dumping that off and whipping lather on the puck.

For the number of passes and time it takes me now to sr shave, I find that a scuttle (Dirty Bird) is perfect, especially when I fill it with boiling water from the $10 water heater I bought at Target. I get as much hot lather as I care to use.

From the varied responses, there are all sorts of options.

Best....

Jim