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    Ok I managed to figure out the lather problem. I made the best lather I've experienced in my life to date. It was really...really nice.

    I was reading through as many lather posts trying to figure out what the problem was and I've read this before, and was previously under the suspicion that I might have hard water. Well, up till now I've been trying to use less and less cream, down to about a pea size amount. I didn't understand how more would help. Now for reference when I started I used roughly 1-2 inches of cream, cutting down. But I was ****ed, and I was beginning to hate this cream for treating me so meanly. I doused my bowl with about 6" of cream and...well it worked (and I think I may actually need more???). It appears that though I had been getting good consistency at a point with less cream, there wasn't anywhere near enough of it to shave it, and this resolved the problem. Nice, rich, thick and smooth lather. Still dries out towards the end, but I managed an almost full 2 passes and 3rd ATG pass on my cheeks. I am really happy, now I can really focus on the shaving part. I have two more questions though...

    1. Are creams supposed to flake? As the lather slowly dried, it was letting out lots of soap flakes. I looked like a Christmas tree after heavy snow.

    2. How do people with hard water go about using the nicer creams/soaps? It looks like I will need to use a TON of product to get a good lather. It still makes me cringe a bit to use so much cheap cream, what about the expensive ones? I really have my eye on the Castle Forbes Lime...but now I'm afraid it won't last long enough for the price? And in general, any higher tier cream?
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    Also, what do you guys use for wiping lather/hairs of the blade? So far I've been using a sheet of towel paper, folding as I go along.

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    I have extremely hard water,and was struggling to make lather. I have started using bottled water and it makes a world of difference. I use cream and start with a nickle sized dollop. That makes more than enough lather to do three passes with more left over. You don't need to make several 'batches'. If you drag your brush on the edge of your mug/bowl,handle to the tips, you will find lather 'hiding' in your brush.As for the drying out, you may want to experiment with adding a drop or 2 of glycerine (available where they sell cosmetics) in your lather.

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    You have to visit You tube and watch Mantic59 videos, He has a bunch, here's one on lather building: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7Aj...eature=related


    they're awesome. It'll take you a while to get the lather thing down, but I too had trouble with Proraso cream, I think. I have a tube of it, that just lies about. Creams like Truefitt and Hill, Castle Forbes are great, you can litterally use an M and M size dollop and get a bow full of whipped cream. Start slow, just spread the cream around the bottom of a warm scuttle until it's a paste, then start adding water slowly, Half t spoon at a time, and whip it, Whip it good. We have a member here, "Alraz" who makes his own shave cream. His takes a bit of practice, but it's awesome, you can use a pea size dollop of his and get a bowl full of lather...

    Read up on Uber lather. You can add 3-5 drops of Glycerin to your lather and a shot of Kiss my Face shave cream. It's unscented and you'll be able to enjoy rich, thick, hydrating lather without sacrificing the fragrance of the original. For some excellent soaps. try SRD.....
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