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    Question Hard Soap and Water

    Howdy,
    I just received some Dr. Harris puck soap and in the process of developing a lather realized that you really do have to put quite a bit of water in it to create the right consistency. Is there such a thing as adding too much water? If so what happens? The first batch I made was too dry and was a little ruff on the face.

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    With puck soaps, I find that if you soak the brush in water first, then do a little shakeout, a 30 second swirl on the puck and 30 second swirl on the face will get it going.

    You may have to dip the tips of the brush in water while applying on your face to add more moisture. It all depends on how much water your bursh will hold.

    Check out some youtube lather videos.

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    I find the D.R. Harris soaps to be a little thirsty, but I always add water a couple drops at a time. If you put too much water in it, you'll basically start getting more bubbles than lather. I always go for that meringue type consistency and sheen with peaks that stay. If it feels a bit too thick on your face, you can always dip the tip of your brush in some water while you're lathering up.

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    I use Harris soaps and find them to lather easily. I usually wet my brush really good and then shake out all the excess (knowing what is excess is the tricky part) and then lather on the puck to load up the brush and then actually make the lather on my face. The stuff usually explodes with thick rich lather.
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    Thumbs up Practice makes Perfect

    I had another shave today with a little more care taking into lather production and incurred much less irritation. I think with more time I'll be able to accurately gauge my lather, today I created a nice sticky lather that was dense on my face rather than thinning as I swirled my brush (edwin jagger best badger). Thanks!

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