Thread: Still trying to master the lather...

Anything but the canned stuff ...seriously, you won;t go wrong with ANY creme, soap or combination of thereof

Try them and see what works. Morty's formula for uberlather is a good one...not the only one, but a good one.

Whatever you do, here's the KEY that worked for me:

More time prepping beard = better, smoother shaves

Originally Posted by mscard

Will just adding a bit of glycerin to the soap lather help at all? It's probably stupid, but I'd like to move away from canned shaving creams and generate my own lather from soap. I feel more accomplished and pure

Originally Posted by razorsharpZ71

I saw this on another recent thread here, but there is a guy who recommended putting some water-based personal lubricant in the lather mixture. Apparently, it contains glycerin and makes for a nice shave. All the credit goes to Jimbo. http://straightrazorpalace.com/soaps...lubricity.html

Haha just read that thread. Gotta say I don't think I would have thought of applying it to my face... Especially not that warming stuff. That could lend itself to some serious irritation.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Morty's formula for uberlather is a good one...not the only one, but a good one.

Where can I find this formula?

Originally Posted by mscard

Where can I find this formula?

Post #3 in this thread, Scott. Right after your first post.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

Originally Posted by Morty

Post #3 in this thread, Scott. Right after your first post.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

Ahh.... Not very bright of me.

So when we're talking about making überlather, when you say "cream" do you just mean regular ole canned aerosol shaving cream?

Yeah I've been using shaving soap and a brush. Some day I'd like to get into überlather, but for now I'm working on getting a good lather with just soap. I've already discovered the joys of moving past "goop" as you call it, don't worry about that . I was just perplexed as to what sort of components went into überlather. I didn't know there was a difference between cream and "goop", although I suppose I should have known better than to assume everyone on here who was talking about using cream wasn't stooping so low as to use drugstore aerosol.

Originally Posted by mscard

Yeah I've been using shaving soap and a brush. Some day I'd like to get into überlather, but for now I'm working on getting a good lather with just soap.
.....

Spend some time with puck of Williams shave soap.
If you find Van Der Hagen shave soap first try it too.

My local market has it for $1.30 or so. I spent
an afternoon one day and tried 500 of the 700
different ways to make a lather. Too much
soap, too little, too hot, too cold, too wet etc... and
just get a feel for making a lather. Back then
I was nervous about damaging an expensive brush
so I used an eight dollar boar brush... Best
ten bucks I have spent in a long time and I still
use the brush now that it is well broken in....
(I still enjoy Williams too).