03-25-2012, 07:50 PM
I am curious. I have been watching some shaving vids on youtube and it seems that gents are pretty sparing with the product.
I grew up using mug soaps, Williams, Colgate etc, and I am pretty liberal with the water and product. A puck of DR Harris would never last me a year, less than 4 months is more likely.
I grew up using mug soaps, Williams, Colgate etc, and I am pretty liberal with the water and product. A puck of DR Harris would never last me a year, less than 4 months is more likely.
03-25-2012, 09:37 PM
I used a lot of product,specially from triple milled soaps : I load and load the brush,for at least,40 seconds...Ill rather have extra lather than to load again the brush and build the lather for a second time.With shaving creams,the same,I used more than an almond size of cream.
03-25-2012, 09:57 PM
I have extremely soft water, and I still load like there is no tomorrow. I don't need to, but I do. With creams I can control the quantity better. I actually get some form of control with a puck by using a smaller brush. With sticks the amount is automatically controlled, sort of, but if I can I mill sticks into pucks anyway.
Some soaps, if too little is used because of how easily they lather with soft water, will suddenly break down with a slight addition of water when lathering at close to full hydration. I don't chance that anymore, so I use too much to prevent it and I have enough lather with no fear of break down. Excess lather doesn't go to waste however. Shave soap is superfatted, even the low quality ones, so I use whatever excess is on the brush to wash my face and moisturize what I don't moisturize with the AS splash.
Hey, I admit it, I'm a frugal Yankee; and retired. (Not cheap, frugal. I squeeze a buck pretty hard before I let it go.) When you think about it shave soap is pretty inexpensive, so frugal means doing it once, doing it right, and using it to it's fullest potential, then using it some more if one can.
FWIW, with creams I just use 1/2 a snurdle. That's plenty. The gift of soft water, and it's plenty of product.
Some soaps, if too little is used because of how easily they lather with soft water, will suddenly break down with a slight addition of water when lathering at close to full hydration. I don't chance that anymore, so I use too much to prevent it and I have enough lather with no fear of break down. Excess lather doesn't go to waste however. Shave soap is superfatted, even the low quality ones, so I use whatever excess is on the brush to wash my face and moisturize what I don't moisturize with the AS splash.
Hey, I admit it, I'm a frugal Yankee; and retired. (Not cheap, frugal. I squeeze a buck pretty hard before I let it go.) When you think about it shave soap is pretty inexpensive, so frugal means doing it once, doing it right, and using it to it's fullest potential, then using it some more if one can.
FWIW, with creams I just use 1/2 a snurdle. That's plenty. The gift of soft water, and it's plenty of product.
03-26-2012, 08:44 AM
Same here, greyhawk.
It's pretty amazing how long a triple-milled soap will last even with heavy loading. I had a puck of Tabac that was my mainstay over the previous two winters, this year I settled down and spent 60 seconds on the puck each and every day, and it still lasted another three months.
It's pretty amazing how long a triple-milled soap will last even with heavy loading. I had a puck of Tabac that was my mainstay over the previous two winters, this year I settled down and spent 60 seconds on the puck each and every day, and it still lasted another three months.
03-27-2012, 08:31 AM
load up 2x what i think i'll need.
if you want to see how much you are actually using, per shave.
take a weight pre start of the week (do it over a 5-7 day period), then weigh at after the last day, take the difference and see how much you are using per shave.
it's interesting to do.
if you want to see how much you are actually using, per shave.
take a weight pre start of the week (do it over a 5-7 day period), then weigh at after the last day, take the difference and see how much you are using per shave.
it's interesting to do.
03-27-2012, 01:52 PM
I gently squeeze my brush and return any unused soap back into the cup. It dries out overnight and is ready for another go. A puck of MWF will last me @ 9 months.
I have little faith my favourites wont succumb like somany others. I am slowly building up a collection based on 20 years shaving.
I also shave for the moment, not 2032.
I have little faith my favourites wont succumb like somany others. I am slowly building up a collection based on 20 years shaving.
I also shave for the moment, not 2032.
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