Do you pump your brush when building a lather?

When building a lather in a mug or bowl do you pump your brush up and down to get more air into the lather? I have used this technique recently with some success. Just wondering if others use this technique.

 

Pump, swirl, twist, twirl. Yup.

 

Yep sho-nuff

 

I face lather, and I pump. I like splaying my brush.

 

Pump yes!

 

I swirl in both directions for every pass. I may try a bit of pumping on my next shave however.

 

I know what I'll be trying with my brush in the morning!
(Somehow, that doesn't sound right...)

 

No I never even thought to do it, but now I'll have to try.

 

I abuse the Semogue Boars with hard and soft soaps when face and bowl lathering. However, I am gentler with the badgers and creams...just does not require as much action for lather.

 

Yep, swirl a few times, them pump a couple of times while swiping, then swirl again while pumping. Works great to make a lather in a coconut lather bowl.

 

Absolutely, love the pump!

 

Never thought about it being pumping, but yep.

 

lol, what is pumping? Like pushing the brush down?

 

Lather it. Like you don't like it.

 

Rather, I pump my fist in the air and let out a scream of victory whenever I successfully manage to get good lather from my MWF puck.
My family isn't pleased at all when this happens...

 

You mean they don't come and celebrate with you.
Neither do mine.

 

Never really thought about pumping the brush. Does it make any difference?

 

"Pumping" means pushing the brush in an up and down motion as opposed to only a swirling, circular motion. The idea is that pumping will inject air into the lather.

 

I find it does make a difference especially with those soaps or creams that seem to take a bit of extra effort to build a solid lather. With soaps or creams that quickly build a full and thick lather with minimal effort the pump action is likely not necessary.