Drying soap pucks after use question

Ok so i picked up a bowl of D.R. Harris soap today (im loving the sent and the soap so far after the first use today). So after my shave I left the lid of the bowl off so the puck could dry (good practice?). I noticed that on the surface of the puck, as well as the inner sides of the bowl, there is a fine crust (almost like a dust or flakey-ness) forming. Is this stuff that is ok to go into the mix next time i load up the soap? or should this stuff get cleaned off of there? I don't see it being an issue right now, I just want to get another opinion. Other than that stuff forming, the soap is clean, no hairs or bristles etc. Thanks for any info or tips!

Greg.

 

You will be fine to use again...I rinse/clean off my pucks after every use and use a towel to pat them dry, however I know many keep that leftover in the tin/bowl for the next shave.

 

Okay great, thanks.

 

Yup - it's just dried lather ... nothing to worry about. Just use it again.

Did you buy the Harris soap in the wooden bowl or do you use a different container? Leaving the soap container open to let the soap dry is a good habit, but with the wooden bowl it wouldn't actually be necessary, because the lid does not close airtight. The soap dries anyways, just more slowly with the lid on

 

I leave the lid open on my containers for a few hours so the puck can dry. No need to rinse...that is just dried soap lather on the puck.

 

I just rinse out the bowl or whatever the puck is sitting in, put the lid on and put it away. Any moisture on the soap's surface only creates a very thin film that makes for great lather the next time around, IMO.

 

I usually return leftover lather on the puck. Makes for a quick and easy lather next time!

 

Close it wet and return tomorrow - at least that is what I do.

 

What he said

 

Yup.

 

Yup X2.

 

I usually let the puck dry for a few hours before putting it away. As far as the flaky lather goes, it can be rehydrated for next shave, or it can be rinsed away. I prefer to keep leftover lather in the bowl.

 

Y

Yes I have the mahogany bowl, that's a good tip as you are right, the lid just kind of sits there loosely.

 

What they said

 

I shave at night, and let the soap dry out, overnight. I don't rinse the dried lather, unless I'm feeling the OCD kicking in that day.

 

O.o
what the heck is parsimonious?

 

frugal ... money saving ... economical

 

There's a guy on TSD as well
http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/do-you-rinse-your-bowl-and-brush.48041/#post-931497

 

Tight-wad to the extreme. Sounds like a really good thread topic