How to lather shave cream

I pretty much use your method (bowl lather) for creams, but for soaps I seem to prefer face lathering for whatever reason.

 

I saw my father doing that as a kid at 70's.

 

Sounds like me. I have about 8 different shaving creams all in tubes.

 

I used toface lather too but once I got it down right in a bowl it doesn't compare.

 

Thanks for the tip.

 

Cool instructions mate!

My creams come in tubs and I'm just starting to use soaps which take a little longer to create the lather but is rather satisfying to achieve a good batch.

I use a Balti Dish to whisk mine up in! It cost me £1, comes with 2 handles (as they do) is a stainless finish (probably coated) does the job really well.

 

you know, if you take that pad to your face with enough enthusiasm you might not even need a blade....

 

Thanks, great post!

 

different creams have different lather? how do you know which cream is good for you and lather,I face lather with little results.

 

Don't you mean Mantic 59?

He has a lot of good instructions and demonstrations.

Mickey

 

I can not make lather with shave cream, no matter what I do on face , mixing on my hand. I do not have a propper shave mug-bowl. Do i need different cream or a proper mug?

 

What is a "proper" mug? Really any bowl, latte mug or soup/chowder mug will work. Just go to your kitchen and pick something. If you decide the size isn't to your liking, try something else. Take a look at yard sales or thrift stores. No need to spend more than a buck for a lather bowl.

 

I think mine are cat food weighted dishes fifty cents each at a yard sale

 

Hard to beat a face lather IMO

 

Some time has passed since I last posted in this thread. Bowl lathering does take a little longer to get decent at but I bowl & face lather about equally, doesn't matter if it's a cream or a soap.

 

I just picked up a small glass bowl at a dollar store.

 

Just leaning to use creams. Thanks for your posts.

 

This is what I do, and with an H.I.S. Synthetic brush works great.

 

So you say to swirl and pump - I've heard pumping is hard on the brush, breaks bristles, etc. I don't want to ruin my brush, but I bought it to use, not to look at... thoughts?

 

I swirl clockwise and counterclockwise and apply varying amounts of pressure according to the type of lather I want and amount of water used. I usually prefer my lather thick and creamy some may like it frothy or foamy, experimentation is key. YMMV