I liken the debate to the current rise in Flat Earthers. There's a bit of fun being on the Blooming Side poking jest at Dry Soap People. In the end it has raised some lively discussion and increased lather hydration awareness.
Confession: I bloom my soap, but always let it go to seed, in order to have soap to plant next spring.
Lather may be defined as an ideal mixture, in a ratio that is user defined/preferred, of air, water and soap. This ratio can be achieved many different ways.
I personally never bloom. Like yourself, I find I get a much better lather when loading with a wet brush on a dry puck. I find this true especially for triple milled soaps like MWF. I also read somewhere that blooming wastes soap, not that I care personally, I have too many to go through as it is!
Aaahh. The Blooming Wars. Those were terrible times. The great Generals of @Primotenore leading the bloomers with their perfect creamy lather to battle against General @wchnu and his Dry Puck Brigade of pasty dry lathers. The war took many soap lives, but a true winner has yet to be determined. Some say there are battles that still rage on in the distant Shave Den Hills. They say if you stay quiet and listen carefully you can hear the whispers of, "Blooming is for flowers, bowls are for soup..."
I bloomed my milled soaps for many years. In the past few of years I stopped and I get about the same results. But I don't bowl lather, never did. Maybe blooming works better for bowl latherers by providing a water base infused with soapy goodness? I wonder how many bloomers bowl lather?
I bowl lather and bloom, no problems here either. Maybe it is because we are in different sides of the planet
....it is possible. The gravitational pull could be more on this side of the planet causing the brush to load easier. I think the only way to find out for sure is for me to load my gear up and come for a visit. Is the Cartel's jet up and running?
