So i have had a puck of tabac for a little while, finally got around to trying it, although the scent is not the best initially i have never had a soap lather and perform so well. But after the first two shaves its lathering and performance has tappered off. I have not changed anything, and its still works fine, but im not getting that fluffy shiny lather like i did initially, any thoughts or experience?
I've never had an issue with Tobac, so perhaps you aren't adding the same amount of water as you initially did. That's about the only thing that I could think might explain the problem. Sent from my DROID Turbo using Tapatalk
Easiest fix is load more soap, then slowly add water. I've never had Tabac fail to perform and usually wash a pass or three's lather down the drain. Tapatalk via LG
Tabac is a top performer for me, too. That is why I celebrate Tabac Tuesday and Tabac Thursday every week. Being a cold water face latherer, I just wet my brush with cold water and shake it off. Then I load it for 30 seconds and begin to face lather. If I need a little more water, I dip the tip of the brush in the water and continue. I always have plenty of great lather.
For me If I use distiled water, the lather explodes quickly. If on the other hand I use my tap water, it takes more effort to get it going. Maybe your water changed between shaves? tp
I think it just my imagination lol, i took a day off from tabac and used some vdh deluxe, came back to tabac and it seems fine. After about two weeks use of tabac i the scent starts to grow on you.
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Going some farther.... I know if your water co mixes well and surface water (think hardness) may change. If you have a water softener depending on the time of day or how old the unit is the water (hardness) may change. All a possible factors in the lathering of you concoction. I started out using distilled water to figure out issues with my hard water. I use the soaps and creams that work best for me. My water company gets water from deep wells, hard, hard water is what that is. tp
@rbilly, I'm glad you got your problem with Tabac sorted out. It is in my "top 5" for performance. I often have a Tabac stick in my travel kit, and it has worked fine for me with many different water sources. I also load heavy and add plenty of water. I have grown to like the scent, but it doesn't hang around for long after the shave anyway.
That cam be fixed. There's more to Tabac than just the soap. The scent is described as "a blend of bergamot, neroli, lavender and is accented with tobacco, oakmoss and vanilla."
Ok, I can't take anymore, I will break out my Tabac: shave soap, EDC and deodorant. Love me some Tabac
I also have the shave cream. Great for making Uber lather. I also use a hot scuttle. The cream helps maintain the lather. I find the lather from tallow soaps tend to break down under heat.
I think I'll break out the Tabac for tomorrow mornings shave. I don't have any of the aftershave so I'll follow the shave with a splash of Pinaud Clubman Clayton Sent from my LG-K450 using Tapatalk
