Hey Mat, great lather, I've not long got into de wet shaving and was having trouble rinsing my t2 as I had to open it a bit to rinse properly. After watching this with your measurements I'm looking forward to my next shave. Always a great presentation. Thanks, Bob from Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺

@lawrence1md

11 күн бұрын

@@bobmorrison8687 thanks for watching Bob! You will find what works for you, it takes a little bit at first.

Awesome video Matthew! As someone who is still new-ish in the hobby, I love these kinds of vids. Always learn something new. Gonna try this one later today!!

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know it works out. As you adapt or perfect your technique you will be able to freehand or eyeball it. Thanks for watching!

Fantastic video; never really took lather seriously; many have called me out on it; here I am learning from a master!

@lawrence1md

2 ай бұрын

Once you discover how you like your lather it just enhances the shave experience. Thanks for watching!

Really helpful!!

@lawrence1md

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Tim and welcome to my channel!

*EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT* . Someone showing how he makes a bowl lather and shows the measurements how much soap and how much water. I do something like this for bowl lathers but my measurements are different (and so is the soap product).

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It varies a little bit with water types and different soaps. This is a good starting point and you can expand or subtract from this. Thanks for watching!

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

You may find this video interesting… how much soap do you really need? shorturl.at/firA3

Cool video

@lawrence1md

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Jason!

Thank you for your video. Now I exactly know what to do with my soap to get such nice lather. Greetings from the Czech Republic. Have great shaves 😉

@lawrence1md

7 ай бұрын

Let me know how your lather turns out. Thanks for watching!

just a great educational video. I use 1/2 tsp and use up to 20ml syringe . Works great and obviously the amount of water varies with the soap being used.

@lawrence1md

4 ай бұрын

Yes the amount of water varies. Thanks for watching Wally!

Howdy Matthew! Thanks for sharing your lather tips and tricks.The only difference is that I use a bit more soap as I dome as well. Have a great day! 👍🏼🤠👍🏼

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir a dome and face shave uses more soap. Thanks for watching Bradley!

Great video Matthew. I use a spray bottle to add water to my bowl lather. It's a great way to control the water content.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a good way to do it too. Thanks for watching Andrew!

I’m making a comment it’s me Jerry. Oh another good video by the way keep it up.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jerry, thanks for watching!

Wow Matthew this is great advice! You have it down to a science that yields great results, I was surprised that you didn’t have to agitate the soap too much, I normally get a workout after bowl lathering:))

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Just curious as to what soap & brush you use when you experience this lather workout. Thanks for watching!

@Shaverboy516

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md I use an AP shave co synthetic brush and I use mostly Proraso Green in the tube. If I don’t agitate it fairly quickly the results won’t be the same. I would say I work it around 3 minutes adding water as I go. The results are fantastic at the end.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shaverboy516 proraso is great stuff. Soaps, croaps and creams all react a little different but once you adjust fire it all comes together nicely

@Shaverboy516

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md Proraso has been my go to soap for a while:)

Great tutorial Matthew!!

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I thought it would be a good one because I often get asked about my lather technique.

@JMac.

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md you’re welcome!!

Excellent tutorial Matthew! I've contemplated using a similar technique but never followed through. I just toss in little handfuls of water until I get something I like. I have definitely ran into soaps that need a lot less water than others. And some soaps that need so much water I feel like I gotta break out the half gallon container! 🤣😆😂

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a lot of 3 ml of water shots. Hehehehe I have seen some guys use spray bottle shots of water. As long as you can achieve the lather you like, that’s what counts. Thanks for watching James!

Great video matt! I used to face lather but ever since I discovered the art of bowl lathering, I prefer it and it works well for me. It's also fun, too! I enjoyed watching your tutorial! Take care and keep up the good work!

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I thought this might help some people but also gives a little something different to watch. Thanks for watching!

@10floz30minutes

2 жыл бұрын

DoubleAshaves, you CAN also make measurements for the soap and the water for a face lather, too! I am working on this. Maybe I will post something in a few days. For a face lather, easier not to actually measure the water, but it can be done.

Great video Matthew appreciate you sharing your knowledge

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome, I hope it helps. Thank for watching Bill!

I appreciate this video immensely. 😎👍🏼

@lawrence1md

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found it useful. Let me know how it works out for ya. Thanks for watching!

Great tips in lathering Matthew. I'm going to try this technique. I usually eyeball it by adding more water from the tap. I only use synthetic brushes due to hard water. I have heard of adding small amounts of distilled water, as you had mentioned, but haven't done that yet. Cheers!

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know if your results improve from my tips. Thanks for watching Greg!

I measure out 1/16 tsp of soap to 1/2 Tablespoon of distilled water. Make into a slurry and with a damp synthetic brush, I whip the slurry into a lather.

@robertross8565

11 ай бұрын

1/16 tsp is also known as a PINCH.

@lawrence1md

11 ай бұрын

I can get away with a 1/8th of a teaspoon of soap. Sounds like you have dialed in your lather. Thanks for watching Robert!

@robertross8565

11 ай бұрын

@@lawrence1md 1/16 tsp of soap challenges you to extract every morsel of goodness from the soap. I use Lothur Grooming Shave Soap and it produces enough lather for a 3-pass shave plus face wash.

Thanks for sharing your technique. I like to see how people are making their lathers. I have found that I have cherry picked ideas from different people, trying lots of things, keeping the ones that work for me. I tend to be a little less regimented about exact measurements but I have figured out that using a spray bottle makes it a lot easier to control the amount of water I'm using as well as spreading the water out once the lather has some volume. I think I did already but in case not, congrats on two thousand subs! Have a great day! -Eric

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

This is just a video to spark ideas or a intro for people. Thanks for watching Eric!

@10floz30minutes

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md One can make measurements of the soap for a bowl lather, for a few or several bowl latherings. After some of them, you can judge visually when you have the amount you want without making a precise measurement. You can simply scoop using a spatula or something and look at the scooped stuff and you know if that is how much you want.

Interesting to see a boar brush in a bowl lathering tutorial. I very much love boar, and it's fantastic, but I wouldn't count on its consistency very much ;) I love my boars and I love them eating lather ;) For consistency though, I'll use a synthetic ;)

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy a good boar but I have synthetics and badgers as well. Thanks for watching!

@beg033

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md Thank you, Sir. Yeah, I have all kinds of brushes. Badger (pure, best, finest, silvertip), boar (dyed and undyed), horse, synthetic, mistura, etc. Variety is key. You never get bored ;) I've heard Frank Shaving is working on a mixed brush (half badger half synthetic). That sounds interesting to me. People are innovating ;) I'd love to see a brush that's like a Frankenstein (25% boar 25% badger 25% horse 25% synthetic). Now that would be interesting LOL.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

@@beg033 that would be interesting. I like the 70/30 badger boar knots

Late to the party but thank you Matthew!

@lawrence1md

6 ай бұрын

You are not late : ) thanks for watching!

Good tutorial, however, while soaking a boar brush is good advice badger brushes are different. Badger brushes hold water differently than boars, they don't absorb water at all. They trap water in between the bristles. While it doesn't hurt anything to soak a badger, it doesn't help either. I just run mine under the water, shake, and start lathering the same as I do with a synthetic.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

I’m always looking to improve or learn something new. Thanks for watching Randy!

@randyshaves7956

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md I think I may have to take back water (pun intended) on my statement. I have always been told that the composition of badger hair does not allow it to "absorb" water, but it does "retain" water which gets trapped between the hairs. Boar hair on the other hand I have been told does "absorb" water. After commenting on your video the more I started thinking about this. So, what did I do? I did an experiment. I took a 24mm badger brush and a 24mm boar brush and did the following. First, I weighed each brush dry in grams and wrote down the weight. Then I soaked each brush in warm water for 10 minutes. After soaking each brush for 10 minutes I took the brushes out of the water and squeezed the water out and then shook each brush into the sink 5 times. I then reweighed each brush. The badger brush weighed 10 grams more after soaking, the boar brush weighed 8 grams more after soaking. I'm not sure just how scientific my test was, but it tells me that the badger absorbed 10 grams of water and the boar absorbed 8 grams of water or 2 grams less than the badger. So, I am now convinced that badger hair DOES absorb water. Maybe all of those who have told me it doesn't needs to perform their own test, but that was the result of mine! 🤔😉😃 Now, as for me I don't soak any of my brushes whether they are badger, boar, horse, or synthetic. I just hold them under the water faucet until they are saturated, shake them dry and start lathering. For me personally I get better lathers than I do when I soak the brush. 😎

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

@@randyshaves7956 thanks for the update and the test. I can see how badger hair will not absorb water while the animal is wearing it due to natural oils and such. I like badger but it’s a touch soft for me compared to boar brushes. Once they are broke in I really like the feel and lathering capabilities. It’s not a day and night difference just a little.

@randyshaves7956

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md A good boar that isn't a lather hog is hard to beat, but sometimes finding that is difficult. Semogue and Zenith work best for me when using boar.

@10floz30minutes

2 жыл бұрын

@@randyshaves7956 I am really glad that you tried testing this yourself. I have a badger brush and a synthetic brush. I know through being instructed through several online untraced sources, that natural hair will absorb water and that synthetic hair will not (or is it that it absorbs very very little - I forgot). I seem to find similar lather-making results when I either (1) Soak the badger brush in water for five to ten minutes, OR (2) Soak the synthetic hair brush ONLY BRIEFLY in water to make the hairs wet. In BOTH cases, I then squeeze most of the loose water from the brush before preparing the lather. I actually have one more badger brush, but that one does not count so much; it behaves differently, and this is a different story.

Subbed ;)

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for subscribing!

Thanks for the info

@lawrence1md

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Chris!

Nice video 👍👍

@lawrence1md

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Jimmy!

Great tip Matthew. I like to add water directly from the tap but have a similar method. Maybe just not as consistent.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t have to be real precise, I was just showing this for the sake of showing amounts without guessing. You know you can ask 10 people how big a foot is and they all show different sizes hehehehe. Thanks for watching Matt!

@mattfox8436

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md absolutely

Great video. What are you using to stand your razors ?

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

I used my 3D printer to make those stands. I recently reorganized my razors and shelf so I have several stands looking for new homes. Thanks for watching!

Hey Matthew, do you have a link to that exact tsp scoop? Every 1/4 tsp I've bought was too narrow and deep it was hard to get the soap out.

@lawrence1md

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching nickster!I bought mine off Amazon. Here is the link: Measuring Spoons, AOOSY 6 Piece Measuring Spoons Set Stainless Steel Round Heavy Duty Mirror Polished 1/8 TSP, 1/4 TSP, 1/2 TSP, 1 TSP, 1/2 TBSP & 1 TBSP Measuring Spoon for Baking Food Cooking a.co/d/7zVMbur

I remember when I had that many safety razors haha. I went from 40+ , to 22, to 17 ish and now i’m at *ONLY 12!* Not including my Straights, Shavettes, & Kamasori’s

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

I really need to thin the herd. Thanks for watching Mike!

@alspencer2794

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md It will be interesting to see which razors make the cut😜🙈😂

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

@@alspencer2794 you looking for any?

@alspencer2794

2 жыл бұрын

I’m good for now, thanks for the offer. Don’t really know what I’d want. Right now I’m having a challenge getting a good shave with the Gillette Heritage. Doesn’t seem to cut it(pun intended). I’ve got some Feather blades coming in today, see if they help. My #1 razor is Emperor Meiji, #2 is Gillette Slim.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

It maybe that the heritage is too mild for your needs. Let me know what you find what works best.

Sir, do you measure the same amount when using a cream? Maybe double that amount? I've seen a sample of proraso shaving cream today and it was 4 ml. I'd guess that sample was intended for single-use because it was in simple tear-up packaging.

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

That may be enough for 2 shaves. I would start with a little bit of water and begin to lather. Then gradually add water until you get the lather the way you like it.

The soap being different may make a difference but the method or the technique generally will be the same.

which bowl is that? the standard or the heavyweight? because there are two types.

@lawrence1md

4 ай бұрын

This one is the heavyweight bowl. Thanks for watching!

"How I make my lather" --- This is starting to change. I have been starting with one eighth to three sixteenths teaspoon of soap, and something between seven eigths to one & one-eighth teaspoon of water; I would spread the soap onto the bottom of a bowl, mix in the water in one-eighth teaspoon increments using the brush. More recently, I have started the water additions using a squirt bottle instead. I have not yet determined how much volume comes out in one squirt. I will make the measurement some day (soon).

@lawrence1md

2 жыл бұрын

That should be pretty easy to determine with the spray bottle. You had mentioned a different soap, just curious what soap are you using, or what soap do you like?

@10floz30minutes

2 жыл бұрын

@@lawrence1md I have been using mostly, but not entirely, Central Texas Soap Mr. Pepper for a year. Not sure what to say on "What soap I like", because I have used so few compared to most wet-shave enthusiasts. I could say that I like Central Texas Soaps and Gillette Planet Kind Shave Cream, but I really need to try other soap or soaps some day.

@10floz30minutes

2 жыл бұрын

"Spray bottle" and "Squirt bottle" are a little different. I am now including the use of a SQUIRT bottle to add water to the lather. It does not produce a spray. Making measurements for volume of the squirt produced from the squirt bottle should also be easier to do than for a spray bottle.

@10floz30minutes

4 ай бұрын

Recently I took another look at how I make my lather. Often I use a squirt pump bottle to deliver the water quantities, and I found five squirts gives 1 ml.

@lawrence1md

4 ай бұрын

@10floz30minutes it’s a never ending fun trying things out