I Got Enough Lather for 3 Passes plus Touchup

This guy posts in a lot of google + groups, and I think he literally means he has killed 20 soaps. I do not think they were all fresh soaps, but I think he has put the kebash on 20 different soaps this year...soaps that he started last year, and finsished this year...

I dont know for certain, but that is how I have always read his posts, and yes...it does seem like a lot of soaps to me. But Im no judge...

With a few decades worth of soap I'd sooner have too much and rinse it away than run out and have a thin lather on the final post. I'm sure in the grand scheme of things it's pennies, if that, which is being wasted.


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That makes more sense Matsilainen. But why start off with that statement without saying what the 20th soap was? Rather confusing...

I agree. You’d think the newest soap would be mentioned by name.

The whole post can be interpreted in various ways. I still think that he has taken delivery of 20 soaps this year, but BadDad seems to know the blogger better, so who knows….

Just goes to show that written word can be understood in various ways. It always pays to read what you write before sending it off.

When someone admits "this will drive some people crazy... say hello to my 20th soap for 2016. "  AND the web page address is ... number-20-of-2016.   html

"Number 20 of 2016", that sends a strong message he ate 20 soaps in six months. Maybe we are misreading this but that is how I interpret this.

I don't care one wit if people flush some lather away. I've been trying to track usage and some stuff just never disappears. So I'm not sure how its possible but ... who knows.

Maybe its just me, but I dont see what the big deal is...

Are you wondering what we, as shavers, do to create lather, and how much lather we create for each shave?

Are you wondering how much money "we" waste with excess lather and/or inexpensive soaps that some can make disappear quickly?

Are you wondering how it is possible that 1 man can go through 20 soaps in 6 months?

I'm wondering what the big deal is, honestly...

I don't think the guy has gone through 20 brand new soaps in 2016. That just doesn't seem possible, unless he is lathering 10 times a day and throwing it away, which is his prerogative, as he paid for it. In fact, I think it is a fairly safe assumption that these 20 soaps have been regularly used, and have finally been killed...it just so happens that all have met their demise within the last 6 months...

With that said...does it really matter? If his particular soap usage is the reason for the thread, it begs the question...who cares? Who cares how quickly someone else goes through soap? Who cares what madness he goes through in order TO go through soaps so quickly? Who cares how much soap he might waste after each shave as a result of hyper-loading and specifically trying to go through soaps?

It's one thing to discuss how we each load our brushes, and what the thoughts are behind those processes for each of us. That is a very interesting topic, to be certain, and one in which I am keen on hearing the thoughts and processes of other members.

It's quite another to try and dissect 1 individual person's soap usage...the how's, the why's, and the wherefor's, without even trying to get that individual person's actual input.

If you really want to know...his blog has a contact form. Contact him. Ask him. Clear the matter up for yourself, and move on.

Then let's get back to discussing how, why, and how much we each load for ourselves, as a topic of interest...

I don't care one wit if people flush some lather away. I've been trying to track usage and some stuff just never disappears. So I'm not sure how its possible but ... who knows.

I’m with you. A 4 oz. soap is about 113 grams. Even in hard water, loading 3 grams of soap per shave is already quite a bit, but let’s say someone loads a massive 4 grams. The 4 oz. soap will still provide 28 shaves. That would be about 12 pucks or tubs a year. But who really does that?

Really, it does not matter to me that much either, but it is interesting to see what others are doing out there. (Maybe someone should contact Steve Davidson, just out of curiosity. He might be just the person to tell us how to quickly expend the soaps we don’t really care for. )

Why is it such a big deal for grim to wonder how this guy could possibly kill 20 soaps in 6 months?

I don't care one wit if people flush some lather away. I've been trying to track usage and some stuff just never disappears. So I'm not sure how its possible but ... who knows.

I’m with you. A 4 oz. soap is about 113 grams. Even in hard water, loading 3 grams of soap per shave is already quite a bit, but let’s say someone loads a massive 4 grams. The 4 oz. soap will still provide 28 shaves. That would be about 12 pucks or tubs a year. But who really does that?

Really, it does not matter to me that much either, but it is interesting to see what others are doing out there. (Maybe someone should contact Steve Davidson, just out of curiosity. He might be just the person to tell us how to quickly expend the soaps we don’t really care for. )

When I was using my MdC Brain Bowl for thirty straight shaves, I was using almost 4g/shave. I know because I kept track with a scale. Full disclosure...I used a Simpson CH2 Synthetic and...admittedly, loaded the living daylights out of the bowl.

Sorry grim , but I am one of those wasters. I don't brag about losing money, rather I brag about the great shave I got with a plethora of lather.  
BTW, this morning I had enough lather for three passes and plenty left over for a thorough touch-up.

I'm one too, except I never talk about it. I load heavy always because the soaps I use tend to lather better that way. With 15 full size soaps in rotation I don't see the need to save lather. Some people try to conserve and more power to them. Heck, some even leave the old lather in the tub to reuse the next shave.

Personally I try not to care what others choose to do in their shaving ritual. If there is something I can learn then I am grateful to them sharing, but I'm not about to criticize someone for the amount of suds they like to build, or how often they change their blades, etc.

One more thing. I think a lot of people under load and it may be why so many claim very good soaps for most are not good performers for them.

This is long and short of almost all lathering problems. LOAD the brush and spend a bit of time adding water and you'll be amazed at the difference it produces in your shave.

Why is it such a big deal for grim to wonder how this guy could possibly kill 20 soaps in 6 months?

Its not. But there is an easy way to find out...and it doesnt involve us, unfortunately...