Wherein I Take On Sē'bŭm Soaps With The Marco Method (Pic Heavy)

I know-according to the owner of Sē'bŭm, the best technique for these soaps is to start with a damp brush, and then add water very slowly.

I was watching a Seinfeld clip, George does the opposite, and I started thinking, what if I started with a sopping wet brush, and added all the water at once? IOW, the 'Marco Method'. Madness! Heresy! A waste of soap! 

I was also inspired by Agravic who said about these soaps that he did what he did with every other soap: Smear, soak, shake, swirl, shave. And I thought, why not-Marco's method worked in the past with other soaps.

So, I've done this the last two days, with Sē'bŭm Latte and Lime, starting with a soaked brush, letting the water just drip out, and then taking it to the soap which had been spread out in a bowl. 

Naturally, it started out very foamy, but after agitating for a while, and a couple of brush squeezes (thanks again Ols67 ), I had a wonderful lather, enough for 3 passes, a touchup pass, and plenty left to leave on the face while cleaning up.

I'm not saying that I recommend this method over the slow addition of water: There's more control over the lather formation, and the result is a slightly denser lather. But it's nice to know (and more than a little fun) to have this method in reserve when the mood strikes.

Sē'bŭm Latte:




Sē'bŭm Lime lather on brush and in bowl after 3 passes:

Cool experiment Michael!  I would have been horrified by that airy sudsy runny lather, but it sure looks like it turned out well in the end based off the final photos of each soap, and certainly well hydrated!

Happy 4th of July my friend!

Vr

Matt

Sahara Thirsty ...

Great lather but it appears to be a lot of soap to start with, especially at the price.

Great lather but it appears to be a lot of soap to start with, especially at the price.

Thanks for the kind words about the lather, and you're right-I did start with more soap than I would usually use because this was an experiment. I knew I was using a dense badger brush (Mozingo ZT2 28mm) that could hold a lot of water, and wanted to make sure I had sufficient soap. As it turned out, there was enough for 5 or 6 passes, so going forward, I wouldn't use as much.

For me I find that recommendation mainly applies to synthetic brushes. Though I face lather, but I was curious about this as well and tried both types of brushes. I found that more than "normal" water in the badger brush worked wonders with it creating the dense slick lather it can be.