Lathering Tutorial - How to lather a shaving soap
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- If you are looking to improve your lathers, or just need some direction on how to use a brush and shaving soap, this tutorial will cover two easy options for building a great lather.
I demonstrate two different methods to building a great shaving lather. The first method uses a dry (damp) brush, the second method use a wet brush. This tutorial also shows you how to face lather like a pro!
The soap in the demonstration is the RazoRock "King of the Castle" Lime, a soft Italian soap.
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Daddy wasnt there for me but you were:(
Prince Donko of Punchtania Sorry to hear that, but at least you can take some small solace in these videos!
lmfao. I fucking love it
If lather flying is a good sign then I must be making good lather.
The answer to so many questions and observations. ..dry, razor skipping...and here are the answers in a short, to the point, easy to understand and clearly stated objective of "slick" regardless of coverage or foam amount.
Thank YOU very much
Dude, thanks for this video - i just got a straight razor with soap/etc and when i was looking at the soap I was at a complete loss... now i know what to do lol.
Carl You are very welcome, glad to know the tutorial is helping!
Great instructional lesson on the two methods. You get an A+ on you effective lecture & demonstrations. Most pleased with your time and attention. Keep on keeping! You make the difference.
Great tutorial. Thanks very much!
Thanks for this informative video! My wife surprised me with a silvertip badger Xmas present after 30+ years of gilette disposables and aerosol shaving cream. What a delight!
By far the best tutorial I've seen for creating a great lather.
I find myself hard-pressed to disagree with you (grin)!
Glad you liked it, hope you are getting some great lathers now!!
Excellent video guide! Thanks for clearly explaining proper lather consistency. I was not adding enough water before, but now my shave has improved greatly.
Sick of regular razors. Wanting to make a change towards straight razors and I'm looking for a better shaving experience. Thank you for this video. Learned a lot.
+Raggi86 You are welcome, hope it is going well!
Thanks, very helpful
Awesome video Michael. Really great technique put very simply for noobies like me. Appreciate the tutorial and looking forward to trying this out.
A truly excellent job displaying your method, call me impressed!
Glad you liked it! Thank you as well for providing us with such excellent products!
sup! i like your nomad aftershave n soap!
Good information. Thank you sir.
More water! Just what I needed to build the right lather with Mama Bear's soap! Michael very good of you to make this video on the basics. No clutter, just the facts!
Glenn O'Connor Glad to hear this helped!
What an awesome tutorial.
Thank you Michael!
Thank you, very clear and helpful in coaxing that lather out of a soap puck.
Fantastic demonstrations on both the dry and wet lathering methods!
Thank you, really appreciate that!!
Thank you for the video.
Thank for the tutorial!
You are very welcome; I hope your shaves are going great!
Great video! I had heard the "Dry loading" term before and this was the only spot I have found with an explanation. Turns out I have been dry lathering my brush all along and never knew it. Keep up the good work!
Excellent!
Very perfect video, everything explained in such detail.
Glad you enjoyed it, hopefully you are getting great lathers now!
HI,
A very good video a very a good refresher on the art of lathering! thanks
I just got my first quality soap and didn't wanted to waste it or underload it.
This video helped me, thank you for your efforts.
Definitely the best video on how to do the perfect lather!!? Thx 😌👍
Glad to see I've been using the wet brush method right ! I'll try the damp brush method next time.
+GFmanaic let us know how it goes!
Thanks for the video man, very educational and insightful ☺.
Thank you very much, kind sir, for this exquisite video
Thank you for this video Michael. Informative and to the point.
+Shavemad65 You are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
Very cool!
Thanks!!!!
I almost despaired with the badger hair brush, I just couldn't get a solid foam. Thanks to your video it works perfectly now. Thank you very much, you helped me a lot.
Super Helpful. Thanks.
+Alias Alias glad the video helped, you are very welcome!
Thanks for the video tutorial, +Michael Freedberg! I just got a shaving kit and I'm excited to give it a go!
+hypnotix77 I hope it all went well!
I very much appreciate how you teach these videos. Very helpful
You are very welcome, I hope you get the lathers you are looking for! If you are still having issues, just reply to this comment and I will do my best to help.
Thank you for teaching me this =)
Brilliant tutorial! Thanks a lot for this!
Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully it worked for you!
Thank you Michael! I'm new to wet shaving and my last shave was with a rather dry layer of lather, surprisingly I still got a decent shave but it just didn't seem quite right, so I searched here to find a tutorial on how to get it right. I'll be due again for a shave tomorrow and I'm looking forward to your "wet technique." *THANKS AGAIN!*
I hope it all ended well, nothing worse than a dry pasty lather when all you want is a glorious, wet, shiny, slick lather -- and all it takes is MORE WATER!
Thank you for the video. I learned a lot from this.
Drew, thank you and glad to hear it helped!
Very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to share!
jackinkc1 glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for letting me know! Always happy to help...
Thanks for teaching me how to do this man, you’re an excellent human👍
Well, that made me smile, thank you!! You are very welcome, and I also have a complete wetshaving tutorial you may find helpful as well!
Wow 😮 very nice at explaining. Thanks
Thanks, glad to hear that helped! Make some practice lathers before your next shave, so you get a good feel of what the lather should feel like: wet, slippery, a bit shiny, and SLICK!
This was incredibly helpful thank you!
+Samuel Christopher you are very welcome!
What soap or cream are you using?
This guy does and excellent job of explaining and demonstrating the two methods of using the brush, but he could also give Alan Alda (Hawkeye Pierce) lessons on good foam! He is to be congratulated for not foaming his open mouth! I don't think I could have managed that as adeptly as he does. I used a mug and brush years ago, but quit when the suds dried out too easily to comfortably shave well. My new, green plastic, mug ( I dropped the old one!) from Amazon is deeper and foams up very well. I learned the dry brush way - less messy - Yet I still learned from this man that a few drips on the brush can change every thing for the better. Thanks for the great job.
This is a good tutorial for beginners. I sort of had to learn as I went.
Very helpful. Thank you
Glad to hear it helped, if you have questions, please feel free to post them here!
Michael Freedberg by far the closest shave I’ve ever gotten. I usually just take the bar to my face. No razor burn either🤙
Very good techniques and showing of it :) Thx.
You are very welcome, hope it helped!
Very informative!! thanks!!
You are very welcome, hope your lathers are doing well!
Very informative, I can see now my later is too thin.
This will help.
I've been using a Leaf Shave Razor for almost a year now and love it, recently though I thought I'd try a shaving soap as an alternative to my gel, and before I saw your video before my shave today, I couldn't seem to get the soap to lather in my shaving bowl despite my best efforts, but today after watching your video, I got a perfect lather and it didn't dry out rapidly like before too 👍
So thank you for doing this video, you really helped me out 👌
Usually I'm awful at shaving in the Afternoon/evening/night but tonight I actually managed to get a really good shave in the afternoon/evening for once haha 😂
Thanks for sharing, very informative.
+Jared Klock you are welcome!
Great techniques! Good stuff
+Chris T Glad you enjoyed it, hope it helped!
good tutorial thanks i'm new to wet shaving and was having issues with an effective shave. giving an improved lather a try.
if you do end up seeing this - i never knew what a "close shave" was until today after getting a good lather. i used a new blade, effective lather and a quality soap and got the best shave i've ever had today and i'm sure it goes up from here. you definitely played a part in that too, so thank you very much. made my week.
Your hair reminds me of my Kent silvertip. Great advice!!
I'll take it :-)
thank you, very helpful video!
So glad it helped! If you have not yet seen it, I do also have a set of 4 short videos on how to shave with a safety razor!
follow-up question: after I load my brush, there's still some leftover lather on the soap puck in the can; do I just let it air dry with the leftover lather or should I rinse the leftover lather off before I let it air dry?
I appreciate this tutorial. Thank you sir.
i95smuggler You are very welcome, glad it helped!
The best video I've seen about shaving soaps or lathering tutorial.
+Jesus Garcia thank you, really appreciate that!
I really mean it, on this video you show us how actually you move the shaving brush on the soap and how to add more water and other tips, this video is not just about showing how to lather the face.
Thanks great video.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for this!
You are very welcome, hope it helped!!
It was the very first video that I saw from your channel. After watching this instantly I subscribed. It is amazing how you start with veeeery foamy lather spilled all over the container and magically you suggest MORE WATER to make the lather more dense and creamy. And it worked. Its difficult for a rookie to understand this because he thinks that you already have a wet brush and a thin lather, so adding more water you will vanish it and make it more runny and watery. I prefer this method especially with croaps.
Thank you sir so very much for this excellent tutorial. My wonderful sister gave me a Crabtree and Evelyn sienna shave soap for my birthday last year. I had to buy a good brush so as to use it. After watching your video I am truly enjoying my old school morning shaves!! Who knew shaving could be so much fun?
Daniel Meyer who knew? ME! I knew!! I have been trying to tell people too (grin)...
i just got a Merkur DE, a puck of Institut Karite, and a Vie Long horse hair brush and wanted a good tutorial. Yours, my friend, is strikes the best balance between thorough and concise. Thank you, sir!
+tacoeatingzebra thank you for the feedback, glad you found the tutorial helpful!
Also, enjoy those tacos...
I just watch the video and I found it great, thanks for sharing both techniques. Nice work!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, and very happy to hear it helped!
The need of a good lather is very logical,,,good video
+P. Lanz Glad you enjoyed it!
very helpful. Much appreciated!
+tito fuentes Glad to be of help!
Great video, very true about adding water and a bubbly lather is great. Much more slickness and the lather doesn't dry up as quickly.
Water, more water, and then more water...
Very informative thank you!
+Snarky Greg You are very welcome!
Thanks for the video Michael, I used to use the wet brush method, but after seeing this I tried the dry brush method, it works great for me and I've never looked back :)
+Dave C Every new soap you get, try each method and see what you get! You may find that one soap that just LOVES the wet brush and you would otherwise never know! Tragedy...
+Michael Freedberg Thanks Michael, you're right, but now I can't get the Bee Gees out of my head :'o(
Awesome video!! I tried both methods a few times and I find that the dry method works best for me.
Beautiful, always great to hear that the video is working for people - makes me smile!
Great explanations--thanks so much for the vid! I've always done something like the dry method. With wet, what is done in the soap dish afterward? Try to take as much lather out as possible when finishing loading the brush... or try to pour out excess water... or just leave it? Does the soap soak up water or is it just fine closed up soaking wet?
Thanks! This was just what I was looking for. I just started using soap and brush to shave and I wasn’t sure what to do. Great job with the tutorial for newbies.
Glad you found it useful! You may also want to check out my full shaving tutorial, it's a playlist on the channel!
Great job, thanks
Thank you for watching, hope it helps!!
just lathered my Sterling soap with the dry method you showed
WOW! best lather i've made with it yet
adding water slowly made it better
thanks for these two demos
both these styles seem almost foolproof now that i've seen them done properly
BONUS, i get to revisit some of my soaps that didn't do a great job for me in the past
Vince DC, very glad to hear this helped, and yes, totally make another pass through soaps you might have been struggling with before...you might find another favorite rescued from obscurity!
Michael Freedberg
seeing you improve both the dry and wet lathers and working them to the "nice, sleek, smooth, shiny, protective lather" stage has shown me what to strive towards on my face
no more thick and pasty with hard soaps and runny with creams, lathers for me
See its vids like this that have drawn me to the traditional shaving method I have asked for alot of shave supplies for Christmas and can't wait to try my have at a safety razor
Anthony, what did you end up getting for Christmas?
A micro touch one and my shaves have been ok I think it's just gonna take some time before I'm able to get a perfect shave cuz I find my self falling on bad habits with it
This is truly excellent. I'm a longtime wet shaver, but long out of practice with soaps (as against creams). Ready am I now to tackle a soap again. I pity the 56 lost souls who've voted this down.
Very good video!
Thanks, hope it helped you get the lather you were looking for!
Really helpful video Michael. Thank you. Really enjoy your presentation style. No BS just the straight talking. Looking forward to many more videos. All the best M.R.
You are very welcome, and I hope you are enjoying the intro music (grin)!!
Ha ha - yeah, a Mean Rhythm indeed. Quite James Bond-like if you don't mind me saying so?
Still the best
Thanks a lot for a great video. :)
+Andreas Tasevski You are very welcome!
thanks mate
I'm having trouble lathering my TSF soft soap with my omega brush. I'll try out your dry method
Thanks
Great video
+Kensurfs Glad you enjoyed it, hope you are getting some good lathers!
Can't give this enough likes, my shaving experience was so much better after watching this.
Wow, so glad to hear that!! Check out my shaving tutorial if you get stuck with other aspects of your shave!
Great video! Helped a lot! Can't wait till 2 days from now so I can have a decent, well informed how shave! Keep up the great work!
You are very welcome, I hope your lathers have improved!!
Fantastic lesson Mike. All Your tutorials are not only enjoyable but also very clear and up to the point. Great job. I watch Your lesons repeatedly. if possible please give a lesson on shaving trouble spots on the face like chin and jaw lines. Aleays having trouble with that.
+Christopher Achceniak thanks for the suggestion, I will have to add that to the list!
You're having way to much fun doing that. I wish I could have fun.
+KrazIIvan I think you can have fun too..
Thanks a lot. Just tried the first method with arko soap stick and I was surprised of how much soap I charged into the brush. After that lathering was something out of the world using your method. Thank you again
So glad that worked for you! It's funny how often new wetshavers try to use as little soap as possible, but it always ends badly :-)
I hope things are going well for you, enjoy your new lather!!
Thanks for the video it helped. I got a badger brush from my older sister for Christmas and shaving soap it helped so much thank you for the video.
+Justin Taylor excellent, glad to hear it! What is your current soap of choice?
Michael Freedberg The one my sister got me is Henry Cavendish Himalaya Shaving Soap with Shea Butter & Coconut Oil. Long Lasting 3.8 oz Puck Refill. Himalaya Fragrance.
+Justin Taylor looks like a pretty good soap, and if you like that soap, there are many other options you can investigate!
This helped a lot. I always make my lather far too thin. Thank you
One of the best tutorial, the first "dry" tecnic is awesome, way better than the "messy" one.
But I build the soap (green Proraso, italian) in a container, not directly on the face.
Thanks for the video, great work!
+Raoul Comoretto Building the lather in the bowl is fine, these same two options will work either way. The wet brush option is kind of fun, but yes, you need to be ok with a bit of a mess :-)
Have you tried the Cella soap yet? If not, and you like the Proraso, give the Cella a try!
I would like to start off by saying thank you for teaching me the proper way to lather a shaving soap. I was just about to toss my shaving soaps because I could not get a great lather and got horrible shaves. I stumbled a crossed your video tried the dry method and OMG!!! I had purchased artisan shave soaps that I hated, now thanks to your video they are the best in my line up!!!! Thanks to your technique I get the most amazing shaves from my shave soaps and truly love them now. Thanks again for a great tutorial! You saved me!
gogostyle33 Ha ha, very glad to hear you did not give up, nothing more satisfying than a person who steps back from that cliff edge! Enjoy your soaps, and spread the good word...
Hi, i always made the second way, but i am gonna try the first way with the dry brush. Thank you!
Try it and see if it works for you - the key is to keep adding drips of water as you build the lather, and in fact you can add drips of water as you load the brush as well. Hope it works for you!
Thank you very much, i did it that way and i like it, the only thing that doesn`t like is the brush was dropping a lot of hair jeje and if i keep ding that way sooner i have to buy another brush because it is gonna get bold soon jeje but it is a good way to lather. Thank you again!
Thanks. Will try this technique. I was doing it too quickly, much as I would with a shaving foam.
Yes, take your time building the lather, it helps to prep your skin *and* your beard, and you will find you can shave just as quickly - just with much better products (and results)!
I've been having problems getting any kind of protection from a new soap (a harder soap than I was using before) and it's left my face in tatters; this video covered so many points where my technique was off, will definitely be using the dry brush this evening, thank you.
Christian, just be sure you are really loading enough soap of you are using a hard soap and then just keep adding water and build that lather you have been looking for!
Thanks! Just switched from the canned stuff and was having trouble figuring this out!
Very glad to hear it, another life saved (grin)!
Attempted a shave this morning with an incorrect lathering technique and nicked my neck area quite a bit. Attempted the dry method this evening shown in this video with much greater success. Thanks for the lesson
+Dem You are very welcome, glad to hear the video helped you!
What soap or cream are you using?
Proraso Green soap
As I'm about to finally start DE shaving, wet brush method attracts me the most.
Antonio M be prepared for a bit of a mess, but it is well worth it. Make some practice lathers and get a feel for how the lather comes together. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
Great video. I usually do the dry method but haven't had good results. Especially with Italian soft soaps. I'm going to try the wet brush method now and adding drops of water. Thanks.
Just curious what method do you prefer?