Howdy!
I'm relatively new to DE shaving. I have the VanDerHagen soap and brush set - not the premium, I think mine is the basic set. My set has a nice ceramic bowl, a puck of pinkish soap, and a cheap plastic handled boar-hair brush. The brush often sheds, and is really rough and unpleasant of my face, even after soaking in warm or hot water.
I can't seem to get a decent lather with the soap and brush. I get a lather all right after 30-60 seconds of agitation, but its very thin; nothing like I see on the videos, and I follow their steps. As it is now I could probably get a comparable lather just from regular bath soap. I more often than not resort to canned shaving foam - Noxema in use right now. I know using canned shaving foam is DE shaving heresy, but it really is preferable to my attempts at using the soap puck and brush.
We do have hard water where I live. Could that make a difference? Any other comments and tips would be welcome!
I'm relatively new to DE shaving. I have the VanDerHagen soap and brush set - not the premium, I think mine is the basic set. My set has a nice ceramic bowl, a puck of pinkish soap, and a cheap plastic handled boar-hair brush. The brush often sheds, and is really rough and unpleasant of my face, even after soaking in warm or hot water.
I can't seem to get a decent lather with the soap and brush. I get a lather all right after 30-60 seconds of agitation, but its very thin; nothing like I see on the videos, and I follow their steps. As it is now I could probably get a comparable lather just from regular bath soap. I more often than not resort to canned shaving foam - Noxema in use right now. I know using canned shaving foam is DE shaving heresy, but it really is preferable to my attempts at using the soap puck and brush.
We do have hard water where I live. Could that make a difference? Any other comments and tips would be welcome!
What am I doing wrong?
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