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Posted by Murray
on June 8, 2009, 8:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Question about Mitchell's Wool Fat"
Hi Zach - Fancy meeting you here! 
No, I never tried soaking the entire puck like you mention. I did put a little water on top and allow it to soak in, but it didn't cause any separation and the puck didn't lather any better than it did before.
I might try lathering off the back of the puck to see if it makes any difference. I have another unused cake of MWF that I could try, also, but I hate to just throw the first one away. (Actually, I would probably use it as shower soap.)
Thanks for the reply, Zach.
- Murray
--Previous Message--
: Hi Murray.
:
: Had you ever gotten the advice to soak the
: puck? Meaning, did you at any time fill the
: container with water and allow it to soak in
: overnight, based on the thinking that this
: will allow people who have a hard time with
: the soap to make a better lather? It was
: quite commonly handed out a couple of years
: ago, this advice.
: When you do that, what happens is a
: separation of the 'fat', and you might have
: noticed it the next day; you would have
: seen a 1/4" layer of gel on the top of
: the soap that made a slick, satisfying
: lather, at the expense of all the rest of
: the lathers that soap could have yielded.
: That's all I have on the topic, though; if
: you didn't soak the puck I'm at a loss; but
: I would toss it and buy a new puck, I would
: not try to 'fix' it by grating it or soaking
: it or anything else.
:
: all the best my friend,
:
: Zach
:
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: I used to use this shaving soap with no
: problem, but lately I have not been able to
: get a decent lather out of it.
:
: I'm starting to wonder if the cake of soap
: could have undergone some deterioration
: after a period of disuse.
:
: Has anyone here had a similar experience?
:
: - Murray
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