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Posted by Tom L
on June 9, 2009, 8:16 am, in reply to "Re: Question about Mitchell's Wool Fat"
I've read other reviews of the Burt's Bees soap that said that it does not produce a good lather. May not be (or at least may not *just* be) the soak in this case.
That didn't stop me from adding their soap to my order with them last week though, so I guess I'll find out for myself.
-Tom
--Previous Message--
: THAT would explain why I can't get a decent
: lather out of my Burt's Bees Shaving Soap
: that was gifted to me! The first day I had
: it, I let it soak while I showered. There
: was a lot of jelly like stuff on top (most
: of which was poured out when I emptied the
: water) and I never did get a decent lather
: out of it.
:
: Thank you for unknowingly answering the
: question in my head.
:
: --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
:
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: --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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