Thanks to Rod’s guidance (in a comment on this post), I have had a completely successful lather from Stirling soap. The trick is that this soap requires a mug or a high-walled tub: the early, sloppy lather should be worked back in. I still had a little spillage, but the net result was exactly what I was look for: a lather that was creamy rather than sudsy.
I’m sure the Omega Pro 48 was a help, but now that I know the trick, I would bet that any good brush will work. And I’m going to have to try this with Green Mountain Shaving Soap, which also for me tends to produce a rather sudsy lather.
With a great lather, the rest was easy. I did do a pre-shave beard wash, of course—the Jlock98 jojoba oil mix—and then the lather, taking my time. Three very smooth passes with the Eclipse Red Ring holding a new Personna Lab Blue blade, and my beard was BBS.
A good splash of Lavanda, and we begin the day.
Cooking note: The evening of the 3rd, I put 2 cups of dried garbanzo beans in water to soak. They soaked overnight, and the next morning I drained the water, added fresh, and put them in a 200ºF oven for the whole day. Man! are those tasty! And soft. Much better than canned (and much less sodium, I’m sure).
Today I make hummus. I mention this just so you’ll know that I have a life beyond shaving.
UPDATE: The mug is the Marvy hard-rubber mug, which is very nice. I meant to mention that.
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