Blooming water?.....

Far Cry Toff said:
Excuse the language, but what is this?.
Some posters "bloom", soap,....some add, "blooming", water to help lather up,...they can't all be using profanities, shirley,.....
Yes,.....I know.
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Some people when using a hard soap will add a little warm water to sit on top of the puck to help with lathering, just let it sit for around 5-10 minuets and then drain off as use as a pre shave before you lather up or add to your lathering bowl or tip away......when I do this I use the bloom water as a pre shave because I don't like to dash it down the drain. :) so there you have it.
 
I know that some people say that you don't need to bloom soaps, but on the Saponificio Varesino website they encourage it;

Usage advice

Our formulations contain active ingredients that, in order to give the best perfomance, need to solubilize and/or melt. The maximum performance can be obtained in this way:

  • cover the soap surface with a thin veil of hot water for few minutes. The quantity of water needed may vary depending on your water hardness and the rate of humidity of the soap, a correct quantity is when the whole soap surface is covered by water,
  • soak a badger shaving brush (being it the best perfomer when it comes to water absorbing),
  • rinse it well and then pour the thin veil of water that bloomed the soap on the knot, and then start loading (20-30 seconds),
  • face/bowl lather without adding water.
 
shaunwistow said:
Well I bloom my hard Kent (MWF) soap, in fact used it today. Used the bloom water as a pre shave, does it make a difference? No idea, I'm a noob at this lark. It did soften the soap & it lathered up lovely. Will I continue to bloom this soap, probably cos it's recommended :rolleyes:

I've just had my best DE shave, so I won't change this particular routine.
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How are you liking the soap ? Post-shave feel ?
 
shaunwistow said:
I only have a few soaps, but it lathers great, no particular scent, lather lasts great. Seems nice and silky. I don't have any issues with it, nice wooden pot too :)

Like I said, I'm new to this shenanigans.
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MWF likes to be bloomed, it just makes it easer to lather quicker, leaves a fantastic skin feel afterwards....a great soap :)
 
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