How to Super Lather?

At a high level, a super lather involves first loading your brush per usual from a soap. [hydrate brush, squeeze, bloom soap, swirl brush etc.]. Keep in mind during loading your brush that you will be adding cream to the mix- adjust accordingly so you don't overdo it.

Next, squeeze a dollop of cream into a bowl and build your bowl lather, adding small amounts of water as needed per your usual build technique.

A great shave is born! (I exclusively face lather but have tried super lather on occasion to good result).

To kick things up a notch to "Uber" lather, squeeze a couple drops of liquid glycerin into the mix.

For those that Super more often, any other tips, tricks, thoughts?

Thanks for this, Kevin. Easy to understand and helpful. I've never had the desire to super lather (and I do bowl lather) but just might give it a go someday.

oh wow that's quite a few steps. I'm not sure if what I do consists of making an "uber" lather but I just use a pre-shave soap (mine is the razorock mister joe) and then just face lather with my soap of choice. I'll usually only do this if I have a 2 week plus beard.

I'm not against people doing it and glad it gets a good lather for users...but I'm in the camp of: if it doesn't work as a stand alone product, it's not worth using for me.

All evidence has been buried, all tapes have been erased.

I'm not against people doing it and glad it gets a good lafher for users...but I'm in the camp of: if it doesn't work as a stand alone product, it's not worth using for me.

All evidence has been buried, all tapes have been erased.

I guess it could be a way to amp up the performance of subpar products in the den without tossing or trying to sell them.

^This. The only time I've ever tried it, I added some TOBS lavender cream to a brush loaded with Williams mug soap. Made for a great shave! WMS by itself = not so great.

I was getting towards the end of a MW soap in my bowl so I sliced off a bit of Arko in there and lathered that up.

Is this "super lathering"?

Btw it was an excellent shave, the Arko scent didn't come through as this is the end of an old stick.

I was getting towards the end of a MW soap in my bowl so I sliced off a bit of Arko in there and lathered that up.

Is this "super lathering"?

Btw it was an excellent shave, the Arko scent didn't come through as this is the end of an old stick.

I'd probably say yes.

even if it's not, and it worked for you..go for it!

Is it necessary to use a combination of a soap and a cream or would two different soaps or two different creams qualify? How about a croap and a soap or a croap and a cream or two different croaps? The mind reels!

If you find a couple of croaps that you really like together, you could just knead them together like Playdough and have it always on tap.