Review of Aesop, Symmetrical Pottery, Captains Choice, and Pereira lather bowls

Gents, I wrote a review, here, of some of the excellent lather bowls you all recommended to me over the past year, including the Captains Choice (copper and ceramic), Aesop, Symmetrical Pottery, and Pereira Unbreakable. I thought I'd pass on in case helpful. Thanks and happy shaves.

Great job! Thanks for posting it.

The Sori Yanagi Martian (also sold by Aesop) is a nice bowl, for sure. Great review of all those bowls!

By the way, this caught my attention: “You can scoop a precise amount of soap, and introduce a precise amount of water over time. Additionally, while the benefits may be entirely psychological, I do prefer not to introduce water into my soaps in the hope that they will last longer.”

That’s one reason why I’ve been loading from a bowl for months, now. It’s nice to not have to wait for a soap to dry, and to know that water hasn’t seeped into the sides or bottom of the jar. However, since I’ve also been weighing everything for a while, it’s curious how much less soap I need when loading directly from a jar, compared to if I want a similar lather from a bowl. Not sure how to explain that, and perhaps I’ll have to do some more testing still.

Nice write up ALI I like the points you covered. I don’t think there is anything wrong with bowl lathering as long as you enjoy the process and results you get from the shave. I have never tried any of those bowls but the Aesop seems like it would work well for me. Maybe I like the shape and material they use, seems durable.

That was fun reading, thanks again for linking that up ALI

Excellent write up  I really like my Symmetrical Pottery.. 

Excellent write up  I really like my Symmetrical Pottery.. 

That is a terrific looking lather bowl CK89 !

Excellent write up  I really like my Symmetrical Pottery.. 

That is a terrific looking lather bowl CK89 !

I agree with Ali ,  nice looking bowl!

Gents, I wrote a review, here, of some of the excellent lather bowls you all recommended to me over the past year, including the Captains Choice (copper and ceramic), Aesop, Symmetrical Pottery, and Pereira Unbreakable. I thought I'd pass on in case helpful. Thanks and happy shaves.

Came across this thread while thread digging. ALI I'm curious what lather bowl or bowls you are favoring lately?

Gents, I wrote a review, here, of some of the excellent lather bowls you all recommended to me over the past year, including the Captains Choice (copper and ceramic), Aesop, Symmetrical Pottery, and Pereira Unbreakable. I thought I'd pass on in case helpful. Thanks and happy shaves.

Came across this thread while thread digging. ALI I'm curious what lather bowl or bowls you are favoring lately?

Thanks keto … I rotate between the Captains Choice Copper, Periera, and Symmetrical Pottery at the moment.