Will I need to purchase a sahving bowl? My Omega comes in a bowl-like container, so I just lather it up as is.
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I use the glycerine soap to augment the main shaving lather. Just continue making lather the same way you always have but get your brush nicely loaded with the glycerine soap for a faster and fuller lather.
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You don't have to as it comes in a plastic container and you can lather it in there. However, I take mine out and put it a bowl I've kept.
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I used the jar of the previous shave soap that I had. I like that I have a lid on the shave soap. I feel it is more sanitary.
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This soap is great. It lathers up well. You will need a good brush and a brush stand. You will need a little bigger shaving bowl to get the wrist action going to whip up the lather.Shave in the shower for a real close shave. Hope this helps.
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Lather in a bowl. This soap is quite thick, and needs a couple drops of water to lather. Basically what I do is take a dry shave brush and whisk it around on the soap until I get a decent amount on the hairs. Then I get a wide coffee mug, put enough water in it so that just the bottom of the cup is covered (shouldn't be more than a little water!). Then I swish the brush with soap on it in the mug for about 10 seconds or until it builds a nice lather!
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Soak your brush in hot sink for a couple minutes. Remove brush from sink and let excess water drip from bristles. Swirl brush in the soap until brush is well charged. Maybe 50 swirls in the soap bowl. You can then continue creating lather in your shave bowl or directly face lather until you find the right consistency. Add a few drops of water to your shave bowl to make more lather or barely dip the tip of your brush in the sink to make more lather if you chose not to use a bowl and prefer to face lather. It lathers wonderfully with little effort.
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I wondered the same thing so I did the Live Chat with Ninja. The agent told me this: "You would need to purchase the prep system to add to the unit. It grates, shreds and slices. Unfortunately not all of our products are on our website. To order for $59.95, please contact our customer service department at 1-800-798-7398 from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm E.S.T., Monday to Saturday or 9:00 am to 8:00pm E.S.T., Sunday."The Ninja agent sent me this, too. It has a separate bowl as seen here: http://www.sharkclean.com/manual/XSK770_30_IS_E_120928_3.pdf.
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I have the higher-end version of this and the soap just stays in the mug/bowl after I've lathered up. It "glues" itself to the ceramic just from the water left in on the soap. No need to do anything fancy.
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Hi. As far as the razor handle is concerned I believe it is. Having no other razor to compare it too I can't say with absolute certainty but I feel it is fairly long. As far as the bowl goes, its very light and flimsy. If you put it in the sink with hot water (to keep the lather warm) it is more likely to float or tip over. Additionally the loft of the brush is too big to get good movement to build a decent lather (too big for the bowl) It would probably work much better with a smaller brush. I've since bought a ceramic bowl and Im happy with that. I hope that helped you out.
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The bowl is smooth at the bottom and the soap will slide around as you prepare to lather up. I prefer the bowl due to its dexterity I have dropped it and it didn't get any cracks.
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Hello. I take a dish rag, pour alcohol on it, place it inside the unit. I then use a long wooden kitchen spoon to move the rag around to clean the build up. For the harder to reach areas, I have a long thin brush that was originally purchased in a 3 brush set to clean my fish tank. Those work great. I also use q-tips dipped in alcohol to clean the inside of the detachable parts. Hope this helps
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I sent the bowl that I had back to the seller. The bowl is glazed on the outside and the upper rim; but, the surface texture is too rough in my opinion. In time, a person my be able to grind down the inner surface to make it smoother. I discovered that I can use one of my Corel dessert plates and the back of a spoon to grind pills very fine. For my purposes, though, the medication doesn't need to be superfine since I'm mixing it with my cat's food. My concern was the same as yours.
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I have the ceramic bowl from this set that I use. After I am done shaving I generally take out the shaving puck, rinse out & dry the bowl. And then put the Shaving Soap puck back in. It doesn't get soggy. And only mildly sticks to the ceramic bowl
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No. But is usually put on the smaller side. Why would you want on the lager side, where all utensils are placed? A utensil in the GD is BAD. Good news, it is easy to switch the position of the GD. Better news is that you can get the sink with the smaller size bowl on the left if you want.
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I put re-fills of this shaving soap back into the original plastic container. Some guys, like my son, prefer wooden soap bowls; but I', wary of wood & moisture.
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I still have my Juiceman Jr. and I don't believe it's any more work to clean my Omega and actually the basket is definitely quicker since it is all metal. Just put it in soapy water immediately for a quick cleanup. I love my Omega!
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The interior and exterior of this bowl are smooth. A cake of shaving soap covers the bottom, so grooves wouldn't help. I have no problem generating lots of lather using a high quality brush.
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I don't quite follow, but I'll try and explain. It comes in a plastic container that functions as a shave bowl. Therefore, the soap can only be used if one has a shave brush to lather it up (i.e. you can't rub it on with your fingers). It does produce a great lather though, and I do highly recommend it.
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No, I would use a separate bowl to mix and then transfer for dispensing. It is so easy to clean and no dripping from the bottom. I love mine!!! :)
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Here's my daily process - take your lather bowl and fill it with warm to hot water and let the brush sit in there while you fill some portion of the sink with warm/hot water. Afterwards empty out nearly all the water. You just want a thin film of water on the bowl. Then shake out the excess water from the brush. Swirl your brush around in the soap. I usually do it for somewhere between 1-2 minutes and alternating between counter-clockwise and clockwise. Then take that lathered up brush and swirl it around in the bowl. It'll take another 1-2 minutes until the soap gets all nice and lathery. You don't want it looking "wet" - that means you stopped too early or left too much water in the bowl. Then apply to face.