WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
New subscribers welcome!
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https://gem.wetshaving.social - a nice modern interface
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Community Rules
Rule 1 - Behaviour and Etiquette
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Be Respectful. Do not bully, flame, or harass others.
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Malicious comments are not allowed but heated discussion and salty banter is okay.
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Low effort replies and complaints about content will be removed.
Rule 2 - Content Guidelines
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Mail Calls, Simple Questions, and SOTD posts belong in the recurring weekly threads.
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Posts must have sufficient content to generate a meaningful discussion.
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Images, links, or videos must include additional text that summarizes the topic.
Rule 3 - Reviews and Disclosure
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Use [First Impressions] in the title if your experience with the product is limited.
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Use the [Review] in the title if you can provide comprehensive details with enough familiarity to answer follow-up questions.
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Disclose how the product being reviewed was acquired (e.g., PIF, loan, or purchase). If the product was provided to you directly by the maker or vendor free of charge or at a discount, you must disclose this fact even if the item will later be returned to the maker or vendor.
Rule 4 - Advertising
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Vendors are to keep marketing within the biweekly Deals/New Products threads.
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Non-vendors may post topics about products if it will foster a compelling discussion.
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Do not solicit donations or share fundraisers without mod approval.
Rule 5 - Inappropriate Content
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All NSFW/L content must request mod approval and be flaired appropriately.
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Non-shaving related NSFW/L content is not allowed.
Rule 10 - Moderator Discretion
- The rules may not apply perfectly to every situation. The mods have final discretion.
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August 8, 2024
$Discord
$ShepherdsofStirling
Progress Album
Someone on Discord did an experiment with weighing soap before and after rinsing the tub. I'm a tub rinser (even when using the same tub all month), and never concerned myself with whatever gets rinsed down the sink.
That person took photos to show that they lost something like 3 grams of soap JUST by rinsing! Granted, they were using a soap base which is apparently known for going fast (Gentleman's Nod). I've never used that brand.
I recreated the experiment with Stirling, and I only lost 0.1 grams. So, basically nothing. Maybe it'd be 0.2 grams if I let the water evaporate a little bit before weighing... Either way, with a standard tub being 4 oz. (113 grams), it would take 565 rinses to deplete the entire tub.
Or, assuming 35 shaves out of a tub of soap, I'm rinsing 7 grams of soap down the drain during the life of the soap, which is .25 oz. So, maybe I'm wasting 1/16th of the tub by rinsing? This math is done with rounding up to .2 grams, so maybe I'm only wasting 1/32nd of the tub by rinsing assuming .1 grams per rinse.
So there you have it. I'm going to keep rinsing.