SOTD by u/Crossan1983

LGSOTD 04-July

• Brush: AP Shave Co. - Handcraft Lemon Drop 26mm TGN Boar #TEXASPIGSTINKMASSACRE #TOLL
• Razor: Ever Ready - 1912 #TWINS
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE
• Lather: Gentleman’s Nod - Juniper
• Post Shave: Gentleman’s Nod – Juniper AS
• Fragrance: Gentleman’s Nod – Juniper EDP

Introduction

The issue attempting to be resolved by the following experiment is the reduction of terminal hair growth, ensuring the use of a sufficiently keen blade loaded into a carefully engineered receptacle utilising a brush comprised of the hair of sus scrofa to create a lather of sufficient density and lubrication from a soap inspired by the vernal equinox to ensure removal of said growth with the absence of dermal irritation.

Equipment and Method

• Brush: 64.11mm Loft, TGN sus scrofa
• Water Hardness: ≤50ppm mineral content
• Water Volume: Absolute volume not recorded, added dropwise^(1)
• Load: 20 seconds
• Rotations: \~15 clockwise, 15 anticlockwise
• Brush Pressure: Minimal
• Lather Building: 60 seconds
• Blade and Receptacle: 3-faceted PTFE coated stainless steel blade held in a spring loaded ever-ready 1912
• Passes: 2
• Direction(s): WTG/ATG

• Pressure: Minimal

• ok I didn’t actually add dropwise as I don’t have a pipette at home

Following the methods above a lather of sufficient density and slickness was created to ensure drag-free movement of the blade and receptacle. Whilst not all presence of terminal hair was removed, a sufficient quantity was removed to obtain a smooth and irritation free outcome.

Discussion

Whilst there are always margins for error within any experiment, with influence both external^(2) and internal^(3), pre-analytical error^(4) and manufacturing tolerances that cannot be accounted for, the outcome was positive and with said methods recorded we are 95% confident that the outcome could be replicated over multiple iterations, however new user influences must be taken into account.

1. Screaming kid

2. Damn Tired

3. Bugger I miss loaded the blade

…load of waffle but kept me amused, I don’t often pay attention to what I am doing but that genuinely made me keep my mind in it, perhaps not quite as relaxing as the norm but certainly interesting. The AP Shave Co. handle picked up from a handcraft drop (a couple of years ago I think) is perfect for a tall boar, fits perfectly in my dinner plate sized hands. Threw in one of my work reference books, which I only just realised is also on theme for the photo scavenger hunt - happy coincidence.

Cracking shave, smelling good and looking forward to the day ahead.

Hope everyone has a grand day.

Cheers

Marc

#ROTY

#PhotoContest

[LGSOTD 04-July](https://lensdump.com/i/JZLKak)

* **Brush:** AP Shave Co. - Handcraft Lemon Drop 26mm TGN Boar #TEXASPIGSTINKMASSACRE #TOLL
* **Razor:** Ever Ready - 1912 #TWINS
* **Blade:** Personna - GEM PTFE
* **Lather:** Gentleman’s Nod - Juniper
* **Post Shave:** Gentleman’s Nod – Juniper AS
* **Fragrance:** Gentleman’s Nod – Juniper EDP

**Introduction**

The issue attempting to be resolved by the following experiment is the reduction of [terminal hair growth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_hair), ensuring the use of a sufficiently keen blade loaded into a carefully engineered receptacle utilising a brush comprised of the hair of [sus scrofa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar) to create a lather of sufficient density and lubrication from a soap inspired by the [vernal equinox](https://gentlemansnod.com/collections/juniper-reverie/products/copy-of-musashi-origin-series-shave-soap) to ensure removal of said growth with the absence of dermal irritation.

**Equipment and Method**

* **Brush:** [64.11mm Loft](https://lensdump.com/i/JitDea), TGN sus scrofa
* **Water Hardness:** ≤50ppm mineral content
* **Water Volume:** Absolute volume not recorded, added dropwise^(1)
* **Load:** 20 seconds
* **Rotations:** \~15 clockwise, 15 anticlockwise
* **Brush Pressure:** Minimal
* **Lather Building:** 60 seconds
* **Blade and Receptacle:** 3-faceted PTFE coated stainless steel blade held in a **spring** loaded ever-ready 1912
* **Passes:** 2
* **Direction(s):** WTG/ATG
* **Pressure:** Minimal

1. ok I didn’t actually add dropwise as I don’t have a pipette at home

Following the methods above a lather of sufficient density and slickness was created to ensure drag-free movement of the blade and receptacle. Whilst not all presence of terminal hair was removed, a sufficient quantity was removed to obtain a smooth and irritation free outcome.

**Discussion**

Whilst there are always margins for error within any experiment, with influence both external^(2) and internal^(3), pre-analytical error^(4) and manufacturing tolerances that cannot be accounted for, the outcome was positive and with said methods recorded we are 95% confident that the outcome could be replicated over multiple iterations, however new user influences must be taken into account.

2. Screaming kid

3. Damn Tired

4. Bugger I miss loaded the blade

…load of waffle but kept me amused, I don’t often pay attention to what I am doing but that genuinely made me keep my mind in it, perhaps not quite as relaxing as the norm but certainly interesting. The AP Shave Co. handle picked up from a handcraft drop (a couple of years ago I think) is perfect for a tall boar, fits perfectly in my dinner plate sized hands. Threw in one of my work reference books, which I only just realised is also on theme for the photo scavenger hunt - happy coincidence.

Cracking shave, smelling good and looking forward to the day ahead.

Hope everyone has a grand day.

Cheers

Marc

\#ROTY

\#PhotoContest