Aug. 24, 2022 - Headless Mammoth Hoggin' Day 24
AA Tags: #RawHoggin #MammothMafia
One more week of this and I don't anticipate any drastic changes over the next week. Concerns about the blade becoming tuggy and uncomfortable didn't come to fruition and it seems to have settled into a decently smooth state.
I've been examining the brush closely throughout the month and I've noticed that some of the thicker bristles that look slightly transparent seem to have developed into floppy noodles when wet and I'm not sure why that is. Almost like raw pasta vs cooked pasta in a way. Might be interesting to pull one of those out and observe it in a more controlled environment and see how water and wet/dry cycles affect its stiffness and all that, but I don't have the energy or patience to do that. But it does make me wonder whether I actually need to pull out those tougher bristles or if they'll mostly transition to this softer state and become comfortable even if they don't split.
I'm not sure if it's because I've hit the bottom of the tub, but my loading is getting a little bit sloppy again so I may need to shake out a bit more water when loading. I weighed my soap today and I'm down to 119.5g from 134.2g on the 9th. 134.2 - 119.5 = 14.7g used across 15 shaves so I'm averaging almost exactly 1 gram of soap used per day and I thought I was loading fairly heavily and getting luxurious lathers. This hog is really not a lather hog at all. I am a bit surprised after doing this calculation because I thought I was going through the soap quickly which resulted in me seeing the bottom of the tub. Maybe I do need the moar boar brush after all.
On a side note, I really love the Mammoth jar. I'm not sure if it's intentional (maybe u/MammothBen can comment) but the transparent sticker on the bottom of the tub is a nice touch. Now I have an angry Mammoth staring at me through the ring of death each time I look at the tub.
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