Thread: Adding Glycerin to your shaving soap. Why?

What is it supposed to do?

Hi,

It is supposed to act like a moisturizer. Some soaps can dry your skin. Glycerin will keep skin from drying out and flaking. You do not need a lot.

- Mike

Like Mbrando said, it fights against drying soaps. The thing is, though, I do not understand why you would use glycerin to make up for what a product should already have.

I have noticed that soaps with glycerin dry the most.
For example Col. Conk dries very quickly when applied to my skin, and even Mitchell's which also contains glycerin (even in less percentage) dries the same very quickly.

I've used it in Uber recipes. Just 5 drops or so, and a shot of Kiss my face, in your favorite shave soap, mixed in a scuttle of course, will give you a lather explosion, and extra moisturising. A good one is MWF, Musgo Real, and 5 drops of Glycerin. Glen's recipe...

This is fun, and usefull, especially for guys that have hard water, or have trouble building lather, or just if you want loads of rich creamy lather....

Glycerin is Hygroscopic, Attracts water molecules, It will add volume to your lather....

Originally Posted by zib

I've used it in Uber recipes. Just 5 drops or so, and a shot of Kiss my face, in your favorite shave soap, mixed in a scuttle of course, will give you a lather explosion, and extra moisturising. A good one is MWF, Musgo Real, and 5 drops of Glycerin. Glen's recipe...

This is fun, and usefull, especially for guys that have hard water, or have trouble building lather, or just if you want loads of rich creamy lather....

Hi,

Oh so it works as lather assist to build a richer lather too. I did not know that. I'll have to try it now.

- Mike