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Well, the soap is really good. Really pleased with myself. :)

The soap is nice and hard and pearly white and forms a lovely thick cream, as opposed to a foam which collapses.

I shall send out...

The hot process batch went on last night. I am very pleased with it. It has many advantages over cold process, the first being a soap of equal consistancy as all the soap is guaranteed to gel. My...

My test batches last week turned out much better in terms of lather stability. Additional glycerine did the trick. The lather is still not creamy enough but I have changed the recipe again and will...

Hey, good man Ilija! You Serbs are a hard bunch.

I'm glad my first batch hasn't put you off and you have found some use for it at least. sreća u nesreći :nj

Like I said before, I won't be...

Two new recipes went on at the weekend. One looks really beautiful, but will wait and see how the lather behaves.

Been having a bit of a chat with our resident "ladyintheroom", Jean, and she has...

Yep, its not easy, which is why I have the upmost respect for Colleen.

Unlike Colleen I do shave myself though, so at least have the advantage of a little self experimentation to move things along...

OK, Cheers Ilija,

I pretty much knew what you guys were going to say, and I agree with your findings. I guess after working on a few recipes and promising samples I just wanted to get a few out...

Cheers LX,

I have the same opinion, about the lather stability. I have made other soaps where the lather lasts forever so will go back to a recipe similar to those. Actually I may send out some of...

Don't get too excited guys. There is still a fair bit oif work to be done on these soaps I'm sure. I just want some basic feedback at this early stage to check I am on the right lines.

The samples are finally in the post - sorry it has taken so long but i have been out the country a fair bit - meeting up with Al Gore of all people!

I haven't sent any to the USA yet. Will wait to...

Hi Gents,

Good news.

Its taken me 6 months or so to get it sorted but I finally have a product worthy of being tested.

I have two to be tested. I think you are going to love one but won't...

OK, quick update.

I've tried two more batches since the last updates. Some with Stearic acid in (common in shaving creams), some with Cocoa butter in and various other stuff. I'm getting a good...

The batch I made last week is better :) but is still not perfect. I've got to be honest, Colleens soap still has the edge, although I am not that far away now and know where I can make big...

How could I forget about little old you?:D

It looks like there will be two soaps coming out for the first round of testing and all the guys that have bought Colleens sopas from me and anyone else...

Hey no problem Nicky, I hope you like the soap.

My newly formulated batch of shaving soap came out the mold yesterday and cut up perfectly too. Washing up the mold produced a nice creamy lather...

My new recipe went on today. It traced extremely fast but everything went OK.

I think this recipe will be awesome based on the soap calc numbers. Will wait and see.

My last soap was pretty good...

I am no expert and don't want to discourage you from trying things out but in my view you are in way too deep and at the bottom of the pool. :D

I would make a regular bath soap first and see how...

I second what Suzuki said, it is time consuming and can be expensive but the products are better than commercial brands. Unfortunately I fear the recipe you have there will not be too good but we...

Thanks Nicky,

I have this recipe too but have not tried it yet. I have tried 5 now and have about another 5 to go, although this one is further down the pile based on my newly aquired knowledge of...

Oh yeah, and I am experimenting with cocoa butter too. This is supposed to create a good stable lather and moisturize too.

I am also thinking of replacing the clay with Aloe Vera as this causes...

Thanks for the response guys,

I have a few shaving soaps made now, some are better than others. One is pretty good and has the right lather consistancy I am after but the lather doesn't hold up...

Well the soap came out the mold perfectly. They are uniform in consistancy, look great and smell great. They are slightly more sticky to the touch at the moment than the other soaps. I guess this is...

Suzuki,

Many thanks for the EXCELLENT feedback!

Colleen has mentioned the two Sues on B&B and shave my face and i intend to have a better browse around there soon as I want to sell Colleens...

Hmmm, I just finished a batch of shaving soap to a very simple recipe based on olive oil. I added some shea butter and glycerine as emmolients and soothers. Everything seems to go just too well which...

The pine and sandalwood bath soap I made yesterday came out the mold just now and I am really chuffed with it. The bar is super smooth and looks like a professionally made soap. I can't wait to try...