TXpipecarver, I do use Olive Oil in my shave soaps. I re-checked my listing for that soap on my site, and I saw that the ingredients list is not shown in the order the ingredients are added which they should be. My error, and that has been corrected to reflect the order of ingredients based on quantity used. Olive Oil is the 5th ingredient after several other oils. It's been my experience that Olive Oil is not a good base for a shaving soap mostly because it just doesn't create a quality lather. Thanks drawing my attention to that listing so I could make that change, and best of luck to you in your soap making endeavors! -Chris (Link back to the corrected listing Mens Travel Shave Soap / Vegan Mens Wet Shaving Soap / Red Leaf Natural Bath and Body Seattle, WA.)