Adding Glycerin to Shave Soap

i picked up some 99.9% pure Glycerin from CVS today and want to try adding it to my shave soap....I've heard it really helps with building a great lather, and makes the "slickness" on the skin better....

does anybody have any experience with this? from what I have read it seems like it can only help, it can't hurt anything....

I want to try it tonight on my Taylor Of Old Bond St Sandalwood shave soap....and perhaps my SRD Sandalwood shave soap as well...

anybody have any idea how much to use? I've heard anywhere from 2 to 3 drops, to a squirt haha any help would be greatly appreciated

thanks!

Boarder,
Be careful with your use of glycerin. Excessive amount will ruin your rather. I rarely uberlather, since I hold that quality soaps do not need to be spiked. The occasion that I encounter a low to moderate quality soap I add an almond size of cream — Institute Karite or Arko unscented — plus five drops of glycerin.

thanks! I'm thinking of starting with just a drop or 2 and work my way up slowly if necessary

I did use a couple drops a few years ago, but somehow found I didn't really need whatever it could provide to the soaps and creams I have.
As Obie says though, be careful with that stuff, too much is not a good thing imho:)

I have hard water here so certain soaps don't lather well or easily. I only use it when I have to and when I do its 2 drops max.

2 or 3 drops is about all you would need....IF you needed it....

I am with the masses on this,
if you use to much it can leave your face sticky as well,
I started with 5-6 drops and now 2-3 is all I use when I use it.
I have hard water and it will help some soaps,
I have found I like to add 1 drop to my Nivea balm for post shave when I use it during the winter months

As the others have stated, just a few drops will do. If you add too much glycerin it will actually suck the moisture out of your lather instead of improving it.

Ryan is 100% right, well according to the research I did anyway. I think I read that soaps cant contain more than about 20% glycerin for that reason.
I use a little bit, can't really say exactly how much, but it's about a third of a pump.
Regards ed

I tried it, only one or two drops, on budget soaps like Williams or VDH. Ive also used glycerin 50/50 with grapessed oil as a pre-shave. Works great.

Ditto the use of 2 or 3 drops to improve the lather. I have skin sensitive to menthol and eucalyptus (due to Rosacea) and have concocted my own uber lather that takes care of the problem of getting a comfortable shave.

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and have concocted my own uber lather that takes care of the problem of getting a comfortable shave.

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I realize this is an old thread, but I discovered a good use for some so-called "Shave Oil" i purchased.

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Purchased this as a "Shave Oil" but it really is a gel marketed toward women for leg shaving. A few reviews were from men saying that it was a good shave oil. I tried it as a shave oil (actually a gel undercoat) with lather on top and it's not that good in that combination for my skin and shaving. But when I read the ingredients and realized the top ingredient was Glycerin, I decided to add a pump to some soaps and creames that really don't lather much for me. I like Colonel Conk's Line soap but it's low-lather for my water. With a squirt of this gel on top of the soap cake with some water and YOW! Super lather. Great shave. The same with Cremo. I really like Cremo but it's very low-later by design. A squirt of this in my bowl with some Cremo and it's now a decent laterhing cream.

FYI.

-Zip

I've been using 3 or so drops of glycerin in the bowl before I mix lather for as long as I can remember. I was firmly convinced that it was working wonders.
Recently I went on a 2+ week vacation and didn't take the glycerin.
During the time I noticed absolutely no difference in the lathering, the slickness, the glide or anything else.
Now I'm not so sure about the working wonders part.

Pete <:-}

If it is a good soap, there really is no need to add more glycerin as the soap should have a sufficient amount of glycerin in it, along with other good ingredients.
This is one of the main reasons I much prefer tallow-based soaps. :)

A good soap should require no additions, if you need to add glycerin IMO, you're using the wrong soap or not getting the soap / water ratio correct.

Aside from that, too much glycerine will fry your face and completely dry your skin out.

I sometimes add a drop or 2 as a substitute for water if my lather is a bit dry while whipping. Although I cannot say that there is a definite night & day improvement, I do not notice any adverse effects from it. :shrug: