Thread: Hand made soaps

Harry, don't write off goat's milk based shaving soap just yet. "Quality" hand made goat's milk based soap gives a rich, thick and creamy lather that is wonderful. I don't get mine online but at a local flea market type place. I suppose you could get the same quality of soap online but the particular vendor I buy from does not sell online. It comes in many different fragrances, my personal favorite is the sandlewood.

Originally Posted by wildfirejoe00

Harry, don't write off goat's milk based shaving soap just yet. "Quality" hand made goat's milk based soap gives a rich, thick and creamy lather that is wonderful. I don't get mine online but at a local flea market type place. I suppose you could get the same quality of soap online but the particular vendor I buy from does not sell online. It comes in many different fragrances, my personal favorite is the sandlewood.

Whats it called? Not even on Etsy???

I have to add a few others to my list now. I have a tin of the Synergy Meta Nectar soap and I find it to be an excellent soap.

I'm really looking forward to this Bathmans Bananas. The other shaving forum has some good reviews of that soap.

Harry, I checked the wrapper that the soap came in. I tape them to the mug so that I remember which one is which. That probably sounds weird but I have many in my rotation. The part of the wrapper that I save has a picture of an elephant, the type of soap and fragrance, and the name, "Celestial Dreams". I found a web site, "Celestial Dreams.com, but it did not seem to have the variety of soaps as the vendor, so I'm not certain it's the same folks. Check it out. Maybe I just didn't look closely enough. The lady at the market said her boss did not sell the soaps online, maybe she was wrong.

Originally Posted by Splashone

Bob-

I haven't had the greatest luck with soaps until now. I had been exclusively a "cream" shaver until I tried the Stirling stuff. They sell sample pucks pretty damn cheap. Order the small tins to go with them and transfer the label from the wrapping to the tin. Great folks, Great product.

Just the opposite for me, 90% of my lathering is done with soaps. The creams I have are just fine but I prefer soaps for some reason. Oddly enough Sterling is one of the soaps that I could be persuaded to take a chance on. Just might in the New Year.

Bob

I should be making a batch of tallow shaving soap early next year, I just want to finish a few other projects in the workshop first

As i have sworn off any new soaps in 2015, I just made my last purchase for this year. Three pucks of Stirling and 2 samples.
I am good to go for the next several years.

Merry Christmas

Dave

Originally Posted by rolodave

As i have sworn off any new soaps in 2015, I just made my last purchase for this year. Three pucks of Stirling and 2 samples.
I am good to go for the next several years.

Merry Christmas

Dave

Not me, my wine cooler is not full of soaps yet so luckily or not I have a bit of room for new soaps in 2015.

Bob

Well Fellas, being off work is a danderous thing for me. I stayed up until 1:00 last night researching artisan made soaps. There is a lot of good, small batch soaps out there right now. Maggard razors sells a lot of them, along with the Italian barber.

In the past week I've bought 5 soaps. 2 I bought this morning from Maggard.


I received Pre de provence (not an artisan soap, but had to have) yesterday.
Yesterday I ordered 2 soaps from Soapy Bathman, Bananas and bayrum.
This morning I pulled the trigger on 2 more.
Tikki bar, land locked and the last one, and the one that has the most hype on other forums and youtube is....
Cattie's Bubbles, Le Piment De La Vie.

Merry Christmas to me!!!!

and of course to all of you!!!!!

I'll let you know what I think of them in the following month.