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Thread: How to ruin Proraso soap

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    Default How to ruin Proraso soap

    I was down to a couple of loose chunks of Proraso Red in the bowl.
    I soaked it over night in some water, microwaved it, and then whisked it from a slightly clear state to a white creamy one.
    Poured it back into the bowl and let it firm up.
    I figured I nailed it until I went to shave.
    Had a hell of a time working up a decent lather.
    I killed something that permits a foamy thick lather.
    Lessen learned.

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    Heating shea butter or most ingredients in soaps and creams over 175 F (80 C) will kill any properties they have.

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    When I was about 12; I tried to make milk chocolate by melting dark chocolate and adding sugar together with some condensed milk.
    Didn't work and ruined the saucepan that I was using.

    When I was about 14; I watched a documentary about brandy distillers and tried to make brandy by boiling wine and letting it cool down.
    Didn't work either and must have ruined a perfect bottle of wine from our cellar.


    Even though it didn't upset my parents terribly then; I have taken a more cautious approach since then before I try to modify complex chemical compositions.



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    I agree with Mark. Heat killed the lather properties.

    On the rare occasion I have to nuke soap I use 5 second pulses until the soap will conform to the bowl/mug/cup. The soap itself never gets past the warm stage.
    If you don't care where you are, you are not lost.

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    +1 on daves suggestion, you can use a double boiler and gently heat or for soft soaps just stand in a bowl of warm water for a while. Job done.
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    Good to know!
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    Sounds like a lot of work for a couple of loose chunks!
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    I tried microwaving soap once, failed. I tried heating a hard puck on the stove to "melt" it to pour into a nice decanter, failed. Best thing I have found is to slip the cheese grater out of the kitchen and use it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by shooter74743 View Post
    I tried microwaving soap once, failed. I tried heating a hard puck on the stove to "melt" it to pour into a nice decanter, failed. Best thing I have found is to slip the cheese grater out of the kitchen and use it...
    Just hope that SWMNO doesn't catch you!
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    One of the few benefits of being on call 5 days a week...do stuff like that and then "load the dishwasher & run it"...you get brownie points for cleaning up the kitchen & she never knows!!!! Momma didn't raise no fool!
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