Thread: goat milk soap

Old thread I know but just wanted to address some of the comments.

So my lovely bride took me to a craft fair over the weekend and at one booth the were selling goat milk soaps. There were different scents and formulations. They even had pucks...so to speak.




I've been curious about it for a while so I decided to give it a whirl.

Honestly, I don't know what the problem is people have with it. At least the puck I got lathered fine and stayed longer than I needed it to (i.e. there is always some overlap on unshaved areas). The same complaint is often made about Mitchell's Wool Fat soap. It may be expectations that are an issue. Neither of these makes a big, poofy, whipped cream looking leather like the canned goo but, personally, I don't even want that. All that foam just gets in my way. I like a flat leather and this puck gives that just fine. As with MWF, using the right lathering technique produced a fine, flat lather.

My complaint with it is that it doesn't leave much padding like the high fat soaps like MWF do for a second or overlapping pass. I had to relather to go over an area I had already shaved where the fatty soaps can be gone over again. That being said it does leave the skin smooth and soft. If you don't mind relathering it is worth a try, especially if you have dry or sensitive skin.