Thread: How would Fels-Naptha work?

I have tons of Fels-Naptha and Zote soap bars under my sink for making my own laundry detergent.

How would this stuff work as a shaving soap?

I tried some liquid laundry soap for a few days.
It really dried my skin. Went back to Noxema.

OMG

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo



Just No


Fels-Naptha is bad as a Hand Soap let alone a soap around your face Eyes and Nose, way too harsh

You would have to REALLY really spread it thin inside a mixture to have it anywhere near safe


I am not familiar with Zote



Edit:
Fels - Naptha

The Naptha is Benzene I looked

I keep the stuff in the Laundry room myself, nothing works better for getting stains especially Grease and Oil outta clothes :P

Even watch that cheap sci fi flick "The Hideous Sun Demon"?

That's what he uses to shave with.

Kinda' the answers I was expecting, but hey... ya' never know 'til ya' ask!

Zote is pretty much the same thing (serves the same purpose anyway), only it's pink.

I make laundry detergent by mixing equal parts of grated soap, 20 Mule Team Borax, and Washing Soda.

Oh man I thought you were kidding! I use that stuff to intentionally dry the heck out of my skin when I get poison ivy badly, I couldn't imagine shaving with it!
To each his own but sheesh I really suggest not even trying this one just for kicks!

Originally Posted by SteveWetshaves

Oh man I thought you were kidding! I use that stuff to intentionally dry the heck out of my skin when I get poison ivy badly, I couldn't imagine shaving with it!
To each his own but sheesh I really suggest not even trying this one just for kicks!

I wasn't thinking about what it would do to skin...
I was thinking more along the line of what it would do to the whiskers to dry them out and make them more brittle.

Yeah, we use Fels-Naptha up here in the north country for poison ivy and mosquito bites, works well for that - I would recommend not using it for shaving...HOWEVER,
whats it gonna do? kill you?

report back (if you are able) with how it works if and when you give it whip

Making the whiskers stiff and brittle ain't what you want. Tc

I've got a couple cans of brake cleaner...I wonder if I could shave with that?