Thread: Melting Soap

How many of you melt soap into a shaving bowl? I'm thinking of trying it but not really sure the best way of doing it.

Steven

30 seconds in a the microwave on low power. After that, I stir them and then pop them in the fridge so they resolidify before they get a chance to precipitate out into layers.

don't try this on a milled soap, this is only good for glycyrine soaps.

I did it a couple of times using a double boiler...... Only coz I don't have a microwave.

You could just use a cheese grater to grate the soap into a container of your choice. Then just press it in. No need for heating.

Originally Posted by El Vee

You could just use a cheese grater to grate the soap into a container of your choice. Then just press it in. No need for heating.

Thats a good suggestion for a milled soap rather than glycerin. Coz a milled soap will not melt, no matter how much you try.

You might want to check out the thread "Shave Den Again !!!"
There is quite a bit of info there
The microwave method does work for glycerin based soaps but the soap mistress's here don't recommend it because of some of the low flash points of some of the scents... In other words you can wreck the scent...

Link = http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=15872

Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL

Thats a good suggestion for a milled soap rather than glycerin. Coz a milled soap will not melt, no matter how much you try.

Balderdash. Milled soap melts. I've done it.

I've heard of the milled soaps being melted after put in a bag in boiling water but never in a microwave.
As a matter of fact,I have tried it in the micro and it isn't pretty.

Originally Posted by ernestrome

Balderdash. Milled soap melts. I've done it.

No disrespect, but I'd like proof. Got any pictures? "Hard" soaps don't melt. They bubble up into something that is not pretty!

I no longer melt ANY type of soap. After having been told by more than one soap maker that doing this can compromise the integrity of the soap, I called it quits.

RT