Homemade cream?

[TTfireman]

Okay so I saw the "redneck" soap that jockys makes and it looked like a great idea. I fully plan on trying to round up the ingredients tomorrow. But it really got me to thinking, could I make my own cream? I currently use C.O. Bigelow's cream with some cull walmart brand soap and a little glycerine to make uberlather. (I live in Oklahoma City and to the best of my knowledge there aren't any good places around here to procure a good soap. I also don't want to amass a huge inventory of soaps from the Internet as I try to find one I like. Hence the cull walmart soap.) I fancy myself quite the chef so I'm sure if someone has a cream recipe that I could follow it. But then again I can normally taste my concoctions and adjust as needed. Basically does anyone have a good cream recipe (preferably one that I could play with the fragrances and oils in)? And I know this isn't the forum for it but I wouldn't mind a good aftershave recipe either. You know, so my scents match. Any help would be great!

Ty

[CarrieM]

Creams are fussy to make and they take 6-8 weeks before they are ready to use. My suggestion is to google shave cream recipe's and see what comes up for you.

[deusseteh]

there is a way to create your own cream but from what I heard it is very hard.To put it in simplest terms you need to make a soup from lye and fat, then place it in a slow cooker for a single night this helps it from being as lye heavy when this is done you put it in a stand mixer and wipe it with water. Then wait a week when this is done its ready to use. The main thing is to be careful Im trying this out next week and hope it turns out.

[CarrieM]

Be careful what oils you use or you will end up with a very foamy lather that does not hold up for shaving. Works fine for a cream facial soap, but really stinks at dense creamy lathering

[omegapd]

Yep, like others have said- too hard to just whip up something quick. My advice is to go to the closest bookstore, check out the hobby section, and get a book on soap making. Most of them have all the tips you need, plus recipes and how to get started.

[TTfireman]

I've tried to find some recipes on google. They all seem to be a quick single use type thing. Or at least that was the impression I got. I'm really looking for something I can make a decent sized batch of and put in tubs. I know it won't be easy, or quick for that matter, but I have plenty of patience. He'll, I brew my own beer.

[CarrieM]

Check out the yahoo group cream soap makers, They have a lot of information on their site as well as recipes