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So I picked up some glycerin and have mixed some great lathers. I have some unscented soaps that mix well with a scented cream...but I'd like to mix some of my scented soaps into the mix. That means I'll mix a scented soap with a differently scented cream. "So what?", you ask...and I agree. But since you're here, whatya think?
Thanks,
Jim
I do it all the time. My favorite is to mix some proraso cream (menthol) with some of my homemade cinnamon/clove soap... fire and ice!
I like mixing unscented AOS soap with KMF scented creams. But there is probably an unscented KMF cream that would work great with any scented soap.
But I love mitchells woolfat plus musgo real.
And I'm not at all averse to mixing say AOS lemon soap and JMFrasur or things like that.
Sometimes I mix complimentary scents, sometimes I match scents as close as possible and other times I use an unscented cream with a scented soap...
Sometimes though you can get a great scent and a so-so lather out of a mix, those I don't mix again :nono:
I do it all the time as well. I do find that if I use Tabac, the scent of it is so strong that it overpowers anything I've put with it so far. Not really a big deal since I like the smell of Tabac. ;)
Tod
that's very interesting, I've actually found the opposite to be true, but I suppose it depends on how strong the scent of your soap is.Quote:
Originally Posted by todot62
Are you combining Tabac CREAM with some other soap, or Tabac SOAP with some other cream? I'm using Tabac soap and combining it with a cream. Maybe the creams I'm using are just not that strong. I do know when I use Tabac with anything and smell my brush, say, 12 hour later, it is the Tabac that I smell.Quote:
Originally Posted by jockeys
BTW, I know everyone says it, but thanks for your great videos.:tu
Tod
I use the Tabac cream with other soapsQuote:
Originally Posted by todot62
The "old" formulation Body Shop cream works well when mixing. I believe you can still find it at some locations if you ask. As was mentioned previously, KMF Unscented works very well with scented soaps and is relatively cheap and easy to find at a Whole Foods or other organic grocery stores.
Enjoy
Joe
I'm with Joe on this one. KMF unscented cream works well with just about any soap. KMF also has a Vanilla Earth which is outstanding on it's own and also Peaches and Cream. These both are lightly scented and work well combining their scents with other soaps.
bj
Hi, gentlemen,
Do you use homemade sopas for shaving? Better than regulars? Do you add glycerin to your mixes?
Regards.
I often use the Bigelow cream with some glycerin added - it's my standby and I'm never dissapointed. I've tried uberlathering with other soap, but I find that "soap" dries me out - I also don't have $ to throw at the problem, so sticking with the regular for the moment does just fine.
I don't know what it is, but there's a difference. Regular soap doesn't cut it. You need shave soap, at least I do. I even got goat's milk shave soap from my favorite soap vendor and it wasn't any good. Stick to trusted shave soaps/creams and you'll be happier for it.
Hi ether,Quote:
Originally Posted by ethermantis
I will add glycerin to soap and cream but in different shaves. In other words, glycerin plus one of them. Monolather would be a good name for it?
Regards
I found a surprisingly good mix for uber, one that I found quite unexpectantly.
About a week ago I pulled out my current rotation soap, TGQ Leatherneck sampler. I looked in my lather bowl and there was still a dab of Castle Forbes Lime in there from my last shave - not quite enough for a full shave, but more than enough for uberlather. The result? A very pleasant aroma and a slick lather like no other!
Leatherneck and CF Limes...... who woulda thunk it???
Trumpers Coconut soap and D R Harris Arlington cream was great, both scent and performance wise, for me
Here is some food for thought for mixing scents etc. With as many soaps as I have they lose a good portion of their scent over time. I have in the past and will do so in the future fortify my older glycerin soaps that have lost a portion of their wonderful scents. I zap the glycerin bowl in the microwave until it is liquid and then mix some cologne of the same flavor [Bay Rum etc] into the bowl. I have done this several times and it works well. I have also taken an unscented soap and mixed in an aftershave [Aqua Velva Musk]. Your imagination and available scents [aftershave, cologne, EDT's, Bacon Fat, Garlic Oil, Whisky, WD-40] is what will determine your final product.
bj
I like to blend menthol cream and glycerin base peppermint soap.
A friend of mine sent me some exquisite home made soaps. I mixed it with cream and a few drops of glycerin.
I think that, even when it appears to be a very slicky and nice lather, it dries a bit. I will uberlather with dedicated soap and cream tomorro and see.
Nevertheless, I use this high end soaps for cleaning my face before shaving and going to bed and it leaves me a smooth and sweet sensation on my skin.
Be well.
Most of my soaps are Charles's QED and they are strongly scented. I tried some QED Lime with Salter's lime and I felt like it was too much of a good thing. What I do now is use MWF for mixing cream and soap. The wool fat has no scent that I can discern so I only get the scent of the cream. I have never tried mixing glycerin into the mix.