Slightly curious what types of basic soaps folks put
into their box grater for the purpose of making or
improving their shaving soap.
I ask because I think I found a prize component bar soap.
Kirk's Castile Original Coco bar soap.
It is a coconut soap with coconut oil and vegetable glycerin.
and little more.
I ran a shave brush over a bar of it this morning and
goodness did it lather thickly and quickly. I had finished
shaving already so I do not how it shaves so I cannot
say more than it lathers like crazy. I suspect it might
not be a great shave soap all by itself but it could be a
good start or a good amendment.
Their web site is interesting
Kirk's Natural Products : Coco Castile Soaps and more
they even report a pH value for a 1% solution of 9.6
for which I have no comparable data. It might be
just alkaline enough to soften the beard for shaving
and still not be irritating.
As a start I thought I might add a dusting of bentonite clay to a
pile of grated soap to convert it to a shaving soap. What
other adjustments make sense. It is apparently
a great lather in hard water according to the package.
Thoughts?