Thread: Interesting Soap Rebatching Experiment

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I tried this and it works pretty well. It's kind of messy to make and I didn't add any other scent. It's better than Williams but not quite Tobac or PC. Approx $2.50 for a 6 1/2 oz puck

sounds easy enough. May have to give it a try.

It was actually way better than I was expecting, the lather wasn't thin and it lasted a long time and worked well with a straight and DE. It smells like Dovory, that's the only downside.

I made soap using Jack A. Kelly's recipe (below). Nice scent & I like it a lot. Only down side, water has to be very hot for it to lather. Softer soaps like Van Der Hagen will lather with lukewarm water. So I stole my GF's electric kettle and re-purposed it. (God she hates that :-)

Jack A. Kelly's shaving soap recipe:

I get the Melt and Pour Olive Oil soap from Michaels. Also available
from Hobby Lobby.
Here's my recipe.
1 cup melt and pour olive oil soap.
1/2 cup of Suave Body wash for men.
3 tablespoons of castor oil
1 tablespoon of bentonite clay ( made from WalMart Special Kitty kitty
litter and beat to a fine powder in a blender)

Melt the soap in a microwave. Put in for 20 seconds then stir. Repeat
until completely liquid.
Add the 1/2 cup of liquid Suave Body Wash.
Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Pour into suitable containers (makes about 4 normal size cakes)

I haven't tried any of the high end soaps but this is the best thing
I've used. The soap lathers great and stays moist longer than anything
else I've ever used. This is the result of a lot of experimenting. I
added the liquid soap to increase the lather and add the scent. Next
experiment will be unscented liquid soap and adding some sandalwood
scent.

If anyone tries this let me know how it works for you.

Sounds interesting.
I used bentonite clay from a Health Food store and a bar of "Clearly Natural" Glycerin soap a few years ago and that worked very well also. !/2 Teaspoon of clay mixed in a small amount of water (less than a teaspoon) mixed into the microwave melted soap and poured it into a mug.

The Wiki says to use one bar of Dove and one bar of Ivory. I didn't see it, but what would be the reason for one of each?

I would assume that Dove and Ivory can be substituted for two bars of a higher quality soap....no?

What does the clay do?

Originally Posted by Shoki

What does the clay do?

It makes it more slick

Originally Posted by Fbones24

The Wiki says to use one bar of Dove and one bar of Ivory. I didn't see it, but what would be the reason for one of each?

I would assume that Dove and Ivory can be substituted for two bars of a higher quality soap....no?

I was thinking the same thing.
Maybe just to use the Ivory as a base, they both use Tallow as a possible ingredient, the Dove would have the skin conditioners that the Ivory wouldn't. I just followed the directions exactly this time. It was certainly inexpensive $1.55 for the Dove, $.50 for the Ivory, $.60 for the Castor oil and $.17 for the Olive oil.

Ivory is pretty much pure soap, that is it consists almost entirely of sodium salts of various fatty acids. Dove on the other hand is a mix of soap (again sodium salts of various fatty acids) mixed with a number of synthetic surfactants. Since both are produced commercially, they do not contain any natural glycerine. P&G does make a version of Ivory with added glycerine. There is an unscented version of Dove, but all versions of ivory contain fragrance. Dove also contains some unreacted fatty acids to adjust the pH to essentially neutral. Some versions of Ivory are also pH adjusted, but the classic version has pH of 9.5, which is not unusual for soap.