Thread: Confused, to melt or grate

Harris is a milled soap you cannot melt it like you can a glycerin based soap. You shouldn't have to fully submerge the soap. Just splash some water on the top of the puck and let it sit for a minute or two, but even this should be unnecessary.

I like to melt mine... it gets the bubbles out.

rather than risk ruining soap. i just grate soaps now.. someone advised grating williams and it really improved performance.

Victor,

+1

For soaps that are very hard (e.g. MWF), grating really does help the lathering process.

After I grated my MWF, and compacted it into a Tupperware box, it was so much easier to load the brush compared to the orginal puck

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I think I may change my mind on this.

MWF, I've grated and molded before with good results..Here's what I've been told:

If it's clear, or has that translucent look to it, like most glycerin based soaps, I.E. Mama Bears, SRD's, you can melt them...

If it's not, like MWF, Tabac, C&S 88 to name a few, you grate it....

Maybe a really stupid question, but why would you grate or melt a soap?

I'm a "melter" myself...I use VDH...I just melt it in the microwave and add my fragrance of choice (3 right now...bay rum, Joop and Clubman) then let it solidify. No problem with the puck moving in the cup. I tried melting Tabac and it failed miserable...all it did was rise a bit like a cake and never did get liquified...plus it turns out I don't like the smell. The problem I have with the lathering taking longer is, I think, the result of the incredibly hard water we have out here...