Thread: Confused, to melt or grate

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?

Originally Posted by BrickBag

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

To make it fit in the container of your choice....

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...

Never melt Williams. i tried this today and it seemed to cook the soap which smelled really nasty. I have to pry the soap from my mug to put in my soap bowl and then rinse my mug with hot water to get the cooked soap out of it. VDH on the other hand melts great and holds to the bottom of what ever you put it in to cool down.