Thread: Making soap

Originally Posted by LoriB

OMG! I hope he doesn't look over my shoulder. The peach fuzz on his chin doesn't grow thick enough for shaving yet. It wouldn't stop him though. He would still be begging for soap.

Lori

it would make a great gag gift for xmas!

Originally Posted by LoriB

OMG! I hope he doesn't look over my shoulder. The peach fuzz on his chin doesn't grow thick enough for shaving yet. It wouldn't stop him though. He would still be begging for soap.

Lori

Lol. Bacon is how I know God loves us. Except for the vegetarians. They're screwed. On a side note, if you haven't tried MamaBear's soaps yet, Lori, I highly recommend them. I found a cream I like a bit better, but I keep coming back to Mama Bear. Her soaps are reasonably priced and work amazingly well. In fact, I've got a shave stick from her that the twist mechanism broke on and she was kind enough to send me a replacement and let me keep the stick. If you'd like to get it out of the shave stick I'll happily toss it in the mail to you. It's a vanilla sandalwood scent. Just PM me you're address and I'll put it in the mail to ya on Monday if you'd like it. It's this one Sandalwood Vanilla Glycerin Shave Soap Sandalwood Vanilla Glycerin Shave Soap [shvso67] - $9.99 : Mama Bears Soaps and Gift Shop , Mama Bears Shaving Soaps and Bath Products for the Discerning Gentleman and Lady but in a stick form. I think I smell like pure awesome when I use it but my wife requests it when I shave her legs.

+1 for mama bears for your glycerin based soap needs. i have the lime ice tub. really like it, but i'm probably going to try to trade it for a cream.

Originally Posted by LoriB

Is it really worth it to make shaving soap from scratch?

Probably not. I consider myself to be a good home shave soap maker. I can modify melt and pour and get a decent soap but its not as good as most like. Goats milk soap I cant get to do much of anything. My goal was to make a cheap soap for myself. I did and others can agree its good. It took many many batches of crap soap to get a good soap. To make good soap youve got to use good ingredients. Ive sold many a puck of mine and to be honest its almost not worth the hassle. I cant get the price super low and still make money. Now if you want to make it for fun and use it then go ahead.

Originally Posted by LoriB

I know some of you have done soap making of both types. Is it really worth it to make shaving soap from scratch?

Lori

I think it is since a small batch will yield a pound of soap which is 4 bars depending how you cut it.

The up front cost is rather expensive especially if you buy some high end fragrance oils..some of them can cost up to $30.00 an ounce. But once you have all the ingredients bought in bulk you'll have soap for a few years. Of course I'm talking just shower soap, shaving soap is a little differant and takes some experimenting. My first three batches were lye heavy and burnt my skin even after a year of sitting..needles to say they went in the trash. Once I found a good recipe and with a little altering I have plenty of shaving soap for a long long time.
But like the others have stated it's not really worth the hassle to try and sell it unless you live in an erea were no one else makes home made soap.