Thread: Jack Black

I've tried the jack black cream and it worked well for massaging in to my beard while in the shower and shaving with a cartridge razor. I tried it again once I got into wet shaving and it was pretty well worthless.

The best suggestion I've heard for disappointing shaving soaps is to just use them as regular shower soap.

Sounds like maybe recycled packing peanuts were another ingredient in this stuff.

Originally Posted by roughkype

The best suggestion I've heard for disappointing shaving soaps is to just use them as regular shower soap.

That's what I've done. I had a few soap makers attempt to make me shaving soap, All of them wound up in the shower....

This is going to be funny.. In my adventure for making soaps the one that I intended for shower... women apparently love it for shaving.. and I had one lady tell me that she prefers my old shaving soap formula for the shower...???? I asked her why and she said it was more moisturizing than bar soap..

It's really hard to come up with a shaving soap recipe.. NOW with that said anyone can do a Melt and pour... Everything is already done// and all you have to do is melt it.. then add fragrance, essential oils.. clay.. mix well.. and drop it into molds..... and it does make a decent soap.. it's heavy in glycerine and you can use it in 3 days..

However.. Cold processing (tallow as most like to call it) is an art form... you have to research oil properties and such.. and believe me it is a pain in the tail when you are creating a recipe.. and with shaving soap it is difficult because of the addition of clays.. You can put in bentonite only but then you have to ensure that the soap properties have a low oil pulling because the clay will already pull tons of oil from your skin.. and of course there are other clays too that will give a "Slick" Property and not be so drying.. My first formula dried way too fast because it had too much bentonite.. Then you have to worry about Soft versus Harder puck of soap.. Cleansing versus moisturizing.. Sudsy versus Creamy.. it's a heck of a ride and can take a long time to get the right... I am STILL researching recipes.. the big issue with it is that it takes 3 weeks to even find out if you were successful..

Sooo many failed batches.. hheheheheh

Clay, huh? I never knew. Seems like it'd introduce some wear and tear to the blade.

There are big bentonite deposits out here where I live, and you are SCREWED if it turns out your house foundation is sitting on one. Or if you've driven across one and then it rains.

So do you add bentonite to the soap for slickness, too?

Sounds like black magic!

I have a recipe or two with bentonite.. but I have some with out because there are a few people who are sensitive to it. There are other clays that give the same slick with out the dry affect...

Funny enough there are TONS of products that are skin and hair care that has it.. You would be surprised..

After a number of sub-standard shaves I have finally decided to just throw out the Jack Black. I hate the waste but there is no point in suffering with an inferior shave when I got a cabinet full of quality suds. Mark the purchase up as a mistake not to be made again... hasta luego as he cracks open his tub of green tea proraso cream for sensitive skin

My dear Groovyd:

Someone once gave me a sample packet of Jack Black shave cream. Half way through my first test shave with it, I stopped, rinsed out my badger brush, and switched to Coates for a happy shave. That's the last time the name Jack Black was mentioned in the shave den.

Regards,

Obie

Originally Posted by Obie

My dear Groovyd:

Someone once gave me a sample packet of Jack Black shave cream. Half way through my first test shave with it, I stopped, rinsed out my badger brush, and switched to Coates for a happy shave. That's the last time the name Jack Black was mentioned in the shave den.

Regards,

Obie

Spoken by an enlightened savant with a brilliance of perspective. A mentor in all sense of the word.

I remember when I first heard about it. Thinking it was a product by the actor. Never tried it though.