Thread: making shave soap

I was wondering if anyone has tried making their own glycerin based shave soap on here. I have seen two pound white bricks of it at hobby lobby, with 1/3 of the mix moisterizers and coconut oil mixed in. From what i saw you just melt, add scent pour in a mold and cool. What do you guys think?

Originally Posted by celticstone

I was wondering if anyone has tried making their own glycerin based shave soap on here. I have seen two pound white bricks of it at hobby lobby, with 1/3 of the mix moisterizers and coconut oil mixed in. From what i saw you just melt, add scent pour in a mold and cool. What do you guys think?

Soap and shaving soap are two very different things. And with so many soap makers on the market, why bother?

RT

I have... Here's the procedure:
PM churley and write that you want a cake of Cavendish Black. Make a payment. The soap will be ready in 4-10 business days

If you do buy a brick of this stuff do not overheat it.
Simply melt it using the double boiler method.
Melt over medium heat and once it melts remove
it from the burner. Add scents at this point if
desired.

All your are doing is melting the glycerine.

If curious buy some and give it a try. Even if
it doesn't work as a shaving soap, you will
have some bath soap.


Terry

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I have... Here's the procedure:
PM churley and write that you want a cake of Cavendish Black. Make a payment. The soap will be ready in 4-10 business days

Close but no cigar ... you gotta order much more than one cake at a time - and multiple fragrances too!
Jack

hey guys i was just wanting to see if anybody had tried to make their own soap, if I wanted a bunch of people trying to sell me something I would go to a car dealership . Thanks wvbias for the mature post.

Sorry celtic. On a good note I have zero financial interest in Colleen's stuff. Check out her thread on soap-making though. She posted a recipe on making regular glycerin soap and if you want to modify it as a shaving soap, start messing around with clays. They retain water and help the razor glide. I think that Wilkinson uses silicone for that

nothing against any of the soaps ive seen advertised on here, ive never tried them. but ive been sitting in a recliner for nine months recovering from spinal fusion, so i always try to find something new to take the edge off the intense boredom of recovery. and buying expensive shave soaps are not in the disability check budget.

sorry about that last post guys, sitting at home for so long and not getting my hands dirty has left me a litter bitter and angry. my apologies for the sob story.

I don't know if I'd call $6.75CDN (converting from $5.95US) expensive when a cake of Wilkinson costs me about $6 with tax. Also don't forget that the materials will cost you more than even the really expensive stuff if you're making it for personal consumption. However, making soap is a great way to kill time. Check out the threads and see if you can find clays of the right purity (you don't want any blade-dulling sand in there).

Edit: Don't worry about it. I remember how I was when I had something way less serious (broken foot). No offense taken.