I had four little bits of shaving soaps laying around that were not getting much use, but I couldn't quite make myself throw them away. None of them compared well to my favorite cream (Castle Forbes) so I had quit using them. I filled a pot with about an inch of water, put a container in the water and then melted all the soaps and mixed them along with a tablespoon full of avocado oil. Tried my witches brew tonight and it resulted in a really good shaving cream. The avocado oil softened it to croap viscosity.