olive oil in shave soap -- not even worth trying?

[mretzloff]

What's wrong with coconut oil in shaving soap? I am curious, because this morning I shaved with a shave soap that lists saponified coconut oil as the first ingredient; after that is lists palm oil, castor seed oil, and safflower seed oil, in that order. Seemed to make a pretty nice lather.

Coconut oil creates a very bubbly lather, which you do not want in a shaving soap. There are probably many good shaving soaps that list coconut or olive oil as the first ingredient. I meant that in general, they should be further down the list.