I wanted to do one last followup to this thread by posting pictures of the last two shaving soaps I did, so you'll know what the recipe looks like
The first image is my recipe, with kaolin clay and dumped directly into containers. It's green tea and ginger scented. (crockpot hot process)
The second one contains bentonite clay (hence to grey color) and was molded with a 4 inch PVC pipe. I had a little trouble molding so they're not perfectly round (crockpot hot process.
The last picture is for Benton... two regular soap. Sorry about the colors, they look terrible here. my iphone didn't like the lighting (or the soaps lol). The first one is COLD processed, done by my wife. White with orange swirls (orange scented). The second one was done in the crockpot by myself as a christmas soap, and something fun for my son to use. It's candy cane scented, and it's red, white and green even if the picture doesn't show this well
Honestly Toulouse, i've toyed around with the idea but I don't know if I have the time to run a small business + space to keep an inventory. I'm still trying to empty my home office of all that tupperware my wife was selling a while back LOL. That's kind of why I gave the recipe away. Soap making is actually fun and I think anybody here can do it, providing that they take the proper safety precautions. That being said, I'll gladly sell small batches to B&B members who'd like some, as long as it's OK by forum rules. I wouldn't want to take anything away from the officially supported vendors.
And... according to the website it's "great for embedding ground loofah or glitter" - something that everyone wants in their shaving soap! (Just kidding, it is an excellent product.)For creating your own shaving soaps using a melt-and-pour base, rather than using hobby store bases (which aren't intended for shaving), I'd recommend checking out Bramble Berry's Shaving Melt and Pour Base. I've heard very good things about it, and some of our own artisan soapers use recipes that are very close.
Yeah, I know - I couldn't help but chuckle and shake my head when I read that!And... according to the website it's "great for embedding ground loofah or glitter" - something that everyone wants in their shaving soap!
The next thing on my list is shaving cream. I don't use creams all that much but what i've seen from the process is very interesting. I hear there is a good book available, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
The book you mentioned is very hard to find.
Making Cream Soap
by Catherine Failor
Discover how easy it is to master the art of cream soapmaking. In this 40-page manual you'll find clear step-by-step mixing and cooking instructions, several recipes using pure, natural ingredients such as coconut and jojoba oils, a troubleshooting guide, a guide for formulating your own cream soaps, as well as a list of suppliers.
After years of experimenting with almost every kind of soapmaking (transparent, liquid and cold process) author Catherine Failor finds cream soapmaking the most fascinating and unusual of all. See for yourself why Catherine calls cream soap "the ultimate shapeshifter of the soap world."
Paperback, 40 pages, $5.00
Wow - you two are making me want to try hot process! A tip o'the hat to you both.So it being new to me I learned the hot process.
Cool! I'd love to hear more about these.Not only did I do the soap, but came up with ... 13 very manly scents.
While there's no percentage or weights, it is evident what the fats are and their relative importance in the recipe. In particular, in Cella's recipe the coconut oil is the first ingredient. What I don't understand is the presence of potassium carbonate.
Any help would be very appreciated, thanks.
Thanks.