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The problem was that the stearic turned into solid when you add it to the mix, so the other oils that weren't in solid state saponified before the stearic had a chance. In HP the stearic is always in liquid state and i think that saponifies first.

Another proof that HP is better for shaving soap. It doesn't take much to do it, just a big pot with water and a smaller one with oils in it.

It looks like stearic acid flakes to me.

I do HP. It hardens much more until is done. The advantage is that i don't need to stir it with a mixer. I think Stirling make their soaps CP, maybe they have a process similar to yours? Their soaps are great shavers.

What recipe are you using? The soap needs to be liquid enough to be poured like that.

It has 11% glycerine.

I used 100% KOH. As i said, even after the palm lather the skins was sticky, don't know how to explain it. I will cure it and see how it will be. Maybe i will repet another batch to be sure. What do you think is the mininum concentration of lanolin neede for a good shave? I might replace some...

I made the recipe and the soap leave a stick sensation on my skin (i didn't lather it yet, but i wash my hands with it), like lanolin does, or other kind of wax. I am pretty sure i measured the lanolin and the shea exactly, with my precision scale. What could be the issue? LE: i did a palm...

Fragrance Oil isn't an option over here. I need to but it from abroad and it is expensive. EOs i can get easily, that's why i want to use them. Stirling and OSP use EO for their bay rums, and it smells amaizing. I just need to get an ideea about the corect proportions. Although EO aren't cheap...

Is it ok to formulate the lanolin as a superfat knowing that it iontains a very small amount of saponifiables? The Silver Fox recipe calls for the 5% superfat to be made up of shea and lanolin. Could i superfat with 5% shea butter and still add the lanolin? I think it's something i am missing...

Any updates? I am looking for a good EO mixture to put in my shaving soaps. Until now i had no luck.

I have Pimenta Racemosa essential oil, not Laurus Nobilis, but by itself it doesn't smell like the bay rum i am used with from the soaps like OSP Bay Rum and Mike's Soap Bay Rum, if you know them (i also heard that these two are smelling pretty close to the classic bay rum). I have clove also...

Hi all, i just made this recipe. It is truly a great shaving soap. I shave with a straight razor. Now i want to add some bay rum scent in it. Any idea about what percentage of each bay leave, lime, clove and cinnamon essential oils should i add for a classic bay rum scent?