August 17th (The gift will be the formula and ingredients, and then he and I will make it together.)
I will be able to play with the recipe and have all the ingredients. I can up the tallow to 14 ounces since that's what I have, and I of course have lots of the other oils as well.
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Thank you so much for the reply. I will be 100% honest. I have no idea what I'm doing. I searched for a shaving soap recipe using tallow and I could only find ones using 100% tallow or ones that called for a ton of ingredients. I found this recipe here: How to Make Your Own Shaving Soap It...
This will be my first batch of soap ever. My son likes "Artisan" shave soaps.
I have almost NO idea of what I'm doing.
9.6 ounces coconut oil
9.6 ounces grass fed beef tallow
3.5 ounces safflower oil
3.2 ounces olive oil
3.2 ounces castor oil
1.6 ounces cocoa butter
1.3 ounces lanolin
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I honestly hadn't decided on one yet. I'm just now learning that such a thing exists. I'm open for suggestions though!
I'm leaning towards Tetrasodium EDTA.
Thank you both! So, if I want to add ROE, how much would I add to a 3lb batch? Would I need to adjust other amounts or just add it with the other essential oils?And can you explain what a chelator is?
Good morning! My son has been after me to help him make tallow based shave soap. I’ve been researching and *think* I’ve found a good recipe to try but it doesn’t include any preservatives. I read on another forum that lack of preservatives in a tallow based soap will allow the tallow to go...