Thanks for the advice. Wow so I can see my recipe has way more stearic acid than yours. Am I correct when I say you brought this amount down by using 15% Cacao Butter and 30% Palm Oil?
Hi Dean, I would prefer to go the vegan route so tallow is probably not for me. I don't mind to use palm oil. I take it SW is Soy Wax, for some reason I am finding it very hard to find this where I live so maybe stearic acid or palm oil is the way to go.
Thanks for the advice. I will definitely increase water with the addition of bentonite clay.
What is the reason you would decrease stearic acid with butters? I was under the impression you needed a lot of stearic acid for the creaminess?
Hi everyone, so this is my 1st post after my introduction post. The reason I joined this site is because I want to start making my own have soap.
I have done a bit of reading on recipes on the forum and elsewhere and have put my own recipe together mainly based on the supplies that are...
Hi there! My name is John. I joined this forum because I love wet shaving and I want to learn more about how I can make my own shave soap. Thanks for having me and I look forward to learning new things!