Recent content by Johnez

Upscaling as in scaling up the recipes into larger batches? If so that's an excellent question. I've honestly not given that a shot yet as I've not created a recipe worth scaling up. I'm going the Benjamin Franklin route here and finding every combo *not* worth making LOL. I do have a tried and...

Another shave soaper woohoo! Welcome aboard! Thank you for the kind words. I can't take credit for the idea, but IMO microbatching shave soap is the way. Do you have an example of what you mean with the single prong? Personally I'm going to try using a stainless steel whisk.

Shave report incoming, well start with pics: Hystrene 9718 shave soap, a very decent soap. Lather-thick and substantial. Takes a while to get up there with some careful water additions, develops a nice perfect sheen tho. Shave performance-not especially slick, nor especially "amazing"...

I'm guessing due to solvent this is a no go for soaping?

@Nav have have you noticed any difference between refined and unrefined Shea and cocoa?

The vape crowd is where I got my accurate .01 g scale to make microbatches of shave soap, going outside the hobby sometimes yields the best solutions. :thumbs:

Genius idea 💡 Heck now I'm curious to try this.

Accuracy issues can be addressed with the custom oil additions. You can specify fatty acid profile, SAP, Ins, and Iodine numbers. Here's an example, below is my favorite oil to use. Notice the AAA in n the name to give prominence in the alphabetized order lol:

Wow. That is a dramatic change.

Thanks, downloaded it, and it's way easier to peruse.

I have a feeling identifying fragrance allergens is going to be fun especially considering FO companies recently went through the IFRA updates. We have lost quite a few companies in recent years. :-/ I gotta get a paper copy of the cosmetics section or find a more readable source. My phone just...

Also these guys have a detailed PDF: https://www.afslaw.com/perspectives/alerts/modernization-cosmetics-regulation-act-2022 Curious about the cosmetics rules as it applies to shave soap. From the looks of it we should be able to manufacturer it without too much hassle.

https://www.akerman.com/en/perspectives/new-fda-regulatory-framework-for-cosmetics-the-modernization-of-cosmetics-regulation-act-of-2022-mocra.html#:~:text=The%20highly%20anticipated%20cosmetic%20regulatory,of%20cosmetic%20products%20and%20facilities. 8) Small Business Exemptions The...

This is the question I was wondering.

I see a lot of recipes call for a 60/40 mix, however I have not figured out if there are any other benefits to NaOH other than hardened soap. Is there any lather or performance wise? I ain't cutting pucks so I'm not super concerned about hardness, but I don't want to leave any benefits on the...