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I understand your frustration. I see that people only understand scent. If they like it, the soap is superb. If the scent is weak, they don’t appreciate the soap. I use both EOs and FOs but most of my soaps are unscented. My friends prefer and choose the scented ones with FO because...

83% Stearic acid and 17% coconut oil 30% water Made with NaOH No lye discount Cold process. Made about a year ago for laundry powder. Have fun!

You will see no video Efficacious. Use KOH instead of NaOH and it gets less interesting. Especially if you like soft italian-like shaving soaps as I do. If you want the soap to be hard, add some sodium lactate to the oils.

Yes.

I have used it at 50%, 55%, and 60% percentage in various shaving soaps.

I used again the previous version with 40% oils and lavender EO. The burning sensation was a lot less and the cream felt less oily. Cannot understand this, do creams need a curing time as well? How could this balsam improve its characteristics after 10 days of “curing” in the fridge...

I bought it new from the shop and I used it after a week. And lavender EO is one of the most commonly used. I doesn't stay long on the shelf. There were 3 types of lavender EO though, maybe it was the one I chose. Next time I will try the ther ones.

Could it be optiphen? Or maybe not all EO are the same. I remember I had 3-4 different qualities of lavender EO to choose. Maybe the one I chose irritates my skin? The cream has a light lavender scent. If I had used less EO it wouldn't have any scent at all.

If you are talking about the optiphen, I use it in 1%. But the last batch with 80% aloe gel was made with no preservative at all because I run out of optiphen. I only put 0.5% tea tree essential oil for some antibacterial properties. In a couple of months this batch will finish.

I shave-tested the last batch made with 80% aloe gel today. It is significantly less oily. I am very close to what I want to achieve. Thank you all for the comments! I used the last drops of optiphen in the previous batches and I need to buy a new preservative. Which would you recommend for an...

The last batch is 50ml. Of course I keep it in the fridge, as well as my industrial-made balms which are full of preservatives. From tomorrow on, my whole apartment will be in the fridge; temperature will reach 37C and air conditions will take over until the end of August.

I did another one yesterday with: 80% aloe vera gel (no chamomile, no water) 8% olive oil 6% Em Wax 4% IPM 1,5% Vit E in oil 0,5% tea tree essential oil It seems to be ok or at at least very improved. I must wait until tomorow to shave test this balsam.

The oil phase was 40% and I used Olive oil Macadamia butter Emulsifying wax 8% IPM 3% Lanoline 1% 30 drops Lavender essential oil

Good idea!

Thank you for the answers. I ordered BTMS (not 50) to repeat the recipe with some modifications. I used a couple of times this last balsam again. It gives a burning sense as applied to the face. It is gone after a couple of minutes. Could it be the 30 drops of lavender essential oil in...