Recent content by Zgrumpyoldman

Hello Sabina and welcome.

welcome lingayle.

Hello Arabella.

Welcome Tina. I will leave recommendation of tested formulas to other gurus of this forum.

Welcome Neo, Welcome. I am happy that you took the red pill and joined this exquisite community. You shall find the absolute truth of soap making among peers and friends. Welcome to the soap Matrix.

DeeAnna; what a wonderful, delightful and a comprehensive page you have added to Classic Bells Soapy Stuff. I can not thank you enough. AliOop; Yaa,, I meant to do that,,,, ,,;). Then John Cleese, dressed like Satan grabs the sulfur soap, gives it a sniff, and states: "it smells like home".

Hi Kiti, Shaving Stick is a shaving soap formed or grated and pressed or poured, in a plastic container that looks like a Deodorant Stick, actually some soapers use an empty deodorant container and place their soap in it, or buy new containers for that purpose. Then the way to use it is...

Thank you microchick, Happy new year to you too. A sincere thank you and best wishes.

Kiti, I think 2.25" is a nice size of a shaving soap puck. 1" is good for a shaving "stick". By the way, shaving sticks are almost never talked about in this forum, while I know there are men who exclusively use shaving sticks for shaving. hmmm, a niche segment idea for a soaper !! Thank you...

DeeAnna, I will never disagree with you. You are our beacon in a bubbly, foamy, sudsy sea of soapmaking.

Gaye Levy, one day at a time,, all I am saying , one day at a time. The Joy of giving is different to whom you give. When you give to a child , its the sparkle in there eyes that is fulfilling. When you give to an adult it is the sparkle in your heart that counts. For some, with a heart of a...

I am speechless DeeAnna, with this post added to previous posts and threads about sulfur soap, you have given us more information about sulfur soap than any search engine can provide. I salute you. Precautions are very important in any soap we make, even the "simplest" soap. I hope this...

IrishLass , You had me by Castor oil. Eight months ago, when I was researching shaving soap, on a search engine, there was a post that led me to this great forum. The topic was Castor oil and Naoh in shaving soap and the discussion was between you and Psfred, another great man who taught me a...

IrishLass, Relle, Ellacho, Lenarenee, Thank you all for generously welcoming me.

Thank you DeeAnna so much for your explanation and help. You are a treasure to this forum. For months I have read your posts which are very educational, and now I joined the forum and got the chance to sincerely thank you. Nona, As DeeAnna stated, sulfur is anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti...