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I imagine olive oil is quite a bit more prevalent there. Good luck with it!

Welcome, @tzavardin! You say you are a novice, so my recommendations will take that into account: I think dual lye is more complicated for questionable results. I'd recommend keeping it simple for your first batch and just using KOH. The finished soap will be softer, which is fine if you are...

Past time ... I'm out. Well, technically not "out." I've been shaving with a bad batch I made several years ago. I guess not bad but it was a failed fragrance. Without that nice almond scent, it doesn't seem right.

Sometimes I rinse, sometimes I don't. I think it's just an OCD thing. :) As far as a Syndet for shaving. No. I personally believe that shaving one's face every day is probably the most demanding use of a soap. Having used literally over a hundred different syndets and soaps, I can assure...

Are you aware that we are watching and we can have your Man Card revoked at the mere flick of a finger!? Seriously though .... let me postulate that it’s not the milk that creates the difference, but the skill of the soaper? I’ve been shaving with a straight for a number of years (would have...

Lather bowls can break, absolutely. Ceramic tends to not break into tiny microscopic shards like regular glass does however. It’s a risk I am willing to take. My issue with stainless steel is that it is too smooth, I like for the bowl to have a little tooth to it.

If you are thinking pucks, a Pringles can makes a nice disposable mold.

Hi @lolaM ! Glass = bad. Think about wet, slippery fingers, dropping it .. and poor delicate feet probably just out of the shower! I use these for packaging: https://www.specialtybottle.com/metal-tin-containers/deep-flat-slipcover/8oz-tnf8 And I end up filling them with ~5.3 oz of soap...

If I get going too much on privacy I'll never get any work done. :) I saw TSO live a couple years back, awesome show. I would never have suspected. I'm not much of a holidays guy but I had a great time. The thing with Google activating when you're just talking is just a byproduct of the...

Here's a tip for iPhone users: You can be forced to unlock your phone with a fingerprint or face recognition since the courts have ruled that it is not you divulging anything the police could not already have. You cannot be forced to divulge your PIN/passcode. That being the case, you need to...

I used to feel that way. Being involved in a large government IT project has changed my way of thinking. People gather *everything* they can and post it in places for others to do bad with it. Unless you train yourself to do the small things to protect your privacy all the time, you can...

They are similar, but the URLs are not obfuscated. Do a couple searches with Duck Duck Go and then a couple with StartPage. After that check your browser history to see the difference. The URL is passed visibly to the search provider even using HTTPS so any “bad actor” can tell what you are...

I'm on a quest to go "Google Free". I mean Google is awesome, and I don't do anything that I'm actually concerned about, but I am a private person by nature. Once you start actually PAYING for all of the things you get basically for free from Google, you realize how much money your information...

Well, that's certainly not my experience with this recipe. :) It's difficult to diagnose unless you post the actual numbers for what you did and where you sourced your ingredients. Additional glycerin would not kill the lather. It absolutely does require more water than you may be used to -...

That's the issue with experimenting with shaving soap batches - you end up with a lifetime supply in a real hurry! I started making mine in those small plastic lidded containers split up in 100g each to try different things. Float them in a pot of boiling water to cook. The water loss is a lot...

That SA and tallow is what makes it dense, only a little bit (comparatively) of CO lifts it up into a nice later. Any more in my opinion just gets too airy. Looks great! That's called "lather porn." :)

Good morning. I guess the takeaway is to check the CAS numbers for the product you are purchasing and figure things accordingly. Before I figured that out I certainly made good soap. With the wiggle-room that the super fat percentages give, you’re likely safe to use the easier method as...

Great to hear that it went well for you! And welcome!

Who is teasing me? I saw that there was activity on this thread yesterday, I logged in and nothing. People are playing with my emotions! ;)

The ingredients are listed in descending order - or they should be. I think the creams in a tube you reference are often whipped a bit to keep that texture. There's a thread here about making a cream soap which shows a cream soap and a shaving soap have some similarities. I've often thought...