Need help for Manly soap formulation

[shunt2011]

This post is from 2010. Welcome to the forum, but please don't pull up old posts. There are more recent posts regarding this subject.

 

[MattInSD73]

What??? Well excuse me for trying to be helpful...

 

[MattInSD73]

And for following directions for using the search engine before posting a new post...

 

[shunt2011]

And for following directions for using the search engine before posting a new post...

That's fine but the posters aren't even here any longer. And there are current posts regarding the same topic.

 

[lsg]

Here are what some of the members say about resurrecting old threads. I think you will read that most prefer a new thread started.

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=56212

 

[janzo]

Thank you for the info Mattin, but I am not sure how fine you can get the AC even after grinding it down. I bought granules once but I can't get it fine enough for soap, it's too scratchy. Jmo

 

[Seawolfe]

I work a lot with sailors on container ships, an extremely grubby environment, and they cross the equator regularly. The soaps they have clamored for have been:

Basic 80% Co/ 80% Salt 20% superfat salt soap scented with a minty EO mix of Fir/rosemary/eucalyptus/peppermint & spearmint

A soap I make with red palm, regular palm, 20% coconut and 10% shea (I dont think the recipe is so important but for the palm hardness and the 20% CO, but yes they do like shea ), with activated charcoal in about 1/3 of the batter swirled about. Scented with patchouli citrus. The guys with the acne problems really like the soaps with the activated charcoal.

Same soap recipe as above with charcoal and red clay - scented with lavender and anise

Huh - I just realized that in general the guys lean towards the palm recipes and the girls like the lard recipes