Shave soap; stearic acid and pine tar

[bohunk]

Ok I spent the several days reading the mega thread on shave soap and several sites about the subject. So yes, I went there, down the stearic acid rabbit hole and did some web searching. I found a source for Hystrene 5016 (Hysteron 5016) which according to the hysteron 5016 data sheet is 100% stearic acid.

I want to know is this true? Anyone of y'all used this in shave soap? I'm wavering between trying this or going the soy wax 415 route. I'm tinkering with a stearic acid, coconut oil, tallow recipe with glycerin and kokum and use KOH.

Second question: after all that reading, nowhere did I see mention of using pine tar in shave soap. Would this be best to use as an additive after the cook or added with the oils? Any percentage recommendations?

Thanks

 

[Obsidian]

Personally, I wouldn't use pine tar in shave soap. It has a high amount of unsaponifiables and could create drag. If you absolutely must use it, don't go over 5% and add it up front with your other oils. You want that sticky stuff to saponify as much as possible.

 

[bohunk]

Ok, pine tar is a request from son whom I'm doing this for; he likes my pine tar soap. So with oils and keep percentages low.

Ok, keep tar percentage low and add with oils. The pine tar request is from my son; he likes my pine tar soap. I wonder if there's a "pine tar" fragrance out there that would satisfy his nose.

Sorry about the double post.

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