Shaving soap not slick enough

[user 49910]

Man why do you have to tempt me?! I have 7 items in my cart at FNWL and am trying not to hit the purchase button lol!

It's my job!

I hope that you and your family had a great Thanksgiving!

 

[Georgeandstella]

Yes, the strings in the corn when you husk them, that's the stuff. I dried them and kept them whole in a baggy, unlike @violets2217. Grinding up after dry would save some time later, but I just cut the dried strings into little bits as I held it over the water. Same as I do with regular silk.

Hi, how much corn silk do you use? It’s the season…

 

[Relle]

Hi, how much corn silk do you use? It’s the season…

Earlene hasn't been here since sept 22.

 

[CloudShave1487]

My shaving soap recipe is as follows:

42% Stearic Acid
25% Coconut Oil
25% Cocoa Butter
8% Avocado Oil

70/30 KOH/NaOH
15% Vegetable Glycerin
5% Super Fat (Shea butter)
1 tsp ppo Sodium Lactate
5-8% FO based on the FO I am using

The soap produces amazing lather that is creamy and stable and I like that. However, lather is not slick enough. I am trying to do a vegan recipe so not trying to add tallow or lard for now, I am also not trying to add any clay as that will dull my straight razors edge.

What else can I do to add some slickness to this soap? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, just wondering if you were still having problems with the slickness of your shave soap's lather? I make shave soaps. If you haven't found a solution, maybe I can offer some help if you still need it? I know this thread is old, and I have a shave soap thread up, so I thought I'd take a look.