Soap for men?

[Dr.J]

Many of the comments here are spot on with my preferences too.

I mainly got into soaping because the typical girly soaps available at my local farmers market were not cleansing enough. After a shower my armpits would still stink.

I use 20 - 25% CO, at the higher end in the summer, lower end in the winter. Low SF, ~3%.

I prefer EOs over FOs, some of my favs:
rosemary mint (sometimes with eucalyptus)
licorice mint
eucalyptus and lime, with or without orange (very energizing scent)
Lavender mint
Lavender orange
Lavender and anise
lavender, mint, tea tree, and a touch of patch

One other thing I like is a small amount of ground herb (dried peppermint, spearmint, rosemary, lemon verbena, etc.) mixed in for exfoliation. For me a little goes a long way, I use 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of ground herb in a 2.5lb batch of soap. Whole dried herbs can feel like needles, grinding is key for me.

 

[Gerry]

Also, I've also found the many guys like pine tar soap.

How could any guy not like pine tar soap? It brings back such happy memories of when us guys used to camp out deep in the bush in tents, and late at night, half drunk, put out the fire by peeing on it. Smelling the fire pit while starting the fire in the morning smelled exactly like it!

 

[DeeAnna]

Oh, is THAT it? Only soap DH will use in the shower is pine tar. I always wondered. :mrgreen: