I made shaving soap the other day.....did not melt the stearic acid, just put it in at trace so of Course it didnt melt...I am not familiar with using stearic acid, bet youde never guess...sooo my question is can I use this soap at all, just for myself or are the flecks of stearic acid going to be a major issue? I used WSP stearic, dont know how theirs is made or what from off hand....sigh..thanks in advance..what a waste, I think it would have been nice shave soap...