TwoScoops67
New Member
Hi All,
I've been trolling our forum and stalking a few of our "master posters" (in a totally good way:wave trying to come up the a shaving cream/soap/croap. Throughout it all I've come up with a few questions that while addressed, didn't give me the definitive feeling of knowing for sure, lol. I think my issue is wanting to know it all insideout...well that and being really retentive.
So I've gotten quite a bit of insight from reading the post "My first shaving soap is a success!" a few times, as well as a couple other threads discussing superfatting and the pros/cons of pre and post cook, and whether or not there is any true/perceived benefit of superfat and/or specific oil superfat, short of ensuring safe lye levels in the finished product. However, I still have some curiosity on the specifics.
I've decided I want to superfat with a specific oil. While I'm calculating the recipe (SoapCalc, etc.) should I add the superfat oil (at the superfat %) to the regular ingredients and Calc as normal, then reserve it to add after cook? Or should I just set superfat % to 0 then add the oil after cook? My hesitancy is if I don't add to ingredients pre-calc, then my liquid, lye, and weight whould be incorrect, no? And if I do add to ingredients but reserve, then I'm still off on liquid and lye for saponification I would think. I know there is a safe way to do this, and it should be obvious to me, but my over thinking brain won't let me find it lol.
Also...and hopefully much easier...does hemp seed oil carry any analgesic properties if used as my superfat? I've experianced some homemade shave soap with hemp seed oil and it seemed very forgiving and if I didn't know better, somewhat numbing during a straight razor shave. Regardless, that soap was just the best I've ever used and I want to make something similar.
Thanks everyone! I appreciate any input I get, and really love hanging out with you guys.
TwoScoops
I've been trolling our forum and stalking a few of our "master posters" (in a totally good way:wave trying to come up the a shaving cream/soap/croap. Throughout it all I've come up with a few questions that while addressed, didn't give me the definitive feeling of knowing for sure, lol. I think my issue is wanting to know it all insideout...well that and being really retentive.
So I've gotten quite a bit of insight from reading the post "My first shaving soap is a success!" a few times, as well as a couple other threads discussing superfatting and the pros/cons of pre and post cook, and whether or not there is any true/perceived benefit of superfat and/or specific oil superfat, short of ensuring safe lye levels in the finished product. However, I still have some curiosity on the specifics.
I've decided I want to superfat with a specific oil. While I'm calculating the recipe (SoapCalc, etc.) should I add the superfat oil (at the superfat %) to the regular ingredients and Calc as normal, then reserve it to add after cook? Or should I just set superfat % to 0 then add the oil after cook? My hesitancy is if I don't add to ingredients pre-calc, then my liquid, lye, and weight whould be incorrect, no? And if I do add to ingredients but reserve, then I'm still off on liquid and lye for saponification I would think. I know there is a safe way to do this, and it should be obvious to me, but my over thinking brain won't let me find it lol.
Also...and hopefully much easier...does hemp seed oil carry any analgesic properties if used as my superfat? I've experianced some homemade shave soap with hemp seed oil and it seemed very forgiving and if I didn't know better, somewhat numbing during a straight razor shave. Regardless, that soap was just the best I've ever used and I want to make something similar.
Thanks everyone! I appreciate any input I get, and really love hanging out with you guys.
TwoScoops