I knew this video is published long time ago . But I found it since severaldays . I Did the same recipe. Followed all your steps and your advices.and im shoked with the great results i got . Im from Egypt. And I insist to write specially this words to express to you about my deeply appreciation and sending a many thanks to you it was a great soap . Thank you so much
As a wet shaver i would not use any soap with mica or clay as it could dull or ruin the edge of my straight razor. what i look for is a great creamy lather and a fantastic scent ! i do not want color in my soap that may stain my $ 200 badger hair shaving brush!! just my 2 cents about soap if you are making it to sell to men. i liked the video and may try it myself..
Thanks for your response! I have heard that about clays and wanted to avoid that as well. The colorant I used was juuuust enough to color the soap and definitely doesn’t color the leather or stain brushes and towels. I always test any product extensively before selling it. There are some things I would change with this recipe in particular but it was definitely a learning experience and a great jumping off point. Thank you for watching!
I may be wrong, but from the look of it at 10:15, and the scrapings that plopped off the spatula at the end there, that soap is done! the look never really changes after that, but the soap keeps cooking for another almost 30 minutes. the reason your colorant didn't fully incorporate and you had the mottled look was because it was already fully saponified and tending to harden. Those hardened, fully saponified chunks weren't soft enough to take the color. The reason I explain all this is Hot process in a 20 quart electric roaster is how I have made all my soaps since 1995 and I've gotten pretty good at eyeballing when it is done. A simple way to check yourself is a tiny smear on your hand and touch your tongue to it. no zing - it's done.
I've made soap for years, but have never tried a shaving soap. Thanks for this video - I'm going to give it a try! I'd echo your suggestion to watch Anne Marie's Soap Queen videos on lye safety. You mentioned the smell when adding water to lye - I think you meant adding lye to water. You risk a volcano of dangerous lye if you do it the other way around.
The soap was ruined by adding a mica-based colorant to it. ALL shaving soaps should be left in their natural color... do you see any colored shaving soaps on the market? NOPE! The stearic acid makes the soap come out a very nice white color.
This was for personal use and more of an experiment at the time since I never made it before. I appreciate the comment and should I ever make this again I won’t add color
I knew this video is published long time ago . But I found it since severaldays . I Did the same recipe. Followed all your steps and your advices.and im shoked with the great results i got . Im from Egypt. And I insist to write specially this words to express to you about my deeply appreciation and sending a many thanks to you it was a great soap . Thank you so much
As a wet shaver i would not use any soap with mica or clay as it could dull or ruin the edge of my straight razor. what i look for is a great creamy lather and a fantastic scent ! i do not want color in my soap that may stain my $ 200 badger hair shaving brush!! just my 2 cents about soap if you are making it to sell to men. i liked the video and may try it myself..
Thanks for your response! I have heard that about clays and wanted to avoid that as well. The colorant I used was juuuust enough to color the soap and definitely doesn’t color the leather or stain brushes and towels. I always test any product extensively before selling it. There are some things I would change with this recipe in particular but it was definitely a learning experience and a great jumping off point. Thank you for watching!
thanks I didn't even think about the colors staining the brush!
Question what temperature was your lye water and your oils at I don't want it to volcano
@@southernskyebeauty6567 I think men don't need all the fancy color's. They just want good slick, and lather.
where is the lather test? i wanted to see you lather it up on a brush. did i miss part 2? Thanks for sharing
I may be wrong, but from the look of it at 10:15, and the scrapings that plopped off the spatula at the end there, that soap is done! the look never really changes after that, but the soap keeps cooking for another almost 30 minutes. the reason your colorant didn't fully incorporate and you had the mottled look was because it was already fully saponified and tending to harden. Those hardened, fully saponified chunks weren't soft enough to take the color. The reason I explain all this is Hot process in a 20 quart electric roaster is how I have made all my soaps since 1995 and I've gotten pretty good at eyeballing when it is done. A simple way to check yourself is a tiny smear on your hand and touch your tongue to it. no zing - it's done.
Hello, just wanna, is it ready to use, after 24 hrs? Or have to cure for one month? Thanks for response and sharing
Can I substitute the lard for palm oil?
how hard is this soap in the mug..and is it drying when used?
I've made soap for years, but have never tried a shaving soap. Thanks for this video - I'm going to give it a try!
I'd echo your suggestion to watch Anne Marie's Soap Queen videos on lye safety. You mentioned the smell when adding water to lye - I think you meant adding lye to water. You risk a volcano of dangerous lye if you do it the other way around.
Suzy Whitten yea it was def a learning experience that’s for sure! Please let me know how it turns out!
Did you use super fat ?? If yes ,how much% ?? Do you need to sure them ?? How long??
well done! thank you for sharing
I loved the video, when do you expect your demo video to come out?
Sledhead hopefully in the very near future! Thank you for watching!!
Wonderful, I'm looking forward to it!
lather test?
Very cool. Looking forwarded to the cut!
Waste of time if your not gonna show the cut
Hmm no lather test..
The soap was ruined by adding a mica-based colorant to it. ALL shaving soaps should be left in their natural color... do you see any colored shaving soaps on the market? NOPE!
The stearic acid makes the soap come out a very nice white color.
This was for personal use and more of an experiment at the time since I never made it before. I appreciate the comment and should I ever make this again I won’t add color