I made my own soap and its great (pic heavy)

Discussion in 'Soapmaking & Lotions' started by kc1ble, May 6, 2016.

  1. 178-bplatoon

    178-bplatoon Well-Known Member

    I've used "Rays of Colorado" goats milk shave soap and it lathered quite well for me.:)
     
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  2. battle.munky

    battle.munky Has the menthol.munky on his back!

    Incredible tutorial, thanks so much for doing it.
     
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  3. MarshalArtist

    MarshalArtist Psychiatric Help 5ยข

    The "mashed potato" phase you encountered is called ricing and is something you want to avoid. It's a type of acceleration that happens when you add your fragrance too quickly, or in your case, the stearate at a temp that was too low. Since you did a hot process you were able to recombine the ingredients, but you'll want to keep your saponifying mixture above the melting point of the stearate before adding it (stearate.) Otherwise, great job. Good luck in future attempts.
     
  4. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    MP soaps are all glycerin based. You can add more, but it isn't really necessary. Goat milk MP soap is a great shaving base. I mix goat milk & shea butter bases with a "shave soap base" that is a high-lather glycerin base. I get it from www.peakcandle.com. All of their bases are all-natural & sulfate free. Adding some powdered clay adds some slickness to it.
     
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  5. MoAllen

    MoAllen King of Unscented

    Sara, what proportions do you use of those soaps? This is something I have been interested in trying.
     
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  6. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    1 pound Shea butter base, 1 pound goat milk base, 1/4 pound shave base, 1 tablespoon powdered clay.
     
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  7. MoAllen

    MoAllen King of Unscented

    Thanks! I will try this sometime.
     
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  8. lance3114

    lance3114 Member

    Great instructional post. If I didn't love buying and trying new soaps I would give this a try.

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  9. kc1ble

    kc1ble Well-Known Member

    Update, I've been shaving with this soap all week and it is still working great. My pucks that are air drying are still softer than I wanted so more tests are in order. I got my order of shea butter, lanolin and sodium lactate this week so I need to reformulate my recipe a bit. I also ground up 4+ pounds of beef fat that I will be rendering today. Gonna be a busy weekend I think.
     
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  10. Lo'Gosh

    Lo'Gosh Well-Known Member

    This is really awesome! I've always been into DIY stuff; it's how I got into Blade Smithing. Working on my own beard oil and balm; and have always thought about making my own soap. Thanks for putting this up; because if I ever do, it will help a LOT.

    Any chances you'd be willing to let any of us volunteer as test subjects? lol
     
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  11. kc1ble

    kc1ble Well-Known Member

    Thanks, I'm glad you appreciate the post, I am still in the personal testing mode for my soap and am not sure I'm ready to share it with the world yet. I'm certain there are liabilities that are involved even with sharing samples with people that I don't care to take any chances on. Unfortunately the world we live in complicates things that should be so simple. I like the soap so much, I am considering in the future (probably at least a year away) marketing some of these products. So far I've made a couple of different modifications to my recipe that improve it even more (and several that made it worse). As a green soap, it lathers extraordinarily well and offers excellent glide and cushion. I can only hope it continues to improve as it matures, but this will simply take months to test and be certain I can make a product that is favorable for the wet shaving community. As I get more comfortable with the idea, get proper liability protection, and trust my product 100%, I will make samples available for test subjects such as yourself to get feedback from the people who really matter. Thank you again.
     
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  12. Single Malt Whiskers

    Single Malt Whiskers Active Member

    Woah, crazy! Good job!
     
  13. aqualung

    aqualung Active Member

    When I hear about making your own soap, the only thing that comes to mind is the movie fight club with the secret ingredient in their soap......:eek:
     
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  14. WildIris

    WildIris New Member

    I am going to give the M&P method a try this next week. If you are interested, I will take photos and tell you what my tester thinks.
     
  15. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    One thing I've seen some people use for molds is empty Pringles potato chip containers. They're about the right size, diameter wise, for some of the shaving mugs or bowls out there. Also silicone muffin or cupcake trays.
     
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  16. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I love silicone muffin molds. It's nice & easy to remove the soap.
     
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  17. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    The reason I first tried using the melt and pour base was because I didn't want to wait for about 4-6 weeks until they were ready. Also because it's easier and you can use them within a couple of days. It's a good way to try out different essential oils and you can make a small batch of say 2 or 3 pucks at a time.
     
  18. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Good reasons. I first tried it for similar reasons. Also, I really don't want to handle lye in my kitchen.
     
  19. Happy janitor

    Happy janitor Active Member

    Great job!
     
  20. Andrew Siliski

    Andrew Siliski New Member

    melt and pour won't work. they are often chemical laden and for hand soap
     
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