Is shaving soap milled?

Discussion in 'Shave Soaps' started by Vlasta, Jun 4, 2017.

  1. Vlasta

    Vlasta Well-Known Member

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    If so why and of not - why not? Intrigued that no one seems to mention that their shaving soap is milled.
     
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  2. SpeedyPC

    SpeedyPC Well-Known Member

    Are you referring to triple milled soap??? otherwise I don't understand your question or what are you referring too?
     
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  3. Vlasta

    Vlasta Well-Known Member

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    Yes. But why triple milled and not some other number? What is magic about 3?
     
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  4. SpeedyPC

    SpeedyPC Well-Known Member

    My understanding of triple milled soap means the shaving soap is very hard almost as a solid rock or a solid brick and last a very long time throughout your wet shaving than soft tallow soap.
     
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  5. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Some shaving soap is tipple milled and even quad milled. Some examples of hard milled shaving soap:

    Tabac
    Green Mountain Soap
    D.R. Harris
    PDP
    Saponificio Varesino
    MWF
     
  6. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Also, Klar shave soap is milled five times, making it harder to last a long time. Basically it's a way to remove moisture.
     
  7. Kizurra

    Kizurra Well-Known Member

    Trumpets, truefitt, Taylor, fine, haslinger, Czech, province, gold, meibner, Mondial, edwin, Scottish, Penhaligans, ogallala, kells and a few others I'm sure I've missed. All hard pucks but some may just be that and not technically milled but I believe most are. I am certain there is much more in the process of it but the short version would be basically extracting the moisture and immensely compacting the soap for extreme longevity. Generally 3 times is when there is little benefit to be had by continuing. 4 could be due to less efficient processing or bragging rights? Not intended as a jab and I know one of them does 4 and would love to know which and the legitimate reasoning behind it and even try it if anyone has those answers? So long as I can get a matching A/S, I like sets and am not a fan of most balms B&M being the exception.
     
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  8. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    I don't believe Ogallala is milled. Pretty sure it's melt and pour.
    But I've been wrong before.
     
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  9. brit

    brit in a box

    i ordered the klar soap.looking forward to using it.
     
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  10. brit

    brit in a box

    i guess if you mill it enough you could shave with it....;)
     
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  11. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    I really like it, great lather and it's slick. Of course, mine is around 30 years old.
     
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  12. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Wet Shaving Obsession (no longer in business) made a very nice triple milled soap, I have a couple in my den.
     
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  13. Bookworm

    Bookworm Well-Known Member

    I believe that Williams Mug Soap is a milled soap.
     
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  14. Bama Samurai

    Bama Samurai with Laser-like Focus

    It behaves like one, and I agree, but don't actually know.
     
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  15. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    What about tallow based soaps, do they mill those?
     
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  16. Bookworm

    Bookworm Well-Known Member

    Yes. As best as I can find, Williams is a triple milled soap. I believe that most milled soaps _were_ tallow soaps originally.
     
  17. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Not all tallow based soaps are milled. Stirling for example is tallow based and not milled.

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