Geo F Trumper hard soaps

[Pedigree]

What is the secret to getting a good lather from these soaps? At least with the current formulation.

 

[Mike Smart]

What is the secret to getting a good lather from these soaps? At least with the current formulation.

plenty of water on your brush
One Gentle Squeeze and away you go

 

[Pedigree]

plenty of water on your brush
One Gentle Squeeze and away you go

So these are thirsty soaps?

 

[karlc]

The secret is to throw them in the bin and use something better

 

[Boycie83]

So these are thirsty soaps?

The Trumper hard soaps are notoriously poor performers. The lather won't be stable for long. Your best bet will be loading the brush heavily with soap then building the lather on your face. Then return to the soap for your second pass and start again. Any lather you produce in a bowl is likely to dissipate.

 

[Sabre]

I have only gone through one in 20 years, the Rose. However, I much prefer a Mondial/TFS croap or a 3T's cream.

 

[Mike Smart]

So these are thirsty soaps?

Yes definitely although some are not overly thirsty.
Just make sure your brush is really wet.
By the way don’t listen to the comment about throwing them in the bin.
Trumpers do some excellent stuff

 

[Pedigree]

The Trumper hard soaps are notoriously poor performers. The lather won't be stable for long. Your best bet will be loading the brush heavily with soap then building the lather on your face. Then return to the soap for your second pass and start again. Any lather you produce in a bowl is likely to dissipate.

Not if I superlather it with a Trumper cream.

 

[Boycie83]

Not if I superlather it with a Trumper cream.

True - or you could just use the Trumper cream and not taint it with the other monstrosity

I like Trumper creams - they're very good. Spanish Leather being a particular favourite.

 

[Pedigree]

The Spanish Leather is awesome, wish they made a hard soap version of both it and wild fern.

Someone on another forum mentioned that the new Trumper soaps no longer include Potassium in it's ingredient list and that Potassium is needed for it to lather? Any idea why they would remove Potassium from their shaving soaps?

 

[Bogeyman]

...Someone on another forum mentioned that the new Trumper soaps no longer include Potassium in it's ingredient list and that Potassium is needed for it to lather? Any idea why they would remove Potassium from their shaving soaps?

https://web.fscj.edu/Milczanowski/eleven/Soap.pdf

 

[Boycie83]

https://web.fscj.edu/Milczanowski/eleven/Soap.pdf

I was worried you had posted your meth cookbook for a moment there

 

[Boycie83]

The Spanish Leather is awesome, wish they made a hard soap version of both it and wild fern.

Someone on another forum mentioned that the new Trumper soaps no longer include Potassium in it's ingredient list and that Potassium is needed for it to lather? Any idea why they would remove Potassium from their shaving soaps?

Potassium stearate is a good thing to see right near the top. The link from @Bogeyman gives a much better explanation than I can

 

[Pedigree]

https://web.fscj.edu/Milczanowski/eleven/Soap.pdf

Potassium stearate is a good thing to see right near the top. The link from @Bogeyman gives a much better explanation than I can

Cliff's notes (nutshell version) for those of us with the attention span of a squirrel?

 

[Bogeyman]

I was worried you had posted your meth cookbook for a moment there

Cliff's notes (nutshell version) for those of us with the attention span of a squirrel?

 

[hotmetal]

Cliff's notes (nutshell version) for those of us with the attention span of a squirrel?

Potassium soaps are more soluble than sodium soaps and readily produce lather. Therefore, potassium soaps are used to make liquid soap and shaving cream. Soaps from highly saturated, solid fats, such as tallow, lard, or shortening, are hard. Saponification of an unsaturated oil, such as olive oil, gives a soft soap.