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sunburyboy93 said:I feel I may be getting on well here pity I can't really sell it. Perhaps I can trade it like secret shaving contraband available to the chosen few !!! :lol:
:lol: :lol:Pig Cat said:Why can't you? Would you have to get in to soap-making on a much bigger scale to make it worth it because of red tape / regulations? Henk sells his soap so why can't you?
I must go to bed soon, my head is getting all mixed up. :shock:
JohnnyO said:Used the Lime one this morning & was impressed with how far you've developed the mix in such a short time Steve. Initial impressions ;
Scent ; Nice, slightly "sour" lime scent which I didn't find at all strong or intrusive. Just clean and pleasant, very similar to the Floris version.
Prep ; I did as suggested & popped it in the micro a la Fido ; 10 secs @ 850 gave a good result.
Lather ; Easily got a good, stiff lather using a not too wet brush. It applied easily & felt fine on the face.
Shaving ; Used an Ever Ready SE with a new blade & found good slippage and lather held up well for first pass and into second. By end of second pass the lather seemed to be drying out on my face, possibly I over worked it on application as this was my first try out.
After shave there was no irritation although skin felt slightly dry until I made my usual application of skinfood.
All in all I'm surprised how far you've come with this soap in such a short time Sunster. Well done you & thanks for the samples.
JohnnyO./
heroblob said:I think that when you get it right you should sell it under the counter. you could have a special code and a small payment could be made as a paypal gift. Could be quite fun, all very secret squirrel. :lol:
heroblob said:Didn't use the limes till this morning, but here we go.
I didn't soak the soap as i would Mama bears, but perhaps i should have done. took a while to load the brush, This may have also been due to the ramekin i used having a convex bottom which left the centre of the bowl and brush soap free. The rose should be easier in this respect as it has covered the ramekin much more evenly. Once i had loaded the brush i transferred the lather to a bowl. This again was an unknown as it was the first time out with a small casserole dish. Much smaller in diameter than my usual bowl and with vertical sides. the rose i will lather in my original bowl. Lather produced was good, perhaps not as thick as Nanny's but that may have been due to not enough soap loaded on the brush. That said it was adequate for a very nice shave. The scent was very good, i certainly wouldn't reduce the amount of EO in the soap. The lather stayed stable on my face and in the bowl long enough to have 3 passes plus touch up, and appeared to have enough slip to give a very close irritation free shave. I did notice that the lather in the bowl began to dry out a little, and almost took on a slightly grainy look. This was soon remedied by a quick re swirl. The soap never appeared to dry my skin, and i only applied Proraso post shave today and no Skin food or balm, and 4 hours on and my face still feels soft and silky.
I tend to rank soaps against Nanny's, which i seem to have a great deal of success with. This being a glycerine soap should be ranked against Mama bears, Which i originally had difficulty using. On Sunday i will try the rose in the same way that i have found success with mama bears, Ie Soak the soap with warm water and over load the brush.
From first use Steve i would say this is very close and it may be more about my lack of experience than the soap itself.
Very well done.
Looking forward to Sunday.
Holmes81 said:*thread hijack*
(Sort of)
Picking up on the comment earlier about mixing EOs with a Palmolive Classic shave stick, what amount of EO would be "safe".
2 drops per stick etc?
Sorry for the hijack!
sunburyboy93 said:Cheers matey, things are looking good, have made a lavender one today with a few twaeks of the ingredients, if it's ok with all my testers, i will send this sample out, sorry guys but promise it will be the last one
steve
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