heroblob said:May well be Steve that the soap was over heated when i transferred it into the ramekin. Melted much quicker thn i expected and caught me out. Found that the limes only needed about 6-8sec and lathered easier and more readily gave up a richer lather.
The resulting shave was very good, as i said. And the skin feels very soft and clean.
Now i am learning be interested to see ho the Lavender goes.
Will give both the lime and the rose another go tomorrow with my 2201 and see if that loads better.
Keep up the good work, and i will try and keep up with my technique. :lol:
heroblob said:Steve,
Just finished using the rose. The resulting shave was clean close and irritation free, However i had some problems with the lather. Before i go anywhere can you damage the soap by over heating it when you melt it. The reason i ask was this was the first one i melted, placed cube in the ramekin and microwaved for 20sec. The soap boiled up in the ramekin within about 10sec and then cooled.
I soaked the soap while i showered and soaked the brush. Normal prep, and then went about whipping up a lather. I poured the water off the top of the soap and started to load the brush. After the initial soft soap had been picked up the soap was hard and it became very difficult to load any more soap.
The resulting lather was a little thinner than i am use to, and didn't cover my face in masses of thick creamy foam, but stayed fairly thin. However the foam remained stable throughout the shave and afforded enough protection and slickness to deliver a clean irritation free shave.
the results were good, but i didn't get that luxury feel i like from a thick creamy foam.
The scent was quite mild as well, i certainly would reduce the EO any more. Unless i over heated it and boiled the scent out.
Many thanks Steve, looking forward to the Lavender.
slash said:Right just used the lime tonight..
Treated it exactly the way i do when useing mama bears soap..ie water on top soaking for a few mins,brush soaking then squeezed out and one flick..poured water off the soap and set about it..same as mama bears took a good 1-2 mins to fully load up a good lather..then face lathered for another 2-3 mins..WoW mate was very very surprised..Not kissing arse mate but the lather was on a par with mama bears and that takes some beating...Have wread on here of people having a problem lathering with mamas which i just dont understand to be honest,Im more than happy with my stash of mamas but deffo would be interested in this if you decide to make/sell it..Very very well done mightly impressed..
Lipsy said:Do it in cubes – it's a genius idea. Seriously.
I honestly don't know why someone else hasn't done it. It's like the perfect idea for noobs. Seriously.
Lipsy
sunburyboy93 said:Lipsy said:Do it in cubes – it's a genius idea. Seriously.
I honestly don't know why someone else hasn't done it. It's like the perfect idea for noobs. Seriously.
Lipsy
it's handy as you just put what you want into a bowl and melt..........
Lipsy said:Yeah, and it's perfect for folk just learning… I was genuinely impressed with it as a concept...
Lipsy
Lipsy said:Yeah, and it's perfect for folk just learning… I was genuinely impressed with it as a concept...
Lipsy
Urban Hermit said:sunburyboy93 said:Lipsy said:Do it in cubes – it's a genius idea. Seriously.
I honestly don't know why someone else hasn't done it. It's like the perfect idea for noobs. Seriously.
Lipsy
it's handy as you just put what you want into a bowl and melt..........
Lipsy said:Yeah, and it's perfect for folk just learning… I was genuinely impressed with it as a concept...
Lipsy
- ... unless you don't have a microwave oven.
Are you stuck in 1975? :lol:
Lipsy
- ... like me.[/list:u][/list:u]
:roll:
Yellow Jim said:Lipsy said:Yeah, and it's perfect for folk just learning… I was genuinely impressed with it as a concept...
Lipsy
If you produce it in cubes Steve, you could produce a dozen or so different flavours(lemon, lime, rose, lavender, cedarwood, sandalwood...) and folks could mix up their own soap cocktail mix. How's that for a plan? DIY soap fragrances! Remember me when it makes you your first million.
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