majortom said:Sharon is a member of this forum (soapalchemist) and also manufactures and produces under Nanny's Silly Soaps. Her soaps and shaving software are well known and highly regarded by the members here. This test was for a new shaving soap she is working on and wanted some feedback on it before proceeding. She has said she will produce the soaps with various exciting scents. Her stuff is all of the highest quality, using natural ingredients and is sold at very competitive prices. ( Was that alright then Sharon?)
I have the olive oil "Down home summer" in the wider shallow tin. I do not have any of your "original" recipe so I can't offer a comparison. Loads to the brush (bowl latherer) very quickly.soapalchemist said:I'm wondering now, whether any members would like to offer their findings on the Olive Oil soft soap, in the aluminium tins. On a basic note, are the tins noticeably better for direct loaders, due to a little extra diameter compared to the mouth of the small jars in which I do the original recipe? And are they wide enough.
But most importantly, I am curious to hear what members are making of the olive oil soft soap in terms of performance, and especially any comparisons to the original recipe in the blue jars. I would like to move/stay with one recipe. I'll be very grateful for any f/b as it will help inform how I progress from here. Thanks in advance.
blackrat said:Hi,
I have been looking at the reviews of Sharon's new soap and noticed that there are common headers for each of the qualities of the soap.
Some of the terms are self explanatory but some while they seem obvious may not be (to me at least).
I guess the ones I'm interested in are Glide, Cushion, Skin Care and Protection. Of course I can come up with ideas about what I think these are but this might not be right.
I would be grateful for any pointers to help me get on the same page
Cheers,
BR
dodgy said:Hi there,
I can give you my thoughts on those terms, even though there's probably other guys with different ideas.
Glide and slip are the same. It has to do with how smoothly the razor slides over your face. Some soaps/creams just feel slicker, for whatever the reason.
Cushion and protection go together. Not enough cushion and the blade rests too closely on the face with no buffer. Might make your face feel a little bit raw, and not give you as much warning before something bad happens (less forgiving). However, too much cushion isn't good either, in that it keeps the blade from cutting as closely as it normally should. Bearing down a bit can help compensate for that, but why add another variable.
Personally, I use a fairly thin layer of lather (1/8 inch maybe?)......always the same depth. Now sometimes the razor will be louder on my face than usual. Also, I will feel the blade more than usual on my face. Third, the resulting shave will be a little closer than usual. All those things happen when using a lather with less cushion than I prefer. Same depth as the lathers I do like.....but they act differently. Too much cushion, and I gotta fight through the stuff. Heh, my shave is quieter too.
Skin care refers to the post shave part......how your face feels after the shave. Ideally, it will be in a better mood than before running a razor over it. Yeah, it will actually feel healthier........pretty weird. Less than perfect results can cause redness, tightness or dryness.
Something to think about is this lather thing is not always gonna work the same for every product.......not even close. Even after many years of using a brush it will still sometimes take me 3-4 times to figure out a new soap/cream. The thing is not to give up after 1-2 times, especially if the product gets good reviews. Sometimes it really does take some time to unlock the secret.
Anyway, maybe some of this will help.
Martin
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