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It certainly punches above its price point and so cheap I thought I would tinker with it and the addition of lanolin ( for me ) was a good moveP.
... or maybe the picture I showed is the old one and you have the new one as it looks to me like they took out the SLS, the Titanium Dioxide and the Tetrasodium EDTA, all of which have had bad press of late. I think the shaving stick is a different formulation and has tallow (but not lanolin). They have physical items in Savers, but I'm not going to potentially risk my health for a soap.
I have a bowl (or rather, "bol") and yes, I rather feel like it really should contain lanolin, it's so soft and feeding. Okay, what did you do?
I softened a tea spoon of lanolin so it was almost liquid and mixed it with the soap, I also left it out of the tub for a couple of weeks so it stiffened up somewhat.I have a bowl (or rather, "bol") and yes, I rather feel like it really should contain lanolin, it's so soft and feeding. Okay, what did you do?
Like Monsavon , Vitos is so inexpensive why not play around a little, lanolin, coconut oil, anything you may feel would improve the soap, leave it to cure with the extra ingredients and dry down a little and you may have something better than you started with!That's what I would want to know as well! I thought Vitos could also be improved with a bit of lanolin as well.
Like Monsavon , Vitos is so inexpensive why not play around a little, lanolin, coconut oil, anything you may feel would improve the soap, leave it to cure with the extra ingredients and dry down a little and you may have something better than you started with!P.
Yes mix it in with the coconut or Olive oil first at about a 3% Ratio and then add to the mix, just be careful not to add too much of any oil be it coconut, olive oil or whatever takes your fancy because it will effect the lathering capabilitys of the soap but have fun and you will find out what works and what doesn'tI'll definitely give it a go! How would I go about adding a bit more of a scent to Vitos? A few drops of essential oil? Would it be best to mix into a carrier oil first?
Yes mix it in with the coconut or Olive oil first at about a 3% Ratio and then add to the mix, just be careful not to add too much of any oil be it coconut, olive oil or whatever takes your fancy because it will effect the lathering capabilitys of the soap but have fun and you will find out what works and what doesn'tP.
The EOs you have to be careful with I've gone up to a 5% dilution but that would be the max, just start off with small changes and when you get a good result push the bounderys a littile untill it dosent work then you have an idea of what to do and what not to do. The soap is cheap, have a play!3%? This is alchemy I tell you Paul.
I don't think I could handle this kind of precision, I'll end up a gloopy greasy mess of tallow funk, almond oil, bay rum oil on my face which won't lather.
@donnie_arko , just start with a little lanolin, you can't go wrong with that and then if you fancy on the next batch add something else like coconut oil and so on. It will be a little more wet so leave it out of the tub on a plate for two weeks to harden or cure and then try it out.P.
I pressed play and it said video unavailable ! I'm guessing it was funny though!
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