Last year I bought some vegetable-based Bay Rum soap. It smelled great, but I wasn't happy with the performance. I melted it down and added some Kokum Butter and also some Cremo. It now produces a denser & creamier lather & now shaves well.
I've got a bunch of samples of tallow-based soaps, mostly from Sterling, aand decided to try a melt & remix for all those little odds & ends. It's so easy to do in a microwave, but go slow to avoid scorching the soaps.
5 second bursts in my old microwave, checking to see when it softened worked best. Unlike the vegetable-based soap, which mented down like candle wax, the tallow-bases leftovers just softened up to allow stirring & mixing. 3 seconds, stir & repeat until soft enough to completely mix. While I did add some Agarwood Oil, he blend is solely leftover soaps without need to add anything else.
I've reduced clutter of leftovers, and now have a jar of around 3oz. of soap - enough to last well into next year.
I've got a bunch of samples of tallow-based soaps, mostly from Sterling, aand decided to try a melt & remix for all those little odds & ends. It's so easy to do in a microwave, but go slow to avoid scorching the soaps.
5 second bursts in my old microwave, checking to see when it softened worked best. Unlike the vegetable-based soap, which mented down like candle wax, the tallow-bases leftovers just softened up to allow stirring & mixing. 3 seconds, stir & repeat until soft enough to completely mix. While I did add some Agarwood Oil, he blend is solely leftover soaps without need to add anything else.
I've reduced clutter of leftovers, and now have a jar of around 3oz. of soap - enough to last well into next year.