Can I safely nuke this soap?

[JetsMets#1fan]

Obviously without ruining it... It's Haslinger shaving soap, honey "flavored." Thanks ahead of time for any feedback.

P.S. Here's a link to the soap...

http://www.royalshave.com/p/422-001/haslinger-shaving-soap.html

 

[chuckr9]

RazoRock Artisan SS Third Eye (Sandalwood)

 

[lowjax]

Not sure. It doesn't say if there is Tallow in the soap or not. Would need a full ingredient list to know for sure. Tallow soaps shouldn't be microwaved. You could grate it into a bowl and press it so it re-forms. That's what a lot of people do.

 

[takeshi]

Don't overlook the Wiki (or Google which is actually how I found this):

 

[Foyle]

The only soaps you can melt down are the melt-n-pour soaps. Triple milled soaps won't melt. So, no.

 

[JetsMets#1fan]

Ok, so I imagine that since this soap has sodium and potassium tallowate, it's a tallow based soap and thus non microwaveable!?!!?

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

How do I know if a soap is triple milled?

 

[Toothpick]

The only soaps you can melt down are the melt-n-pour soaps. Triple milled soaps won't melt. So, no.

Ok, so I imagine that since this soap has sodium and potassium tallowate, it's a tallow based soap and thus non microwaveable!?!!?

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

How do I know if a soap is triple milled?

i would like to know this because i've been having fun melting VDH in to random bowls. But i've never seen a soap that said "melt n pour". i just assume if there is glycerine in the ingredients it will melt. likewise i've never seen one labeled "tripple milled". so how do we know!!!?

 

[mharris127]

i would like to know this because i've been having fun melting VDH in to random bowls. But i've never seen a soap that said "melt n pour". i just assume if there is glycerine in the ingredients it will melt. likewise i've never seen one labeled "tripple milled". so how do we know!!!?

Tallow-based soaps won't easily melt. Glycerine is a by-product of soap making so most soaps will have it on their ingredients list. Most melt and pours look slightly plasticy and are translucent or transparent. Tallow soaps are always opaque.

 

[beginish]

DON'T nuke Haslinger. It's tallow based and you'll ruin it.