I was wondering, can you mix soaps...make a "custom" soap to get better lubrication for a smoother shave? For example take a VDH orange puck and a VDH deluxe puck and melt them then join them? How about a milled and melted Williams mixed with a cream? I was thinking about this after watch Mantic's super lather video on Youtube. Is it worth it? Would it be a waste of soap? Thanks for the help.
Can you mix soaps for a better lather?
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I don't know about mixing soaps, but mixing a soap with a cream to make a superlather is done quite often. Williams is a good choice for the soap part.
Hmmmm
this thread interest me, Im to new to help with any answers, but look forward to hear new things I could try
.....russell
this thread interest me, Im to new to help with any answers, but look forward to hear new things I could try
.....russell
You can't melt Williams since it contains tallow and would cook. I have heard of people dropping a puck of Williams into a bowl of melted glycerin soap, but have no experience with using the result.
I agree that Williams does make for a great superlather soap.
- Peter
I agree that Williams does make for a great superlather soap.
- Peter
one way to find out!
On the other hand, anything can be milled (grated).
Just run a puck of each through a grater and mix together, then tamp into the container of your choice. Add a little water if you want it to dissolve together a little, and you're all set.
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Just run a puck of each through a grater and mix together, then tamp into the container of your choice. Add a little water if you want it to dissolve together a little, and you're all set.
- Chris
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hmmm interesting. A few days ago I took my puck of Williams and ran it over a cheese grater so it is already in little tiny slivers. I will just have to try it and see what it does.
I have made soap/soap superlathers before, but never formally. I have done it by using one soap as a shave stick and building lather from another soap in a bowl, then lathering them together on my face. I used a tallow soap on the face and a glycerin soap in the bowl. Outstanding results!
I have heard that lots of people melt VDH glycerine together with VDH deluxe to make a VDH mixed soap, with good results.
You could mix any two soaps by milling, and you wouldn't have to worry about whether the soaps were tallow or glycerin based. If I were going to do that, I would use one tallow soap and one glycerin soap; try to get the best of both worlds: creaminess from the tallow and slickness from the glycerin.
I have heard that lots of people melt VDH glycerine together with VDH deluxe to make a VDH mixed soap, with good results.
You could mix any two soaps by milling, and you wouldn't have to worry about whether the soaps were tallow or glycerin based. If I were going to do that, I would use one tallow soap and one glycerin soap; try to get the best of both worlds: creaminess from the tallow and slickness from the glycerin.
I tried milling all my left over soaps together to make something usable (I hate to waste a good tallow soap) and unfortunately didn't like the smell. I would suggest you limit your combination to 2 or 3 different soaps initially.
Agree completely that Williams is the best soap for building super lathers. Its even amazing when combined with Proraso Pre/Post shave. Try it the next time you're in the mood for Williams, you won't be disappointed
I would use a non-scented glycerin soap and mix one other milled tallow or scented soap of your choice. You can find Clearly Natural Soaps just about anywhere. We have a drugstore called Drug Mart that carries this brand for a $1.79. I use the unscented bar to make super lather mixed w/C.O. Bigelow cream.
Here is the link for the glycerin based soap:
http://www.clearlynaturalsoaps.com/
John
I mix most of the time now. Use Godrej Shaving Round mixed with either KMF Lavender, or Godrej De Luxe Cream, or Dr. Woods (either Almond or Tee Tree). Gives very good results.
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Wonderful ideas. I will have to experiment with this and see what happens.
I love the idea of mixing soaps...it does make sense...however- will the scents blend well?
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I would think it would depend on what you mix. My two favorite soaps are VDH and Williams, so I would how a hybrid of them would be?
