Mixing shaving soap with hand soap

[Burlynate]

would mixing shaving soap with bath soap greatly damage the quality of the lather?

the soaps I'm thinking of melting down and mixing are Col Conk Bay Rum and Shower Shock Caffinated Soap

the ingredient list of Shower Shock is : Sodium Palmate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water, Glycerine, Sorbitol, Fragrance, Palm Acid, Palm Kernel Acid, Caffeine


Edit: typo in the title, shower shock is a bath soap

 

[BlackBard]

would mixing shaving soap with hand soap greatly damage the quality of the lather?

the soaps I'm thinking of melting down and mixing are Col Conk Bay Rum and Shower Shock Caffinated Soap

the ingredient list of Shower Shock is : Sodium Palmate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water, Glycerine, Sorbitol, Fragrance, Palm Acid, Palm Kernel Acid, Caffeine

I usually (actually, always up until now) avoid discussions involving melting and mixing soaps, mainly because I have no interest in doing it, myself. But, you have peaked my curiosity. Why would you want to do this? I could see the possibility of mixing two shaving soaps, but shaving soap and shower soap? Why?

 

[michiganlover]

would mixing shaving soap with hand soap greatly damage the quality of the lather?

I suspect the resulting product would no longer generate an adequate lather.

Why do you want to melt the two together in the first place?

I could see the possibility of mixing two shaving soaps, but shaving soap and shower soap? Why?

+1

I can't be led to believe the results would be anything but a ruined puck of Col Conks.

 

[mretzloff]

Bath soaps do not generate a creamy and stable enough lather to shave with. Mixing any shaving soap with bath soap will dimish its quality.

 

[talibeard]

I do have some bath soaps that are skin friendly and have a nice scent with enough staying power in the lather that is tempting but I know it is just not good enough to shave with.

I also have a few shaving soaps with great lather but unpleasant to use for several reasons (drying my skin, unpleasant scent) so I gave it a thaught or two but never actually tried this. Worth an experiment maybe.

 

[Burlynate]

ok, thanks for your replies, the reason I wanted to do this was to have caffeinated lather, but I don't think I'll risk it now

 

[americanarmsdealer]

ok, thanks for your replies, the reason I wanted to do this was to have caffeinated lather, but I don't think I'll risk it now

Why not just soak the puck of shave soap in a mug of freshly brewed espresso?

 

[The Last Chimney]

Buy Stackers, crack the capsules open, and mix it into your lather.

Stackers are caffeine pills with a little bit of aspirin and ephedrine marketed as fat burners. They cost seven or eight dollars for a bottle and you should be able to find that or something identical at any GNC.

I use them as an alternative to sugar-drenched energy drinks. More caffeine in one pill than a Monster.

 

[BlackBard]

ok, thanks for your replies, the reason I wanted to do this was to have caffeinated lather, but I don't think I'll risk it now

And the point of that is...?

 

[Burlynate]

ozmosis

 

[talibeard]

ozmosis

Like in spending the time you won by not drinking coffee into your shave?

 

[The Last Chimney]

ozmosis

Actually absorption. I'd also like to point out that caffeine does not absorb well through the skin. There is no evidence to show that caffeinated soap provides a decent amount of caffeine. Google it to find out how much is estimated to actually enter your system.

 

[Wisdom]

Hi, Burlynate..

I tried to put a sliver of Mitchell's Wool Fat bath soap leftover from the shower into a puck of Tabac and it temporarily ruined the ability to create lather. It's kind of like soap and bubble bath.. I believe the surfactants in bath soap inhibit the soap's ability to lather properly.

I did this with both a sliver of Speick and a sliver of MWF.. for some reason, the Speick didn't affect Tabac's ability to lather. Trust me on the MWF and any typical bath soap though. I'll try to do a straight lather with Speick bath soap and see what happens.. if the formulation is the same as the shaving soap (which I doubt), I'll have found a new go-to shaving soap.

Ciao!
-\Visdom

 

[du212]

In the market we can find shaving soaps enough to satisfy every need (skin tipe, fragance, latherability, ingredients,....) I dont think that other soaps different than specific are needed for shaving

 

[Wisdom]

Amazing..

Speick bath soap ($12 for 3 x 3.5oz bars on Amazon) lathers beautifully and provides a nice comfortable shave. It doesn't thin or get drippy.. it lathers rich and luxurious.

I guess changing formulations to make shave soap isn't worth the extra manufacturing cost and may also be the reason why they don't make shave soap pucks as someone may just figure out that the bath soap works just as well.

Anybody else who uses the bath soap care to verify my findings?
-\Visdom