Question about mixing shave soaps
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shavefan
I’m not a fan
I just mash. But you can freeze, grate, then mix and mash
Depends on the hardness of the soap. Softer - just mash together; harder - grate if possible, can add in a little water to make blending easier...just a little.
Don't microwave it if it has tallow in it. I grate all my remnant soaps and combine them together in my Frankensoap bowl.
Clayton
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It will ruin it. Only microwave glycerine soaps.
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Be careful with heat in general. The scent comes from fragrance or essential OILS which can "boil off" or be otherwise affected. Soap makers always wait for the ingredients to cool down some before adding fragrances.
You just want to give it a few seconds, just enough to melt it. Don't boil it.
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Tallow soaps don't melt, they just get a little softer. Not enough water to melt, and they were never pourable after full saponification in the first place (think playdoh).
Grate, dampen, and press works well if you go easy on the water. You can 're-batch" with some water and gentle heat, but you will still get playdoh.
Overheated tallow soap will foam up and eventually burn, you don't want that.
You will lose scent with heating, too.
Grate, dampen, and press works well if you go easy on the water. You can 're-batch" with some water and gentle heat, but you will still get playdoh.
Overheated tallow soap will foam up and eventually burn, you don't want that.
You will lose scent with heating, too.
