Question for soap experts…
- Thread starter Frito Ray
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excuse me, Sir Frito Ray, but I'm certainly not a 'soap expert'!
But durability is not a huge factor for me with bath bars.
So many nice bath bars, I enjoy the hard milled versions with unique scents.
Not sure what the ingredients are!
I just experiment and go from there!
But durability is not a huge factor for me with bath bars.
So many nice bath bars, I enjoy the hard milled versions with unique scents.
Not sure what the ingredients are!
I just experiment and go from there!
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I have only used one bar soap for last 20 years it is from Trade Joes.
Paging Boris @blethenstrom. He might be able to provide some input.
Are you after which of the bars that will provide a longer lasting bar of soap? I assume we are taking bath soap here right?
Given that the first one with tallow will probably be a longer lasting one but I'm just guessing since I cannot punch it into a soap calculator right now.
Given that the first one with tallow will probably be a longer lasting one but I'm just guessing since I cannot punch it into a soap calculator right now.
He's a much better soap-maker than I am, but I agree that the tallow formulation would probably cure out harder.
O.H.
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I’ve been using unscented Dove for many years but my last batch (16 bar pack from Costco) seemed to melt away in no time flat and left a white buildup on my comb (use it as shampoo too). Will finish what I have but will wait a while before purchasing again.
Thank-you for your reply
Yes, it’s for a shower and kitchen sink soap.
The company I’m looking into makes many varieties of soaps, but most are either of the two bases mentioned previously, with different oils and scents added. Luckily they list the ingredients they use but obviously not the percentages.
Dove soaps are for the most part not "real soaps". They use SLS and SLES in theirs to make it lather. Not saponified fats and oils like real soaps.I’ve been using unscented Dove for many years but my last batch (16 bar pack from Costco) seemed to melt away in no time flat and left a white buildup on my comb (use it as shampoo too). Will finish what I have but will wait a while before purchasing again.
Thank-you for your reply
Yes, it’s for a shower and kitchen sink soap.
The company I’m looking into makes many varieties of soaps, but most are either of the two bases mentioned previously, with different oils and scents added. Luckily they list the ingredients they use but obviously not the percentages.
Either of the ones you listed will be fine but I would personally go with the tallow one. I'm a fan of animal fats in my bath bars. I use lard in my personal ones.
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Was not aware of that, but they did the job for many years.
While I’m disappointed with whatever happened to the last batch, perhaps it’ll be for the best and I’ll enjoy the real soaps better.
Oh they work fine. It is just the manner that they make them.
At the kitchen sink (and in the bathrooms) we use Dr. Bronner's Baby Unscented. Now, that's a liquid soap. We find it convenient. My bath soap is Dr. Bronner's bar soap, again unscented. Hair and beard gets washed in Dr. Bronner's liquid mint soap. (Which only I use. Mrs. Hippie has an acquired allergy to mint so she stays with the unscented. She also uses some hypoallergenic shampoo which I'd have to go look to see what it is.)
I've not heard good things about shaving with Bronner. They make a "shaving soap" but it's loaded with a lot of stuff I don't want on my skin, like sugar of all things. Seems to be directed at the leg-shaving segment of the market. At the moment, shaving with Yardley while I contemplate my next batch of tallow-based shave soap.
O.H.
Indeed! However, it's Certified Organic Sucrose, and all Fair Trade! FWIW!!
I’ve shaved with Dr Bronner’s liquid almond and peppermint. The almond is a richer lather but they’re both slick enough for anything but a straight.
For the OP, for bath soaps I’ve liked Yardley’s tallows. Used a lot of castiles as liquid. Currently really liking Kirk’s Aloe Vera bars in the shower. It’s better and cheaper than the Dr B bars to me.
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Wow, that’s a really long lasting soap!!
Use to be like Two Bars for under $1.00, now about same Two Bars $2.00.
A good Triple milled soap/ just have to take out of the shower to let ot dry out.
Unscented/Scent...
YBSMV
BFX
Unscented/Scent...
YBSMV
BFX
The second one, if it's triple milled. That is the typical start of an ingredient list for really expensive bath soaps. You can use a 6-oz bar for 3-4 months with those (again, if they are triple milled).
I use both tallow and non-tallow soaps in the shower and I don't think either is actually superior. In my experience, nothing is better than Acca Kappa or PdP or really any of the big, famous companies' triple-milled tallow soaps. Not only do they lather wonderfully and smell great, but they leave your skin feeling soft and enriched. Can't go wrong. But they are expensive. Truefitt and Hill brands an excellent bath soap in the West Indian Limes scent that is fantastic. It's a much better scent than what is in the shaving cream of the same name.
All this is to say that life is short. Buy yourself the best bath bar you can afford and enjoy it. *
*Or pick up a bar of Yardley in a scent you like for $1.25 at Dollar Tree. This is the best cheap bar of soap on the planet. It punches well above its weight class. Seriously. You have to try it to believe how good it is.
I use both tallow and non-tallow soaps in the shower and I don't think either is actually superior. In my experience, nothing is better than Acca Kappa or PdP or really any of the big, famous companies' triple-milled tallow soaps. Not only do they lather wonderfully and smell great, but they leave your skin feeling soft and enriched. Can't go wrong. But they are expensive. Truefitt and Hill brands an excellent bath soap in the West Indian Limes scent that is fantastic. It's a much better scent than what is in the shaving cream of the same name.
All this is to say that life is short. Buy yourself the best bath bar you can afford and enjoy it. *
*Or pick up a bar of Yardley in a scent you like for $1.25 at Dollar Tree. This is the best cheap bar of soap on the planet. It punches well above its weight class. Seriously. You have to try it to believe how good it is.
