Tallow as slick as Glycerin?

[Duncan Hill]

Hi there,

I was wondering if it is possible to get a triple milled tallow soap to perform as slick as a glycerin soap through perfect lathering technique.

Or are glycerin soaps and especially glycerin soaps with clay just always going to be slicker?

I've been using TGQ soaps for a bit now and I love the slickness they provide. However the lather disintegrates rather quickly.

Also, are all triple milled tallow soaps created equally or do some perform differently?

I should note that the only tallow soap I own is AOS lemon.

 

[soapbox]

I was wondering if it is possible to get a triple milled tallow soap to perform as slick as a glycerin soap through perfect lathering technique.

In a word, yes -- but it depends on the soap.

Or are glycerin soaps and especially glycerin soaps with clay just always going to be slicker?

Certainly you can add clay to tallow soaps, so again, it depends on the soap.

I've been using TGQ soaps for a bit now and I love the slickness they provide. However the lather disintegrates rather quickly.

As long as it doesn't affect the quality of your shave, why worry?

Also, are all triple milled tallow soaps created equally or do some perform differently?

You have a huge number of variables in making soap. No, all tallow soaps are not the same. Some aren't even milled.

 

[kingfisher]

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I've been using TGQ soaps for a bit now and I love the slickness they provide. However the lather disintegrates rather quickly....

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I haven't found this to be the case. If you get the water/soap ratio correct, the lather is phenomenal. Smells great, too. It's hard to imagine a tallow-based soap could perform better than this stuff does.

Disclaimer: I've never tried a tallow soap.

 

[Duncan Hill]

Is speick soap tallow?

 

[thebikingengineer]

Tallow soaps can be plenty slick. I've gotten very slick and cushioning lathers from Tabac and Spiek, it just takes a bit more water than their glycerin counterparts. Personally, the french triple-miller shea butter soaps have excellent slickness.

 

[jkh]

Is speick soap tallow?

Yes, speick does contian tallow.

Also, if you TGQ lather is disintegrating then there is something wrong.

Generally, I agree with you that melt-and-pour (glycerin) soaps tend to be a bit more slick and triple-milled soaps tend to provide more cushion. For me, triple-milled soaps perform much more consistently.

 

[Duncan Hill]

Well the TGQ soap does alright, the problem I have is that between each pass I have to whip it up in the scuttle again.

What are the french tallow soaps with shea butter called?