This any good?

[cseverhart77]

So for anybody following this thread, I did finally try it out. The smell was a very faint bay rum, the feel was ok pre and post shave, the lather sucked. I will give it another try tomorrow but looks like it might just be a body soap.

 

[GUYGARR]

It's missing that very important ingredient , stearic acid. But it may make a nice bath soap though.

 

[Gabeson]

I have had several bad experiences with soaps containing Olive Oil, so when i see that these days i run the other way, as there is so much other great stuff to try. Also, i never found that olive oil really added anything to the soap...other than ruining the lather (usually very thin and whispy, zero cushion - everything you don't want for a shaving soap, albeit fine for a bath soap).

Just my 2 cents.

 

[BigJ]

Worth a try. Please post your experience.

However, it turns out that 90% of my top soaps have been "tallow" type and I have yet to find a goon one containing olive oil.

 

[MuhleShaver]

Soaps containing olive oil are normally bad if they contain olive oil as the main oil. There are some like Taconic Shave's soaps which give me a great lather and are very moisturizing too. Their main oil is hemp seed oil and olive oil is in a supporting role.

 

[1Vader]

Heard good things about CRSW Oliva but I haven't tried it yet.

 

[rockclimber]

Olive oil is good for hand soap in the kitchen when you are trying to save money. Olive oil is just about the cheapest ingredient you can use for soap.

 

[cseverhart77]

Well the soap wasn't that good, but they were a nice older couple who threw in a old spice mug which I didn't have. To be fair I don't know the soap contained olive oil, it just says a combination of some of those ingredients. I won't hesitate to try something like this again if I feel the people are honest and nice and trying to make a good homemade product. If I find something great I will be happy to share!

 

[dabrock]

Well the soap wasn't that good, but they were a nice older couple who threw in a old spice mug which I didn't have. To be fair I don't know the soap contained olive oil, it just says a combination of some of those ingredients. I won't hesitate to try something like this again if I feel the people are honest and nice and trying to make a good homemade product. If I find something great I will be happy to share!

Sorry it didn't work out, local soap makers rarely know how to make a shaving product that we enjoy but there are the occasional hidden gem. Maybe next time.