vdh deluxe & yardley?

[redwing]

just wondering if anyone has melted these 2 together?

i like the yardley aroma and want o try to make it into a shave soap -

gonna let the candle warmer melt them -

should i grate them 1st?



anyone done this -

or should i not do this -

ty

wk

 

[nemo]

You're kidding, right? . . . Right? . . . If not, NO, please don't melt Yardley soap.

Especially to mix with VDH.

 

[kingfisher]

sandmountainslim has done this.

You have to mill the Yardley. I would mill the two of them, mix them together, and then press into a new cake of soap.

Make sure you have at least half again as much VDH as Yardley; i.e., 3 parts VDH to 1 part Yardley, or you might get a soap that smells great but doesn't perform like a shaving soap.

 

[kingfisher]

You're kidding, right? . . . Right? . . . If not, NO, please don't melt Yardley soap.

Especially to mix with VDH.

I assume he's talking about Yardley hand soap, not the incredibly awesome old Yardley shaving soap.

 

[nemo]

I assume he's talking about Yardley hand soap, not the incredibly awesome old Yardley shaving soap.

OK, you are probably right, my mistake. I was gasping and my mind clouded.

 

[Swampfox]

OK, you are probably right, my mistake. I was gasping and my mind clouded.

 

[redwing]

sorry - i should have clarified - the $1 store yardley hand soap!!!

 

[nemo]

sorry - i should have clarified - the $1 store yardley hand soap!!!

Phew, OK. But you still can't melt it since it is tallow first, can't do that safely.

 

[DSB]

sorry - i should have clarified - the $1 store yardley hand soap!!!

Oh, thank goodness. I thought an intervention was in order.

 

[beginish]

Oh, thank goodness. I thought an intervention was in order.

I had a heart arrhythmia when I read the OP.

 

[sandmountainslim]

sandmountainslim has done this.

You have to mill the Yardley. I would mill the two of them, mix them together, and then press into a new cake of soap.

Make sure you have at least half again as much VDH as Yardley; i.e., 3 parts VDH to 1 part Yardley, or you might get a soap that smells great but doesn't perform like a shaving soap.

Correct

I called the concoction "Yardley-Hagen" and it worked pretty well!
Wp