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Thanks for all who helped me in the last newbie thread: "Newbie ready to mix!"- where I had already picked out a recipe of dubious efficacy. Main points of feedback were: 1) Are you sure you want this recipe?- it's not really a shaving soap! 2) Wouldn't it be better to start with something...

Ok folks- Thanks for all the reply's. They demonstrate interest, experience and best wishes. But I have been reading as suggested and while I am still not sure the proposed recipe does not qualify as a shaving soap, Songwinds thread and others have made a change in direction possible for me...

Of course- even if the examples are extreme- hyperbole- I get it. Still we must admit falling does not teach us to continue crawling, it teaches us to walk more surely and eventually to run. "Taking the experiences of people gone before you is not a bad thing." Agreed. "Secondly, other...

Craig- I do appreciate advise but I think you are being a bit strident. I claim no expertise in shaving soaps, brushes or razors though I have tried many. So I am more than willing to look at your recommendations. But let me have some fun!!! So what would be your pick for a recipe? Just...

Thanks- I could start with water alone and continue with this recipe to see how it works out that way. Ran the soap calc with Palm, Sunflower, lard- the sunflower had the most conditioning and desirable INS (162) of the Palm/Sunflower/lard variations (affecting only 10% of the recipe). But also...

I should have all my fix'ns delivered before New Years- So a good day to make the plunge... I got this shaving soap recipe from David Fischer (thanks for the post!): 10% Lard or Palm Oil 35% Coconut Oil 25% Olive Oil 5% Castor Oil 13% Cocoa Butter 12% Shea Butter I plan to use...