Hello from Michigan

[jeffegg2]

I shave the old timey way with straight razor and double edge safety razors. I have quite a variety of shaving mug soaps, and want to try my hand with my own soap...

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

Welcome! There is a great recipe from Songwind (a member here) which seems to work VERY well and points the direction well

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=34264&highlight=shaving+soap

I also shave with the double edge safety razor - not yet worked up to using the stright blade. I find it really relaxing with the hot towel and all the trimmings - make a wee bit of 'man time' on the weekends and do it properly.

 

[soapballs]

I always found them to be interesting myself. Well I'm a newbie here too and looking to make some natural soap since I am sensitive to so much and so sort of the same reason as you in a way Nice to meet you and cheers to us and hope we both have good luck learning the way and mastering the skills

 

[Sagebrush]

Welcome to the forum! My husband also shaves with a straight razor, and has been obsessed with buying, restoring, and honing straight razors for the past several months. One of these days, he's going to help me formulate a shaving soap recipe that he likes He's very picky about the kind of shave that a soap gives.
Keep us updated as you develop yours!

 

[jeffegg2]

I have a number of commercial shaving soaps and creams for mug and brush, and each seems to have a personality all it's own. Many rave over the "Mitchels Wool Fat" with it's softening lanolin, but I usually follow up with a skin conditioner anyway. I mostly seem to like the talor of old bond street, and the Proraso soaps are nice too. I also use Tabac, and even known to bring out the williams that cost about a buck and change... I'm thinking to start with something hard with good lather like a proraso/tabac and will start with bay rum essential oils.